Cracked #281

(July 1993)

Globe Communications, 1985 Series

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Price: 1.75 USD
Pages: 52
Indicia Frequency: monthly except February, April and June
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Globe Communications Corp.
Barcode: 089955062547 07

Editing: Lou Silverstone (credited) (editor); Andy Simmons (credited) (editor); Cliff Mott (credited) (art director, associate editor); Daniel O'Keefe (associate editor)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: John Severin
Inks: John Severin
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

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Genre

humor

Reprints

in Cracked Blockbuster (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #10 (Summer 1996)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Andy Simmons (credited)
Pencils: Walter Brogan (credited, signed)
Inks: Walter Brogan (credited, signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #11 (Summer 1996)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.'

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Pencils: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Inks: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Letters: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)

Genre

humor; medical

Reprints

in Don Martin Magazine (Welsh Publishing Group, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Jeffery Wilson (credited)
Pencils: Mark Martin (credited)
Inks: Mark Martin (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Arnie Bernstein (credited)
Pencils: Bruce Bolinger (credited)
Inks: Bruce Bolinger (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #100 (September 1994)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ? (photograph)
Inks: ? (photograph)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Vey Out / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: P. C. Vey (credited)
Pencils: P. C. Vey (credited)
Inks: P. C. Vey (credited)
Letters: P. C. Vey (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Actually, I'm playing a joke on the warden...
Genre: humor

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Frenzer (credited)
Pencils: Don Orehek (credited)
Inks: Don Orehek (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody

Spies and Saboteurs / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Ricigliano
Pencils: Michael Ricigliano
Inks: Michael Ricigliano
Letters: Michael Ricigliano

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Cracked Blockbuster (Globe Communications, 1988 series) #10 (Summer 1996)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Strangio (credited)
Pencils: Rurik Tyler (credited)
Inks: Rurik Tyler (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: G. Adams-Pierpont (credited as Gayle Adams-Pierpont)
Pencils: Gary Fields (credited)
Inks: Gary Fields (credited)
Letters: Gary Fields (credited)

Genre

humor

Reprints

in Cracked Collectors' Edition (Globe Communications, 1985 series) #109 (January 1997)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Lou Silverstone (credited)
Pencils: John Severin (credited) (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks: John Severin (credited) (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody of the film 'A Few Good Men.'

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Craig Farrell (credited)
Pencils: Bruce Bolinger (credited)
Inks: Bruce Bolinger (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Steve Strangio (signed)
Pencils: Michael Ricigliano (signed as Ricig)
Inks: Michael Ricigliano (signed as Ricig)
Letters: Michael Ricigliano (signed as Ricig)

Genre

humor; satire-parody; adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts; superhero

Reprints

in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #12 (Winter 1996/1997)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Tony Frank (credited)
Pencils: Walter Brogan (credited, signed)
Inks: Walter Brogan (credited, signed)
Letters: typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

in Super Cracked (Globe Communications, 1987 series) #11 (Summer 1996)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television series 'Get Smart.'

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Pencils: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Inks: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)
Letters: Don Martin (credited) (signed as D. Martin)

Genre

humor; medical

Synopsis

Surgeons save a man from becoming an angel by plucking out his wings.

Reprints

in Don Martin Magazine (Welsh Publishing Group, 1994 series) #1 (1994)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Bob Weske (credited)
Pencils: John Severin (credited) (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks: John Severin (credited) (signed as SEVERIN)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Charles Barkley; Godzilla
Synopsis: Barkley and Godzilla play another game of basketball. This time Godzilla kills Barkley and takes his shoes.

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.
Parody of Nike advertisements.

Great Moments / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script: Jeff Wong (credited, signed)
Pencils: Jeff Wong (credited, signed)
Inks: Jeff Wong (credited, signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre: humor; satire-parody
Characters: Robin Williams; Tom Cruise; Jack Nicholson; Clint Eastwood; Spike Lee; Robert Downey Jr.; Kim Basinger; Whoppi Goldberg
Synopsis: Academy Award losers congratulate the winners.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. [Credits Page]
2. [no title indexed]
Backwash
3. 13 Alternatives for Bungee Jumpers
The Cracked List
4. Teenage Mutant Ninjerk Turdles III: The Sacred Sequel of Dumbness
5. Health Care USA an In-Depth Report
6. History Time Line
7. The Monkey Quotient
8. Bumper Stickers That We're Stuck with
9. ["Actually, I'm playing a joke on the warden..."]
Vey Out
10. Gangland Land America's First Urban Decay Theme Park
11. Spies and Saboteurs Hit Madison Square Garden
Spies and Saboteurs
12. The Cracked Movie Awards
13. If There Was Truth in Advertising
14. A Few Odd Men
15. Little-Known Insurance Policies
16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Japan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
17. Get Smarty
18. One Fine Day in Surgery
19. Charles Barkley vs. Godzilla Part XVII
20. Great Moments at the Academy Awards
Great Moments

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Cracked #281 (July 1993)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

[Credits Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

Backwash / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

13 Alternatives for Bungee Jumpers (Table of Contents: 3)

The Cracked List / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Teenage Mutant Ninjerk Turdles III: The Sacred Sequel of Dumbness (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Health Care USA an In-Depth Report (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

History Time Line (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

The Monkey Quotient (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Bumper Stickers That We're Stuck with (Table of Contents: 8)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Vey Out / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Gangland Land America's First Urban Decay Theme Park (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Spies and Saboteurs Hit Madison Square Garden (Table of Contents: 11)

Spies and Saboteurs / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

The Cracked Movie Awards (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

If There Was Truth in Advertising (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

A Few Odd Men (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Little-Known Insurance Policies (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Japan (Table of Contents: 16)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Get Smarty (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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One Fine Day in Surgery (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Charles Barkley vs. Godzilla Part XVII (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Great Moments at the Academy Awards (Table of Contents: 20)

Great Moments / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Cracked #281

(July 1993)