Cracked #118
(August 1974)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, April, June, December
On-sale Date
1974
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines Inc.
Editing
Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (editor, publisher)

In This Issue We Swat the Stinger (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film 'The Sting.'

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits on this page - Writers: Joe Catalano, George Gladir, C. Irving. Artists: John Severin, Bill Ward, Don Orehek, John Langton, Bernard Baily, Charles Rodrigues.

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

Lettuce from Our Readers / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

The Stinger (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film 'The Sting.'

Understanding Hi-Fidelity (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Langton
Inks
John Langton
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

How Much Stress Can You Take? (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward
Inks
Bill Ward
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

A Rodrigues Wedding Reception (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Rodrigues (credited)
Pencils
Charlie Rodrigues (credited)
Inks
Charlie Rodrigues (credited)
Letters
Charlie Rodrigues (credited)

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Stanley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Ball (credited)
Pencils
Murray Ball (credited)
Inks
Murray Ball (credited)
Letters
Murray Ball (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm getting away from it all...
Genre
humor

Pet Plaza (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody

A Cracked Look at a Department Store (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
Inks
Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Fighting Job Boredom (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily (signed as Bernard Baily)
Inks
Bernard Baily (signed as Bernard Baily)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Martial Art Weapons and Techniques You May Not Have Heard of (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward
Inks
Bill Ward
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

The Sappy Days (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television program 'Happy Days.'

A Short Look at a Long Gas Line (Table of Contents: 13)

cartoon / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ward (sourced)
Inks
Bill Ward (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Cracked Interviews the College King (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Langton
Inks
John Langton
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Nanny Dickering

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Sagebrush / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as Lor] (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (credited)
Inks
John Severin (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Would you mind if I invited a friend to lunch?
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Reprints

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

Ye Hang Ups / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you can count to twelve and pronounce...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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
Here's his picture.
Genre
humor
Reprints

Great Moments in Science (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. In This Issue We Swat the Stinger
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Lettuce from Our Readers
  4. 3. The Stinger
  5. 4. Understanding Hi-Fidelity
  6. 5. How Much Stress Can You Take?
  7. 6. A Rodrigues Wedding Reception
  8. 7. ["I'm getting away from it all..."]
    Stanley
  9. 8. Pet Plaza
  10. 9. A Cracked Look at a Department Store
  11. 10. Fighting Job Boredom
  12. 11. Martial Art Weapons and Techniques You May Not Have Heard of
  13. 12. The Sappy Days
  14. 13. A Short Look at a Long Gas Line
  15. 14. Cracked Interviews the College King
    Cracked Interviews
  16. 15. ["Would you mind if I invited a friend to lunch?"]
    Sagebrush
  17. 16. ["If you can count to twelve and pronounce..."]
    Ye Hang Ups
  18. 17. ["Here's his picture."]
    Shut-Ups
  19. 18. Great Moments in Science
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin