Cracked
#243
(March 1989)
Globe Communications,
1985 Series
- Price
- 1.49 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, April, June and December
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Globe Communications Corp.
- Barcode
- 2710006254703
- Editing
- Mort Todd (credited as Michael Delle-Femine) (editor-in-chief); Cliff Mott (credited) (art director); Jerry De Fuccio (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
Barcode missing the zero at the beginning.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
![Cover Thumbnail for Cracked (1985 series) #243 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1287/w100/1287631.jpg?9128201367245598557)
The Emergency
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Roger Brown (credited)
- Pencils
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Inks
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Flash; Spider-Man; Starman; Batman; Robin; Superman; Conan
- Synopsis
- Flash's friends need his super-speed to deliver their pizza.
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
One Fine Day in a Pet Shop
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Letters
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Genre
- humor
Young Bums
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film 'Young Guns.'
His Jolly Jolly Jolly... Is Not Just Idle Folly!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Inks
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Screwge
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Vic Bianco (credited)
- Pencils
- Walter Brogan (credited as Wally Brogan)
- Inks
- Walter Brogan (credited as Wally Brogan)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Indexer Notes
Parody of 'A Christmas Carol.'
Cracked Hot Stove League Baseball Cards!
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- John Severin (credited)
- Inks
- John Severin (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Things a Hero's Mom Could Never Get Used to!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Li'l Hulk; Superlad; Teen Flash; Batkid; Spiderboy; Aquabrat; Hawklad; Wonder Gal
- Reprints
-
in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #16 (Summer 1999)
-
Arctic Antic
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Genre
- humor
The Zillionaire
The Uggly Family / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Daniel Clowes (credited as Stosh Gillespie)
- Pencils
- Daniel Clowes (credited as Stosh Gillespie)
- Inks
- Daniel Clowes (credited as Stosh Gillespie)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Super Hurry-Ups!
Hurry Ups / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Pencils
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Inks
- Rick Altergott (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #11 (Summer 1996)
-
Form & Function Scopes Out Santa!
Form & Function / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Rurik Tyler (signed)
- Pencils
- Rurik Tyler (signed)
- Inks
- Rurik Tyler (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Canine the Barkbarian / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gary Fields (signed)
- Pencils
- Gary Fields (signed)
- Inks
- Gary Fields (signed)
- Letters
- Gary Fields (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eh? What is it?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
From Bad to Worse
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Roger Brown (credited)
- Pencils
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Inks
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Letters
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #6 (Winter 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman parody.
The Icy Reception!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
X-Mess the Movie
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Robert Loren Fleming (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Wray (credited)
- Inks
- Tony Salmons (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #6 (Winter 1992)
- in Cracked Super (American Media, 2000 ? series) #17 (Summer 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
X-Men parody.
In-Santa-ty
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- John Severin (signed as
SEVERIN) - Pencils
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Inks
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Letters
- John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Remotely Controlled
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Joe Catalano (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Caruso (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Caruso (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
Hazards of Being a Superhero
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Roger Brown (credited)
- Pencils
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Inks
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Letters
- Michael Ricigliano (credited as Mike Ricigliano)
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Reprints
- in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #11 (Summer 1996)
- in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #124 (Summer 2000)
-
1989
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Pencils
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Inks
- Pat Boyette (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Life Can Be So Embarrassing!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Letters
- Don Martin (signed as D. Martin)
- Genre
- humor
It's a Wonderful Laff
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Tony Frank (credited)
- Pencils
- Pete McDonnell (credited)
- Inks
- Pete McDonnell (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Parody of the film 'It's a Wonderful Life.'
[no title indexed]
Shut-Ups / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Inks
- Don Orehek (signed as Don Orehek)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Waiter, I refuse to pay for these watered down drinks...
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
The Emergency
-
2.
Cracked Contents
-
3.
One Fine Day in a Pet Shop
-
4.
Young Bums
-
5.
His Jolly Jolly Jolly... Is Not Just Idle Folly!
-
6.
Mervin Mohair's Power!
-
7.
Screwge
-
8.
Cracked Hot Stove League Baseball Cards!
-
9.
Things a Hero's Mom Could Never Get Used to!
-
10.
Arctic Antic
-
11.
The Zillionaire
The Uggly Family -
12.
Super Hurry-Ups!
Hurry Ups -
13.
Form & Function Scopes Out Santa!
Form & Function -
14.
["Eh? What is it?"]
Canine the Barkbarian -
15.
From Bad to Worse
-
16.
The Icy Reception!
-
17.
X-Mess the Movie
-
18.
In-Santa-ty
-
19.
[no title indexed]
Cracked Letters -
20.
Remotely Controlled
-
21.
Hazards of Being a Superhero
-
22.
1989
-
23.
Life Can Be So Embarrassing!
-
24.
It's a Wonderful Laff
-
25.
["Waiter, I refuse to pay for these watered down drinks..."]
Shut-Ups -
26.
Aerosmythe
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- Nick Caputo
- Michael Hoskin
- Thomas Johnson
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