Saturday, July 23, 2022

Week 41: Crazy Magazine parodies

Crazy Magazine was published by Marvel Comics in direct competition with the venerable Mad magazine. Circa 1982 they held a contest in which readers submitted "Crazy lyrics to popular songs." The winners were published in #87 (June 1982).


Valerie Roberts of Miami was one of the runner-ups with her parody of "Pac-Man Fever." (Right in the middle of this scan. Click to enlarge.) I'm not sure it really works with the tune, but hey.


In #92 (December 1982), The Eleventh Hour Special hosted by Behemoth Jack (a parody of The Midnight Special hosted by Wolfman Jack) featured #PacManFever parody "Snack-Fan Fever" by Bucktooth & Gorecia (actually by David Allikas).




The Eleventh Hour Special with Behemoth Jack was a recurring feature in Crazy Magazine. You can learn more about Jack at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe.




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