Issue Details

Issue	#123
Published	March 1975
Cover Price	0.50 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Robert C. Sproul

Cover Details - We Monkey Around with the "Apes"!

Characters	Sylvester P. Smythe
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin ?

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Script	Joe Catalano; George Gladir; ? [as I. Kantwright]
Letters	typeset
Notes	Writers for the magazine are listed in the Table of Contents, but not attributed to the individual stories.

1 page Lettuce from our Readers letters page "Lettuce from our Readers"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Steve Bishop, Carol, Vicky Roesch, Neb Jackson, John O'Toole, John Miles, Gabriella Kemash, James Ingall, Brett Pollin, Georgia Karalouha, Jay Anderson, Robert Bloom and Jim Miars.

Half page Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Script	Robert C. Sproul
Letters	typeset
Notes	Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 739,000.

5 page Planet of the Apes story "Planet with the Apes"

Characters	Sleet Burdon; Alien Burpe; Garlic; Ukko; Stencho; Jeff
Synopsis	A satire of the movie PLANET OF THE APES.
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Pencils	Charles Rodrigues ? [as Harry Gibbons]
Inks	Charles Rodrigues ? [as Harry Gibbons]

3 page story "How to Stay Warm Without Wasting Energy"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Bill Ward
Inks	Bill Ward

4 page story "The Country Blues"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Langton
Inks	John Langton

4 page A Cracked Look story "A Cracked Look at Golf"

Genre

Satire; Sports

1 page story "How to Make Words Pictorial"

Genre

Satire

3 page story "If There Had Been Women's Lib Throughout History"

Characters	Queen Guinevere; Hagar the Horrible
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

2 page story "Cracked Goes to an Encounter Group Therapy Session"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

5 page story "The Far-Out Four"

Characters	The Far-Out Four [Six Billion Dollar Man; Super K [Super Loverboy]; Silly Jack; Kung Phooey]; Howard Cosell; Super Chessman [Bobby Fischer]; Super Guzzler [Dean Martin]; Super Slugger [Hank Aaron]; Super Swimmer [Mark Spitz]; Super Net Star [Billy Joe King]
Genre	Satire; Superhero
Pencils	? [as Polly Titian]
Inks	? [as Polly Titian]

3 page story "You Know It's Not Your Day When..."

Genre

Satire

6 page story "China Clown"

Characters	Rake Gittles; Mrs. Evelin Moreray; Mr. Scarlet; Mr. Gelbert; Mr. Ross; Walch
Synopsis	A satire of the movie CHINA TOWN.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

5 page Cracked Interviews story "Cracked Interviews the Christmas King"

Characters	Nanny Dickering; Mr. Sandy Claws; Mrs. Sandy Claws; Dancer; Rudolph
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? [as Yul Tydde]
Inks	? [as Yul Tydde]

Half page Stanley story "C'mon Dog"

Characters	Stanley
Genre	Satire
Script	Murray Ball
Pencils	Murray Ball
Inks	Murray Ball
Letters	Murray Ball ?

Half page Sagebrush story "This is War"

Genre	Satire
Script	John Severin ?
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin
Letters	John Severin ?

Half page Ye Hang Ups story "...You're Right!"

Genre	Satire
Script	John Severin [signed as Nireves]
Pencils	John Severin [signed as Nireves]
Inks	John Severin [signed as Nireves]
Letters	John Severin [signed as Nireves]

Half page Shut-Ups! story "Shut-Ups!"

Genre

Satire

1 page Sylvester P. Smythe illustration "If You're Cracked You're Happy"

Characters	Sylvester P. Smythe
Genre	Satire
Notes	T-shirt iron-on.