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Cover: Fred Ottenheimer
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From Here to Insanity #9

Apr 1955 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains two stories. The first, "Van Monotone," follows a character attempting to teach a new dance step called "Doin' the Sittin' Talk" by moving only while standing still beside a partner. His eccentric invention causes chaos among musicians and dancers, culminating in the word "Boinng!" becoming a sensation in the jazz world. The second story promotes "Grapple," a new game that involves piling wooden chips on a table and diving in to grab a fistful, with the winner being whoever makes the first hole in the table; the promotional text claims players can win prizes and even their neighbor's car with the deluxe set.

Contains 5 stories
Spectacular with Steve Giveaway
7 pp · Satire-Parody
The Hiss Parade with Joe Friday
5 pp · Satire-Parody
The Arthur Flurry Story!
5 pp · Satire-Parody

Dance instructor Arthur Flurry unveils his latest creation, "The Jazz Matazz," with help from an unconventional teaching method—psychiatry—to unlock students' hidden dance potential. When a psychiatrist named Dr. Libido puts the method to the test, the results prove spectacularly over-the-top, sending Flurry through a wild sequence of dance styles spanning from primitive fire dances to modern mambo. But as the craze spreads, Flurry has second thoughts about unleashing such a dangerous phenomenon on the youth of America—until Dr. Libido proposes an even more radical solution.

The Mad Doc
6 pp · Satire-Parody

Dr. Sheckle, a famous brain surgeon, is caught napping before he's due to broadcast his next operation on television—and when he stumbles onto the air half-asleep, chaos erupts as he agrees to perform simultaneous surgeries on both King Kong and Prof. Winestein for ten thousand dollars. What could possibly go wrong when a weary, makeup-obsessed doctor operates live on camera with a gorilla and a scientist as patients?

What the Heck Is a Mambo ?
6 pp · Satire-Parody

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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $124
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $76*
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artist, inker Fred Ottenheimer
cover pencils, inks Fred Ottenheimer

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