Cracked

    (Globe, 1958-2002)
™ and ©1998 Globe Communications Corp.

Not long after Mad paved the way for an irreverent humor magazine, a host of imitators appeared. Although comics like Eh!, Nuts, and Whack are long gone, Cracked has held on for over forty years.

Perhaps the main reason for its success is that Cracked captures the true essence of Mad more effectively than its ham-handed competition. Cracked doesn’t talk down to its readers, and its parodies—although often outrageous—speak of a sharp wit, with a decidedly naughty bent. Although it never became the cultural icon that Mad is, Cracked remains a schoolyard favorite, and a source of amusement for kids of all ages.
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  • 8
    #8
    Mar 1959
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    A: Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Gray Morrow, Al Torres
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  • 45
    #45
    Aug 1965
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  • 62
    #62
    Aug 1967
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  • 64
    #64
    Oct 1967
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  • 68
    #68
    May 1968
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  • 69
    #69
    Jul 1968
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  • 101
    #101
    Jul 1972
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  • 104
    #104
    Oct 1972
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  • 105
    #105
    Nov 1972
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    #106
    Jan 1973
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    #107
    Mar 1973
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  • 111
    #111
    Sep 1973
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    Poseidon Adventure, McCloud parodies
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    Jan 1974
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    #115
    Mar 1974
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  • 116
    #116
    May 1974
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  • 118
    #118
    Aug 1974
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    Sting parody
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  • 120
    #120
    Oct 1974
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    #121
    Nov 1974
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  • 122
    #122
    Jan 1975
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    Kojak
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  • 123
    #123
    Mar 1975
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  • 124
    #124
    May 1975
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  • 125
    #125
    Jul 1975
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    Earthquake parody
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  • 126
    #126
    Aug 1975
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  • 127
    #127
    Sep 1975
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  • 128
    #128
    Oct 1975
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    Capone parody
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  • 129
    #129
    Nov 1975
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    Jaws parody
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  • 132
    #132
    May 1976
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    Baretta parody
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  • 143
    #143
    Aug 1977
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    Rocky parody
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  • 144
    #144
    Sep 1977
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    B&W
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  • 146
    #146
    Cracked cover stickers
    Nov 1977
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    Star Wars parody
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  • 153
    #153
    Sep 1978
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  • 161
    #161
    Aug 1979
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    W: George Gladir, Murad Gumen, Daniel Gutman, Randy Epley, Charles Brown, Elaine Ozimok  ·  A: John Severin, Bill Ward, Samuel Whitehead, Warren Sattler, Don Orehek, Sururi Gümen, Howard Nostrand
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  • 162
    #162
    Sep 1979
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    W: George Gladir, Daniel Gutman, Mike Pellowski, Donald Wong, John Ficarra, Charles Brown, Randy Epley, Elaine Ozimok  ·  A: Bill Ward, Don Orehek, Howard Nostrand, John Severin, Samuel Whitehead, Sururi Gümen, Warren Sattler
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  • 191
    #191
    Nov 1982
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  • 208
    #208
    Nov 1984
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  • 211
    #211
    May 1985
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  • 213
    #213
    Aug 1985
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    Boy George, Transformer parodies
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  • 228
    #228
    Jul 1987
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  • 231
    #231
    Oct 1987
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    B&W
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  • 245
    #245
    Jul 1989
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    W: George Gladir, Matthew Sweney, Roger Brown, Eel O’Brien, Vic Bianco, John Arcudi, Joe Catalano, Don Martin, Gary Fields  ·  A: John Severin, Don Martin, Walter Brogan, Jeremy Banx, Gary Fields, Bill Wray, Mike Ricigliano, Henry Boltinoff, Pat Boyette, Rob Orzechowski, Bo Badman, Don Orehek
    Jessica Rabit/Nancy Dickering pinup by Ward
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  • 247
    #247
    Sep 1989
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    W: George Gladir, Peter Bagge, Tony Frank, Roger Brown, Joe Catalano, Rich Kriegel, Jerry deFuccio  ·  A: John Severin, Don Martin, Bill Ward, Henry Boltinoff, Mike Ricigliano, Vic Martin, Don Orehek, Phillips Studio, Rob Orzechowski, Bill Wray, Gary Fields, Frank Caruso, Pat Boyette, Walter Brogan
    Parodies of Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek: the Next Generation, Win Lose or Draw, A Current Affair, Star Trek, Columbo
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  • 250
    #250
    Dec 1989
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    B&W
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  • 251
    #251
    Jan 1990
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    B&W
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  • 252
    #252
    Mar 1990
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    B&W
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    #256
    Sep 1990
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    #258
    Nov 1990
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  • 260
    #260
    Jan 1991
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  • 306
    #306
    Mar 1996
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    B&W
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  • 310
    #310
    Sep 1996
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  • 336
    #336
    Aug 1999
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  • 354
    #354
    Apr 2001
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    Eminem parody; Super-hero issue
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  • Anl 3
    Annual #3
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