Cracked #147
(December 1977)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, April, June
On-sale Date
1977
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines Inc.
Editing
Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (editor, publisher); Bill Sproul (credited) (associate editor)

Cracked (Table of Contents)

Cracked / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (signed as Noel Powers)
Inks
John Severin (signed as Noel Powers)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Sylvester P. Smythe (Table of Contents: 1)

Cracked Poster / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe

Indexer Notes

Inside front and back cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Characters
CP30; Sylvester P. Smythe

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

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

Script
Robert Sproul
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Nanny Dickering; C3P0; R2D2

Star Warz II (Table of Contents: 4)

Star Wars / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody; science fiction; adventure
Characters
Dark Badar; CPO; Princess Leotard; RD2; Luck
Skystalker; Hand Solow; Chewie; Bend Oakie Finoakie; Dr. Spook; Captain Quirk
Synopsis
Satire of motion picture "The Empire Strikes Back."

Cracked's Amazing Calculator Readouts (Table of Contents: 5)

Cracked / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

The Cracked History of Art (Table of Contents: 6)

Cracked / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Dick Clark; Michelangelo; Leonardo daVinci;
Rembrandt; Gainsborough; Picasso

Exercise Manual and Hot Dog Stunts for Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 7)

Cracked / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero

A Gloomy Indian Story (Table of Contents: 8)

Cracked / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)
Inks
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)
Letters
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)

Genre
humor
Reprints

If Professional People Advertised (Table of Contents: 9)

Cracked / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jeff Davis (signed)
Inks
Jeff Davis (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

A Cracked Look at New York City (Table of Contents: 10)

A Cracked Look / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Characters by Sattler; storefront signs by Ward.

The Cracked Bookstore (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Cracked / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Chatterbox Weekly (Table of Contents: 12)

Cracked / text story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Telly Savalas; John Travolta; Fay Dunaway; Pugsley
Addams; Farrah Fawcett-Majors; Kate Jackson;
Jaclyn Smith; Robert Redford; Robert Blake; Jimmy
Walker; Cher

Indexer Notes

Spoof of People magazine.

The Cracked Guide to Muscle Development (Table of Contents: 13)

The Cracked Guide / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Nostrand (signed)
Inks
Howard Nostrand (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Whaz' Happening? (Table of Contents: 14)

What's Happening / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Raja; Mama; Repeat; Shurley; Dwain; Darth Vader;
Cee
Synopsis
Satire of TV sitcom "What's Happening!!"

Cracked Interviews the Writing King (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Nanny Dickering

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, I'll never be able to make up my mind on which...
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Angry Elephant and Tarzan's Son (Table of Contents: 17)

Cracked / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)
Inks
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Oskar Blotta Jr. (signed)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cracked
    Cracked
  2. 1. Sylvester P. Smythe
    Cracked Poster
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Lettuce from Our Readers
  5. 4. Star Warz II
    Star Wars
  6. 5. Cracked's Amazing Calculator Readouts
    Cracked
  7. 6. The Cracked History of Art
    Cracked
  8. 7. Exercise Manual and Hot Dog Stunts for Super Heroes
    Cracked
  9. 8. A Gloomy Indian Story
    Cracked
  10. 9. If Professional People Advertised
    Cracked
  11. 10. A Cracked Look at New York City
    A Cracked Look
  12. 11. The Cracked Bookstore
    Cracked
  13. 12. Chatterbox Weekly
    Cracked
  14. 13. The Cracked Guide to Muscle Development
    The Cracked Guide
  15. 14. Whaz' Happening?
    What's Happening
  16. 15. Cracked Interviews the Writing King
    Cracked Interviews
  17. 16. ["Gee, I'll never be able to make up my mind on which..."]
    Cracked Shut-Ups
  18. 17. The Angry Elephant and Tarzan's Son
    Cracked
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Tanya Schuehle
  • Karl Wilcox