Cracked
#55
(September 1966)
Major Publications,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly except January, March, May and October
- On-sale Date
- 1966
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Major Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (publisher); J. Kiernan (credited as Joe Kiernan) (editor)
Hold This Cover Up to the Light!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sylvester P. Smythe
Indexer Notes
When held up to the light, cover reveals Smokey the Bear putting out Sylvester's fire.
[Smokey the Bear]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover. Interacts with front cover.
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Credits printed on this page - Artists: John Severin, Bill McCartney [Bill Ward], Vic Martin, Charles Rodrigues, Art Pottier, Boj, Lenny Herman, George Kessner, Milt Dalton. Writers: George Gladir, Bill Ward, Joe Kiernan, Carolyn Cornell, Bud Thomas.
Learn to Fix Color TV Sets
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
- Inks
- Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
A Visit to Transylvania
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #84 (May 1970) - in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Major Publications, 1973 series) #[46] (February 1982)
-
Cracked's Footprint Forecourt of History
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as
SEVERIN) - Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The Day That Nothing Seemed to Go Right for the Ape Man
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Giant Cracked (Major Publications, 1965 series) #17 (July 1978)
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #32 (Fall 1986)
-
Indexer Notes
Tarzan parody.
The Strike Out Strikes Back
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Pencils
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Inks
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Keywords
- baseball
Famous Scenes from Great Prison-Type Movies (That Just Missed)
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
- Inks
- Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Camp Kicey Doo-Bie
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Ward (sourced) (illustrations)
- Inks
- Bill Ward (sourced) (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Redesigning Ads to Appeal to Children
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #18 (February 1961) [pages 1-4]
-
Cards to Get You Out of Jams
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed)
- Inks
- Charlie Rodrigues (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Cracked Cracks / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Art Pottier (signed); Len Herman (signed); Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien); George Kesner (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Pottier (signed); Len Herman (signed); Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien); George Kesner (signed)
- Inks
- Art Pottier (signed); Len Herman (signed); Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien); George Kesner (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The picture follows the book rather closely!
- Genre
- humor
Believe It or No!!
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #11 (October 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of Ripley's Believe It or Not.
A Visit with Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy / photo story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #93 (July 1971)
-
20th Century Coat-of-Arms
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #32 (Fall 1986)
-
If Wedding Cakes Really Symbolized Marriages
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Terror Trip
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Cracked Monster Party (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #35 (Spring 1997)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Hold This Cover Up to the Light!
-
1.
[Smokey the Bear]
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
4.
Learn to Fix Color TV Sets
-
5.
A Visit to Transylvania
-
6.
Cracked's Footprint Forecourt of History
-
7.
Rock 'n' Rook Record Albums
-
8.
Four Film Swingers
-
9.
The Day That Nothing Seemed to Go Right for the Ape Man
-
10.
The Strike Out Strikes Back
-
11.
Famous Scenes from Great Prison-Type Movies (That Just Missed)
-
12.
The Comparison Test
-
13.
Camp Kicey Doo-Bie
-
14.
Redesigning Ads to Appeal to Children
-
15.
Cards to Get You Out of Jams
-
16.
["The picture follows the book rather closely!"]
Cracked Cracks -
17.
Believe It or No!!
-
18.
A Visit with Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy -
19.
20th Century Coat-of-Arms
-
20.
If Wedding Cakes Really Symbolized Marriages
-
21.
Screen Screams
-
22.
Terror Trip
-
23.
["I don't wanna jump, sarge!"]
Shut-Ups
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- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Michael Hoskin
- Andrew Krieg
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