Cracked #72
(October 1968)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly, except February, April, June and December
On-sale Date
1968
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines Inc.
Editing
Robert Sproul (credited) (editor, publisher); Charles Foster (credited) (production)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits as printed on this page - Artists: John Severin, Charlie Rodrigues, Johnny Langton, Francho [Arnold Franchioni], Vic Martin, Joe Mead, Tony Tallarico, Caracu. Writers: George Gladir, Joe Kiernan, Paul Laikin, Doug Douglas.

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

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Planet of the Creatures (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
What if the astronauts who found themselves on the Planet of the Apes had landed on a planet ruled by a different species of animals?
Reprints

The Jazzy Jigsaw Jag (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Tallarico (sourced)
Inks
Tony Tallarico (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Sports Oddities (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Tallarico (sourced)
Inks
Tony Tallarico (sourced)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; satire-parody; sports

The Funnies in the Flicks! (Table of Contents: 6)

photo story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Sylvester for President (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe
Synopsis
The background of Sylvester's presidential campaign.
Reprints

11 Sure-Fire, Far-Out, Cool, New, Neat Ways to Be Popular in College! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Mead (signed)
Inks
Joe Mead (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

How to Make Soccer Our National Pastime (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody; sports
Synopsis
How to make soccer the national pastime in the USA? Turn it into American football!
Keywords
football; soccer

Cracked Switches on Popular Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arnoldo Franchioni (signed as Francho)
Inks
Arnoldo Franchioni (signed as Francho)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Cracked Previews the New Groups (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Costume Party Type-Casting (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Rent-a-Person (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Reel Gone! (Table of Contents: 14)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

A Modern Family Primer (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And I have this fear of dark rooms...
Genre
humor
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  4. 3. Planet of the Creatures
  5. 4. The Jazzy Jigsaw Jag
  6. 5. Sports Oddities
  7. 6. The Funnies in the Flicks!
  8. 7. Sylvester for President
  9. 8. 11 Sure-Fire, Far-Out, Cool, New, Neat Ways to Be Popular in College!
  10. 9. How to Make Soccer Our National Pastime
  11. 10. Cracked Switches on Popular Magic Tricks
  12. 11. Cracked Previews the New Groups
  13. 12. Costume Party Type-Casting
  14. 13. Rent-a-Person
  15. 14. Reel Gone!
  16. 15. A Modern Family Primer
  17. 16. ["...And I have this fear of dark rooms..."]
    Shut-Ups
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin