The Complete Clyde Crashcup Comics! Reprinting Clyde Crashcup (1963) 1-5 (Dell)! Clyde Crashcup is a fictional character from the early 1960s animated television series The Alvin Show. He is a scientist in a white coat who tends to "invent" things that had already been invented; his experiments invariably fail! He usually invented by penciling the concept in air, with the picture becoming the actual object (You know, just like real scientists do!) The complete 5-Issue Series is reprinted here featuring the creative talents of John Stanley and Irving Tripp! Softcover Premium Color!