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Crazy 1

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Published December 1953 – July 1954
Issue Numbers 1 – 7
Total Issues 7
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How much is Crazy #1 worth? Current market pricing for Crazy #1 shows a latest raw sale of FN- sold for $360 on August 1st, 2021, a latest graded sale of CGC VF- 7.5 sold for $1,020 on July 4th, 2022.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $360-$1,075.50 (4 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $69-$133.50 (2 comps); CGC 4.0 $186.07 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated June 1st, 2026.

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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1953
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Classic Syndicate, Inc.
 
Cover Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed

Issue Overview

Crazy #1 was published by Classic Syndicate, Inc. in December 1953. It is part of the Crazy series, which ran from December 1953 to July 1954.

Cover credits include Bill Everett.

Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Tess Orbit Lace Cadet." Indexed story credits include Al Hartley and Joe Maneely, among others.

Stories

Tess Orbit Lace Cadet

Credits
Al Hartley pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-588
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Signed "Astro Hartley."
Parody of the television series Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (CBS 1950; ABC, 1951-52; DuMont 1953-54; NBC,1954-55).

The Bookworm Turns

Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Story Information
Job # D-572
Pages 2
Type text

Nobody, But Nobody, But Slip-Along Sassity

Credits
Ed Winiarski pencils signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-578
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Parody of fictional western hero Hopalong Cassidy; cf. Bar-20 by Clarence E. Mulford (Aeonian Press, Leyden MA, 1907).

Frank N. Stein

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed Bill Everett letters guess
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-562
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Kurtzman's version of this classic, also titled "Frank N. Stein," appeared in MAD 8, dated December 1953-January 1954. Atlas generally had a longer lead time, so CRAZY 1 probably hit the stands first. In spite of an opening and closing that parodied the then-wildly-popular TV show "Dragnet," this version sticks about as close to the original as Kurtzman did, even having the monster be friendly to a little girl. - John Benson.

Parody of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, London, 1818).

Gang Dusters

Credits
Dave Berg pencils signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-560
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: Parody of the radio drama Gangbusters (CBS, 1936-1940, 1949-1955; Blue Network, 1940-1948; Mutual Broadcasting System, 1955-1957).

The Three Messkiteers

Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks signed (Signed second panel last page.)
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Job # D-543
Pages 5
Type art
Notes: Parody of Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas (serialized in Le Sicle, Paris, Mar-Jul 1844).

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-06-01 16:21:01
Last Raw Sale FN- sold for $360 on August 1st, 2021
Last Graded Sale CGC VF- 7.5 sold for $1,020 on July 4th, 2022
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Raw Price Ranges

Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $360-$1,075.50 (4 comps)

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $69-$133.50 (2 comps)
CGC 4.0 $186.07 (1 comp)
CGC 5.0 $439.99 (1 comp)
CGC 6.0 $657.25 (1 comp)
CGC 7.0 $1,075.50 (1 comp)
CGC 7.5 $1,020 (1 comp)
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FN-
$360
August 1st, 2021
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VF- 7.5
$1,020
July 4th, 2022
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-
$1,075.50
November 21st, 2015
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-
$133.50
May 1st, 2023
PriceCharting/eBay sold listing
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