Crazy #1

Atlas Comics launched this humor title in December 1953 with a cover by Bill Everett that packs a wonderfully chaotic haunted-castle scene — a Frankenstein-ish figure stands at the entrance while witches, ghosts, a lurking vulture, a comic couple bickering in word balloons, and all manner of creepy-crawly gags crowd every stone and shadow. The self-proclaimed "Little Mixed-Up Mag" wears its anarchic ambitions right on its sleeve, promising readers a gleefully irreverent take on the monster-comedy craze of the era. Inside, Al Hartley brings the same offbeat energy to the story content, making this a ten-cent package of cheerful mayhem.