Cracked #115
(March [1974])

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, April, June, December
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines Inc.
Editing
Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (editor and publisher)

Issue Notes

Date on contents page reads "March 1973" which is an error.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe
Reprints

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits printed on this page - Writers: Joe Catalano, George Gladir, C. Irving. Artists: John Severin, Bill Ward, Don Orehek, John Langton, Bernard Baily, Charles Rodrigues, Lo Linkert.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Lettuce from Our Readers / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

M.U.S.H. (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television series M*A*S*H. First of many such parodies in Cracked.

Cracked's Pollution Solution (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward
Inks
Bill Ward
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

The Thrill of Flying Chartered (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Catalano (credited)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (credited)
Inks
Bernard Baily (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Self-Praise in Government (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Programs for Non-Theatrical Events (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Langton (sourced)
Inks
John Langton (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

A Cracked Look at a Supermarket (Table of Contents: 8)

A Cracked Look / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

The Cracked Manual for Good Photography (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Langton (signed as Langton)
Inks
John Langton (signed as Langton)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

If We Didn't Have Hair (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

The Cracked Guide to Skiing (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as WARD)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as WARD)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Cracked Interviews the Liberation Queen (Table of Contents: 12)

Cracked Interviews / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Catalano (sourced)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Nanny Dickering
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Stanley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Ball (credited)
Pencils
Murray Ball (credited)
Inks
Murray Ball (credited)
Letters
Murray Ball (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll call it football
Genre
humor
Characters
Stanley
Synopsis
Stanley invents a new fighting style he calls 'football.'

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sagebrush / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Severin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (credited)
Inks
John Severin (credited)
Letters
John Severin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dreary -- are you still worryin' about thinin' hair?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Sagebrush
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Ye Hang Ups / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John Severin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (credited)
Inks
John Severin (credited)
Letters
John Severin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He hates to drink alone!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Shut-Ups / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charlie Rodrigues (sourced)
Inks
Charlie Rodrigues (sourced)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is indeed a difficult time for you, Mrs. Underwood.
Genre
humor
Reprints

C. Gordon Jumpe (Table of Contents: 17)

Meet the White House Staff / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charlie Rodrigues
Pencils
Charlie Rodrigues
Inks
Charlie Rodrigues
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Lettuce from Our Readers
  4. 3. M.U.S.H.
  5. 4. Cracked's Pollution Solution
  6. 5. The Thrill of Flying Chartered
  7. 6. Self-Praise in Government
  8. 7. Programs for Non-Theatrical Events
  9. 8. A Cracked Look at a Supermarket
    A Cracked Look
  10. 9. The Cracked Manual for Good Photography
  11. 10. If We Didn't Have Hair
  12. 11. The Cracked Guide to Skiing
  13. 12. Cracked Interviews the Liberation Queen
    Cracked Interviews
  14. 13. ["I'll call it football"]
    Stanley
  15. 14. ["Dreary -- are you still worryin' about thinin' hair?"]
    Sagebrush
  16. 15. ["He hates to drink alone!"]
    Ye Hang Ups
  17. 16. ["This is indeed a difficult time for you, Mrs. Underwood."]
    Shut-Ups
  18. 17. C. Gordon Jumpe
    Meet the White House Staff
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin