Cracked
#209
(January 1985)
Major Publications,
1958 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, April and June
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Major Magazines
- Barcode
- 0746741425401
- Editing
- Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (publisher); Bill Sproul (credited) (editor); Joe Catalano (credited) (contributing editor)
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Credits printed on this page - Writers: George Gladir, Roger Brown, Robert Rhine, Michael O'Grady, Loren Wegand, Mike Ricigliano, Ruth Severin, Hubert Doyle. Artists: John Severin, Sururi Gumen, Warren Sattler, Vance Rodewalt, Don Orehek.
Sliding Down the Family Tree
comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as
SEVERIN) - Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Thomas Smythe
- Synopsis
- The story of Sylvester's ancestor Thomas Smythe, who tried to invent the light bulb.
- Reprints
-
from Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #128 (October 1975)
-
Grumblins
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #30 (Spring 1986)
- in Cracked Monster Party (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #13 (August 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film 'Gremlins.'
Cracked Looks at Archeology [sic]
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
- Inks
- Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Ye Hang Ups / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as O. O. Severin)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as O. O. Severin)
- Letters
- John Severin (signed as O. O. Severin)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...Must be Autumn again!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (and We Really, Really Mean It This Time, for Sure! Part XXVIII)
The Cracked Lens / photo story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Showbiz-Type Election Ads
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Cracked Blasts NASA
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #78 (April 1989)
- in Cracked Spaced Out (Globe Communications, 1993 series) #1 (Summer 1993)
-
If Famous Lines Were Said in Different Situations
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #101 (July 1972)
-
What Athletes Do in the Off Season
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
- Pencils
- Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
- Inks
- Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; sports
Throughout History with the Real Gremlins
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Cracked Monster Party (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #14 (October 1991)
-
How Schools Can Save Money
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Inks
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Star Drek III: The Search for Spook
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; science fiction
- Synopsis
- The crew of the Enterprising investigate whether their dead friend Spook has truly passed on, but to save him they must fight the Klingfrees.
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #3 (Winter 1989)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Cracked Interviews the Music Video King
Cracked Interviews / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vance Rodewalt (signed as
RODEWALT) - Inks
- Vance Rodewalt (signed as RODEWALT)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Cassie Collingwood
[no title indexed]
Shut-Ups / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Inks
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just think, Watkins, discovering the forbidden volcano...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Great Moments in Sports
Great Moments / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Howard Nostrand (signed as Howard Nostrand)
- Pencils
- Howard Nostrand (signed as Howard Nostrand)
- Inks
- Howard Nostrand (signed as Howard Nostrand)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Florida Lowaleah Race Track June 4, 1972
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Eddie Boom-Boom Rodriguez
- Synopsis
- Eddie wins horse races by shooting his opponents on the track.
- Reprints
- from Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #150 (May 1978)
-
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
We Turn on Music Videos... ...and Gremlins
-
1.
Contents
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Lettuce from Our Readers -
3.
Sliding Down the Family Tree
-
4.
Grumblins
-
5.
Cracked Looks at Archeology [sic]
-
6.
["...Must be Autumn again!"]
Ye Hang Ups -
7.
Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (and We Really, Really Mean It This Time, for Sure! Part XXVIII)
The Cracked Lens -
8.
Showbiz-Type Election Ads
-
9.
Cracked Blasts NASA
-
10.
If Famous Lines Were Said in Different Situations
-
11.
What Athletes Do in the Off Season
-
12.
Throughout History with the Real Gremlins
-
13.
How Schools Can Save Money
-
14.
Star Drek III: The Search for Spook
-
15.
Cracked Interviews the Music Video King
Cracked Interviews -
16.
["Just think, Watkins, discovering the forbidden volcano..."]
Shut-Ups -
17.
Great Moments in Sports
Great Moments
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- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
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