Crazy Magazine #43

Marvel's self-proclaimed "Magazine That Dares to Be Dumb" swings back in fine form with this October 1978 issue, featuring a cover by Bob Larkin that gleefully parodies Jaws — a screaming woman in a yellow bikini scrambles in terror as a massive great white shark lunges from the waves behind her. Adding a perfectly absurd comic touch, the magazine's tiny mascot figure crouches on a nearby dock with a fishing rod, cheekily shushing the reader while the chaos unfolds. With the tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to buy Crazy again…" and a story titled "Jaws Zzzzzzzzzzzz" inside by Mike Weiss and Charles Nicholas, this issue promises the kind of shameless, affectionate movie spoofery that made Crazy such a fun companion to its era.