Cracked #176
(March 1981)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, April and June
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines
Barcode
0746741425403
Editing
Robert Sproul (credited as Robert C. Sproul) (publisher); Bill Sproul (credited) (editor); Joe Catalano (credited) (contributing editor)

We Lock-Up Barney Miller! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe
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Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits printed on this page - Writers: Randy Epley, George Gladir, Louise Luger, Alex Tamborrino, Charles Brown, Elaine Ozimok. Artists: John Severin, Bill Ward, Sururi Gumen, Warren Sattler, Don Orehek, Val Mayerik, Samuel Whitehead.

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

Lettuce from Our Readers / letters page / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Blarney Miller (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television series 'Barney Miller.'

Cracked's First (and Probably Last) Annual Soap Opera Awards (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Inks
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (Table of Contents: 6)

The Cracked Lens / photo story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Cracked Handbook on Personal Grooming (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Su Gumen (sourced)
Inks
Su Gumen (sourced)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Morbad News (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Cracked's Horoscopes for '81 (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Val Mayerik
Inks
Val Mayerik
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

You Know You're Watching Too Much TV When (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Orehek (sourced)
Inks
Don Orehek (sourced)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

How Magazines Will Attract New Subscribers in the Future (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Inks
Sam Whitehead (signed as S. B. Whitehead)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody

The Great Chicago Heist (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Cracked Interviews the Book Publishing King (Table of Contents: 13)

Cracked Interviews / 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
Characters
Nanny Dickering

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
Inks
Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Occupation?
Genre
humor

Great Moments in Sports (Table of Contents: 15)

Great Moments / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Pencils
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Inks
Warren Sattler (signed as Warren Sattler)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; satire-parody; sports
Characters
Nicky Minolta
Synopsis
Nicky Minolta invents the photo finish.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. We Lock-Up Barney Miller!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Lettuce from Our Readers
  4. 3. [Statement of Ownership]
  5. 4. Blarney Miller
  6. 5. Cracked's First (and Probably Last) Annual Soap Opera Awards
  7. 6. Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens
    The Cracked Lens
  8. 7. The Cracked Handbook on Personal Grooming
  9. 8. Morbad News
  10. 9. Cracked's Horoscopes for '81
  11. 10. You Know You're Watching Too Much TV When
  12. 11. How Magazines Will Attract New Subscribers in the Future
  13. 12. The Great Chicago Heist
  14. 13. Cracked Interviews the Book Publishing King
    Cracked Interviews
  15. 14. ["Occupation?"]
    Shut-Ups
  16. 15. Great Moments in Sports
    Great Moments
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  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
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