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Series
Crazy 1
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
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.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Crazy checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- December 1953
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Classic Syndicate, Inc.
- Cover Credits
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Bill Everett pencils signed
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
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Signed "Astro Hartley."
Parody of the television series Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (CBS 1950; ABC, 1951-52; DuMont 1953-54; NBC,1954-55).
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
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
John Benson: Story Information
Nobody, But Nobody, But Slip-Along Sassity
Credits
Ed Winiarski pencils signed
Contributors:
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
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
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
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).
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
John Benson: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
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
John Benson: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Parody of Les Trois Mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas (serialized in Le Sicle, Paris, Mar-Jul 1844).