Cracked
#31
(September 1963)
Major Publications,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Major Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (editor); Charles Foster (credited) (production); Bette Martin (associate editor)
The Funniest Magazine in History
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Sylvester P. Smythe
The Wonderful World of Summer Vacations Is Yours Forever!
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Parody of Kodak film advertisements.
On inside front cover.
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Credits as listed are Artists: John Severin, Le Poer [John Severin], Bill McCarthy [Bill Ward], J. Lewis [John Severin], Pete Wyma. Writers: George Gladir, Bill Ward, John Powers [John Severin], Jay Lynch, P. Schwartz, B. Martin.
Handufactured Products
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as
SEVERIN) - Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #82 (January 1970) - in Half-Cracked (Dell, 1974 series) #3377 (April 1974)
- in Cracked Blockbuster (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #6 (Summer 1992) [pages 1-2, 4]
-
If the Old Masters Were Alive Today
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Pencils
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Inks
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Big-John Is Coming
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- John Severin (credited as Le Poer)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Major Publications, 1973 series) #61 (February 1985)
- in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications, 1986 series) #45 (October 1986)
-
Reunion
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Peter Wyma (signed as
Pete Wyma) - Inks
- Peter Wyma (signed as Pete Wyma)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Monster Party!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Monster Howls (Humor-Vision, 1966 series) #1 (December 1966)
- in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Major Publications, 1973 series) #36 (July 1980), #[57] (February 1984)
- in Cracked Monster Party (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #5 (July 1989), #16 (April 1992), #31 (Spring 1996)
-
Company
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as Ned Kelly)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as Ned Kelly)
- Genre
- humor
The TV Commercial War
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as Al Durer)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as Al Durer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
It All Depends Upon the Point of View
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Peter Wyma (signed as
Wyma) - Pencils
- Peter Wyma (signed as Wyma)
- Inks
- Peter Wyma (signed as Wyma)
- Genre
- humor
Specialized Retirement Centres
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Sound the Alarm
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing (credited)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as Ned Kelly)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as Ned Kelly)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film version of 'Gunga Din.'
If John Q. Public Hired a Press Agent
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #64 (October 1967)
-
The Dream Came True
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- John Severin (signed as LePoer)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as LePoer)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as LePoer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #83 (March 1970)
- in Giant Cracked (Major Publications, 1965 series) #17 (July 1978)
- in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications, 1986 series) #46 (January 1987)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Funniest Magazine in History
-
1.
The Wonderful World of Summer Vacations Is Yours Forever!
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
4.
Handufactured Products
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5.
If the Old Masters Were Alive Today
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6.
Big-John Is Coming
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7.
Touchavision Radio Mirror
-
8.
Reunion
-
9.
Modern Merchandise for Moneyed Mountaineers
-
10.
Monster Party!
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11.
Company
-
12.
The TV Commercial War
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13.
It All Depends Upon the Point of View
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14.
Specialized Retirement Centres
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15.
Sound the Alarm
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16.
If John Q. Public Hired a Press Agent
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17.
The Dream Came True
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18.
[Eye Chart]
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- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Michael Hoskin
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