Crazy Magazine #20

Marvel's humor magazine "The Magazine That Dares to Be Dumb" was firing on all cylinders in 1976, and this October issue leans gleefully into the American Bicentennial with a cover by Bob Larkin that reimagines the famous Spirit of '76 painting — a drummer, a flute player, and a flag-bearer marching heroically — except a cartoon figure has crashed the scene clutching a bright red electric guitar. The tagline "Let's Sing Along with Rudy and the Revolutionaries: The Bicentennial Blues" tells you exactly where the jokes are headed, and the promise that "Crazy Goes Insane" only sweetens the deal. Inside, Len Herman and Ernie Colón contribute to the irreverent mix that made Crazy a genuinely fun alternative on the newsstand that year.