Cracked
#181
(October 1981)
Major Publications,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.90 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- published monthly except February, April and June
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Major Magazines
- Barcode
- 0746741425410
- Editing
- Bill Sproul (credited) (editor); Marion Sproul (credited) (associate editor); Joe Catalano (credited) (contributing editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Sylvester P. Smythe; Greatest American Hero / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- John Severin (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Sylvester P. Smythe; Ralph Hinkley
![Cover Thumbnail for Cracked (1958 series) #181 [British edition #40]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1413/w100/1413479.jpg?882583517120772790)
[Cracked Poster #181]: The Cracked State of the Nation Chart
Cracked Poster / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Poster on inside front cover.
[Table of Contents]
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Writers for the magazine are listed in the Table of Contents, but not attributed to the individual stories.
Writers: George Gladir; Randy Epley; Louise Luger; Andy Lamberti; Mike Ricigliano; Elaine Ozimok
[no title indexed]
Lettuce from Our Readers / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Gary Olson, Kimberly Clark, Andy Czisny, Eddie James, David Taber, Jennifer Joan Sayre, Rod Siegel, Mike Murry, Larry Langly, Sy Montgomery, Chuck Benedict, Jr., Debbie Waters, Lanelle Markgraf, Erika R. Lewis, Steven Mallas, Don Byrd and Bobby Pickard.
America's Greatest Hero
Greatest American Hero / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Rolf Handelly; Pill Maxwellhouse; Spam; Superman (cameo); Toe-Knee; Rodent
- Synopsis
- A satire of the television series THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO.
The Cracked Book of Handy Hints
The Cracked Book / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ? [as I. M. Notallthere]
- Pencils
- Don Orehek
- Inks
- Don Orehek
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Sylvester P. Smythe
Still More Believe it or Not
Believe It or Not / photo story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- 11 captioned photos.
What We'll Miss When the 80's Become the 'Good Old Days'
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
- Inks
- Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
The JR Jr Family Photo Album
Dallas / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- drama; humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- J.R. Ewing; Jock Ewing; Sue Ellen Ewing
- Reprints
-
in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications, 1986 series) #44 (July 1986)
-
The Factors of Life
Facts of Life / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
- Inks
- Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Mrs. Garrish; Fruity; Blab; Jooo; Fatty; Arnold; Sylvester P. Smythe (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A satire of the television THE FACTS OF LIFE.
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #28 (Fall 1985)
-
Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (and we really, really mean it this time, for sure!) Part VI
The Cracked Lens / photo story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; humor
- Synopsis
- 16 captioned photos.
The Cracked Guide to Golf
The Cracked Guide / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; sports
In the Electronic Game Room
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Major Publications, 1973 series) #50 (November 1982)
-
Cracked Interviews the Video King
Cracked Interviews / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Nanny Dickering; Nathan Brian Cornbee; Mrs. Cornbee
Shut-Ups!
Shut-Ups! / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Orehek
- Inks
- Don Orehek
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Sylvester P. Smythe; Greatest American Hero -
1.
[Cracked Poster #181]: The Cracked State of the Nation Chart
Cracked Poster -
2.
[Table of Contents]
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Lettuce from Our Readers -
4.
America's Greatest Hero
Greatest American Hero -
5.
The Cracked Book of Handy Hints
The Cracked Book -
6.
Still More Believe it or Not
Believe It or Not -
7.
What We'll Miss When the 80's Become the 'Good Old Days'
-
8.
Things We Can Do Without
-
9.
The JR Jr Family Photo Album
Dallas -
10.
Cracked Word Play
Cracked Word Play -
11.
The Factors of Life
Facts of Life -
12.
Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (and we really, really mean it this time, for sure!) Part VI
The Cracked Lens -
13.
The Cracked Guide to Golf
The Cracked Guide -
14.
Jobs You Never Dreamed Someone Does
-
15.
In the Electronic Game Room
-
16.
Cracked Interviews the Video King
Cracked Interviews -
17.
Shut-Ups!
Shut-Ups! -
18.
Your "Money Making" Iron-On
Cracked Iron-On -
19.
Great Moments in Entertainment: Bingo Invented and Made Popular by the Emperor Ceasarus Saladus
Great Moments
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- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Morbus Iff
- Mike Nielsen
- Steven Samuels
- Jim Van Dore
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