Cracked
#27
(November 1962)
Major Publications,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Major Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (editor, publisher); Charles Foster (credited) (production); Bette Martin (associate editor)
Our 5th Year
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sylvester P. Smythe
Log Cabin Syrup
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- A delicious syrup made from real log cabins.
Indexer Notes
Parody of Log Cabin Syrup advertisements.
On inside front cover.
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Listed credits are Artists: John Severin, Le Poer [John Severin], Bill McCarthy [Bill Ward], J. Lewis [John Severin]. Writers: Paul Laikin, George Gladir, Bill Ward, John Powers [John Severin].
Dear John Letters of History
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #56 (November 1966)
-
The Beach Balloon
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Severin (signed as
SEVERIN) - Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man blows into a beach balloon to inflate it but blows so hard that he deflates himself.
[no title indexed]
Story of the Month / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoa, Bessie, now stop that!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Cracked (Major Publications, 1958 series) #76 (May 1969)
- in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications, 1986 series) #46 (January 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications Corp., 1986 series) #45.
Inside Teenage Russia
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Pencils
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Inks
- Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
How Different T.V. Cowboys Get Their Man
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Parodies of Have Gun Will Travel, Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, Bonanza, Wyatt Earp, Wanted Dead or Alive and Gunsmoke.
Navy-Rated Wife
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Have You Ever Noticed How Walking Advertisements Never Match the Man?
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
If Madison Ave. Advertised the Twist
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
At the Art Gallery
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- John Severin (signed as J. Lewis)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as J. Lewis)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as J. Lewis)
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Giant Cracked (Globe Communications, 1986 series) #46 (January 1987)
-
Indexer Notes
Drawn in imitation of Don Martin's style.
Remember How Great Booze Used to Taste?
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Our 5th Year
-
1.
Log Cabin Syrup
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
4.
The Numbers Game
-
5.
Dear John Letters of History
-
6.
The Beach Balloon
-
7.
Who Will Replace Jack Paar?
-
8.
["Whoa, Bessie, now stop that!"]
Story of the Month -
9.
Inside Teenage Russia
-
10.
Custom Made Towels
-
11.
How Different T.V. Cowboys Get Their Man
-
12.
Navy-Rated Wife
-
13.
Have You Ever Noticed How Walking Advertisements Never Match the Man?
-
14.
Awards for Unsung Students
-
15.
If Madison Ave. Advertised the Twist
-
16.
New Designs for Business Cards
-
17.
At the Art Gallery
-
18.
Television Commercials You Never Get to See
-
19.
Typical Graduates
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20.
Sensationalized Reference Books
-
21.
Remember How Great Booze Used to Taste?
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22.
Cracked Announces Big School Contest
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23.
Special Cut Out Bonus
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