Cracked #182
(November 1981)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.90 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Published Monthly except February, April and June.
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines
ISBN
?
Barcode
0746741425411
Editing
Marion Sproul

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everyone here brings happiness

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover poster that reads: Everyone here brings happiness (in large type) followed by: Some by coming in, others by leaving (in smaller type).

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents plus list of writers and artists and publishers details at foot of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Reader's letters with a subscription section on the second page taking up last third of the page vertically.

M.A.S.H.E.D (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why do you always carry that football, Hawkbeak?
Characters
Hawkbeak; P.J.; Major Windchester; Colonel Flakey; Klingon

Dull vs. Exciting (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Inks
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And Arnold Palmer is measuring the height each blade of grass before taking this important 2 1/2" putt.
Synopsis
Boring vs. exciting examples of: Sports, Dating, Places to live, Amusement park rides, Food, Hobbies, Reading material, Toys, Teachers, Parties, Vacations, TV. Two illustrations per subject one dull one exciting.

One Evening in a Posh Midwestern Restaurant (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Inks
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes sir?
Characters
Diner in restaurant; waiter

Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very Last of the Cracked Lens (and We Really, Really Mean It This Time, for Sure!) Part VII (Table of Contents: 7)

The Cracked Lens / photo story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, it's really amazing how clear I can hear you!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

16 film stills with humorous speech balloons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Sagebrush / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
O.K. Lucifer! I'll ask this hombre comin' along!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Sagebrush; Lucifer (his mule)
Reprints

New Products to Make Kids Feel Even More Like Adults (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Inks
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back in the 50's, a kid stayed a kid for a long time

The Psychiatrists (Table of Contents: 10)

Crack ups! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as Powers)
Inks
John Severin (signed as Powers)
Letters
John Severin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor, I'm afraid it's going to be another of those days!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Five gag cartoons featuring psychiatrists

The 15 Warning Signals of Hypochondria (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Inks
Su Gumen (signed as Sururi)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The drug store calls YOU when they run out of medicine!

Cracked Word Play (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See if you can work out these well-known sayings and phrases from the clues given.

Indexer Notes

No art, just printed words in boxes giving clues to phrases and sayings.

The Ziggy Stardopple Handbook to Tennis (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Val Mayerik (sourced)
Inks
Val Mayerik (sourced)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Summer's here and you're out to keep yourself fit and trim by exercising.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Spoof passages from a tennis handbook with humorous panels.

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

Ye Hang Ups / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Catherine Severin (signed as C. E. Severin)
Inks
Catherine Severin (signed as C. E. Severin)
Letters
Catherine Severin (signed as C. E. Severin)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon, doesn't your dear ol' mother deserve even a hug and kiss?

Indexer Notes

Four gag cartoons featuring chained-up prisoners.

How Modern Inventions Would Have Changed History (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Inks
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is someone outside shouting, dear?

Aluce (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smell, I need two glasses of water and a pat of butter.
Characters
Smell; Aluce; Henery; Smeara; Tummy; health inspector (depicted as James Garner)

Indexer Notes

Spoof of Alice TV sitcom.

The J.R. Gift Catalogue for the Super Rich (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Inks
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you give a person who has everything?

Indexer Notes

Cartoon drawn items from a gift catalogue.

The Greeting Card King (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The other day, I received this in my mail:
Genre
humor
Characters
Nanny Dickering; Ace (greeting card company owner); Mrs. Brine; Sherman; Hal; Squish (employees)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Shut-ups / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Very strange - many horses ride this way, eight, nine hours, but never get here.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Two two-panel shut-ups.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 0.4 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How to use your Cracked iron-on.

Indexer Notes

Instructions on how to use the iron-on transfer which comprises the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (sourced)
Inks
John Severin (sourced)
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is your free "cracked paint" iron-on.
Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Indexer Notes

Picture of Sylvester P. Smythe painting a wall. The word "Cracked" in red is coming from the paintbrush.

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (sourced)
Inks
John Severin (sourced)
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is your free "cracked paint" iron-on!
Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Indexer Notes

Identical to inside back cover but a mirror image.

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Everyone here brings happiness"]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. M.A.S.H.E.D
  6. 5. Dull vs. Exciting
  7. 6. One Evening in a Posh Midwestern Restaurant
  8. 7. Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very Last of the Cracked Lens (and We Really, Really Mean It This Time, for Sure!) Part VII
    The Cracked Lens
  9. 8. ["O.K. Lucifer! I'll ask this hombre comin' along!"]
    Sagebrush
  10. 9. New Products to Make Kids Feel Even More Like Adults
  11. 10. The Psychiatrists
    Crack ups!
  12. 11. The 15 Warning Signals of Hypochondria
  13. 12. Cracked Word Play
  14. 13. The Ziggy Stardopple Handbook to Tennis
  15. 14. ["C'mon, doesn't your dear ol' mother deserve even a hug and kiss?"]
    Ye Hang Ups
  16. 15. How Modern Inventions Would Have Changed History
  17. 16. Aluce
  18. 17. The J.R. Gift Catalogue for the Super Rich
  19. 18. The Greeting Card King
    Cracked Interviews
  20. 19. ["Very strange - many horses ride this way, eight, nine hours, but never get here."]
    Shut-ups
  21. 20. ["How to use your Cracked iron-on."]
  22. 21. ["This is your free "cracked paint" iron-on."]
  23. 22. ["This is your free "cracked paint" iron-on!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Stephen Mitchell