" Robert The Robot" - CRAZY #7

The original CRAZY was an imitation of the original MAD comic book that was published by Marvel comics. Marvel comics also later used the title for a magazine that was an imitation of MAD magazine. Here is a robot story from the comic book incarnation of CRAZY. Art credited to Joe Maneely, no Stan Lee credit.

Mae Busch ( misspelled here ) is considered a joke for some reason. So you see her name mentioned on a poster that's supposed to be a joke, along with Monte Blue and Bela Lugosi. They must have thought they were funny, too.

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Kirk And Spock Read MAD

Behind the scenes photo of Kirk and Spock reading MAD while not otherwise occupied with their television program.

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Marie Wilson As "My Friend Irma" In MAD

MAD was originally a regular sized four-color comic book. This particular issue has a parody of George MacManus' comic strip BRINGING UP FATHER, guest starring Marie Wilson as MY FRIEND IRMA from the radio show of the same name. MAD would frequently mix up characters like this, although much of the story follows the conventions of the original comic strip fairly closely, at least until they have the story take a supposedly more serious slant with the idea that that is supposed to be funny. Actually it's a little too horrible to be funny, something that was frequently a problem with MAD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blonde girl is supposed to be "Irma", a character played on the radio by Marie Wilson on MY FRIEND IRMA.  

The guy with the hat and the big nose is "The Shadow", from another radio show. Irma is shown taking "Ends" because that was a sponsor of radio's MY FRIEND IRMA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prince Violent

Wally Wood parody of Hal Foster's famous comic strip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wally Wood also worked on the actual Prince Valiant comic strip. He was one of the artists that was considered as a replacement for Hal Foster, but John Collen Murphy was chosen instead.

 

 

Wally Wood's tryout page

 

 

Wood drew what Foster had described in this page, which lacks the energy of "Prince Violent".

 

 

Wally Wood was an outstanding artist, but somehow never got the recognition he deserved during his lifetime, even though he worked on some of the most famous comics of his time. His work still remains popular today.

 

 

Hooray For Wally Wood:

http://wallywoodart.blogspot.com/?zx=90594ec19cf69635

 

 

Wally Wood Estate.com:

http://www.wallacewoodestate.com/