52 pages
March 1990
John Severin cover
written by:
George Gladir, Jerry DeFucchio, Matt Sweney and others
art by:
John Severin, Don Martin, Rurik Tyler, Bill Ward, Bill Wray, Don Orehek and others
highlights:
three Don Martin one page gags
Dorkitos, full color ad spoof with Jay Leno by Walter Brogan not doing Mort Drucker
The Abyssmal, 4 pgs spoof by John Severin
Star Drek V, 4 pgs spoof by Rick Altergott
Vampire gags by Gary Fields
Star Trek Funnies, 2 pgs of gags by Mike Riccigliano
Bill Wray back cover of the Rolling Stones as risen from the grave
I have seen then offered between $9 and $18 on Ebay and elsewhere.
Condition: Very Good (no real defects)
Starting Price: $6
Buy Me Now at: $12
Cracked magazine is known as the best Mad magazine imitation out there. The saying was: "If you had finished your Mad and you didn't want to wait for the next one, you would go and buy Cracked. Not as good as Mad, but it kept you going for a while. In fact, sometimes it was just as good as Mad or even better. And most of those times was in the first 60 issues. These issues feature many very good artists, some who had worked at Mad or would go on to work there. The writing was sharp and an effort was made to do stuff that Mad didn't or do it in a different way. It was only later, when they decided that creating a weaker carbon copy of Mad was easier and just as profitable.
Also, from this period on, Don Martin was a regular.
Notes on postage:
Postage from Europe can be a problem. I have quoted the postage for one issue at $12. You can actually have three magazines sent for $12 or five for $15. If you want to combine with my other auctions (or wait until there is more, in which case you should NOT PAY without my PERSONAL INVOICE). I can also send it as a package with track and trace, which unfortunately comes to $35 (the price has been raised from $25 last year). There is even a five kilo option for $68.