Issue Details

Issue	#172
Published	October 1980
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Sproul; Joe Catalano (contributing editor)

Cover Details - "The Dukes Run Into Chips!"

Characters	Bo Duke; Luke Duke; Daisy Duke; Officer Jon Baker; Ponch [Officer Frank Poncherello]; Sylvester P. Smythe (illo)
Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin

1 page text story "1st Annual Gala Jamboree Extravaganza"

Genre	Satire
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text poster on inside front cover.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Script	George Gladir; Leo Daveson; Paul Laikin; Andy Lamberti; Louise Luger; John Williams; Charles Brown; Randy Epley; Steve Doroba; Elaine Ozimok
Pencils	Bill Ward; John Langton
Notes	Writers for the magazine and two artists are listed in the Table of Contents, but not attributed to the individual stories.

2 page Lettuce from our Readers letters page "Lettuce from our Readers"

Notes

Letters from readers - Gloria Tortalini, Heather Leite, Ester Shattuck, Larry Twain, Bill Paseka, Janet Perchak, David Gray, Thomas T. Buehner, Joshua Latham, George Tanket, Cathy Davis, Jonathan Zavara, Warren Kellogg and Bobby Mengel.

7 page story "The Dorks of Hazzardous with Chipps to Go"

Characters	Boo Dork; Cuke Dork; Punch; Yawn; Darlene; C-3PO (cameo); R2-D2 (cameo)
Synopsis	A satire of the televsion shows THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and CHIPS.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

5 page The Cracked Lens story "Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens"

Synopsis	25 captioned photos.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photo)

2 page story "If Women Really Want to be Treated Equally..."

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

3 page story "Cracked Fantasies"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

1 page story "You're Not Going to Get Anywhere With Him/Her If..."

Genre	Satire
Pencils	? [as LePoer]
Inks	? [as LePoer]

2 page story "What You're Really Thinking"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

2 page story "Cracked Visits the Ol' Fishing Creek"

Genre

Satire

2 page story Cracked's All-Purpose, Time-Saving "Denial of Charges" Speech for Politicians

Synopsis	Do-it-yourself political speech.
Genre	Satire

2 page story "The Cracked Penal Code"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

3 page story What "Help Wanter" Ads Say and What They Really Mean!

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Howard Nostrand
Inks	Howard Nostrand

6 page story "Loser, the Magazine for Deadbeats"

Characters	T.S. Idiot; Waldo Finstadder; Denzil Grovis; Verna Smedley; Hobart Frammis; Seymour Hotchkiss; Pula Kinlai; Osgood Ferndip
Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

2 page Cracked Songs story "Cracked Songs from Outer Space"

Genre

Satire

1 page Ye Hang Ups story "Ye Hang Ups"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Catherine Severin
Inks	Catherine Severin

5 page story "Jimmy Carter's Telethon for Energy"

Characters	Jimmy Carter; Ted Kennedy; Rosalynn Carter; Amy Carter; Dolly Parton; Gerald Ford; Kenny Rogers; Ben Goodforus; Ernie "Ironjaw" McStassen
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]
Inks	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]

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

1 page Cracked Iron-On activity "See Front of T-Shirt/See Back of T-Shirt"

Genre	Satire
Letters	typeset
Notes	Iron-on on inside back cover.

1 page Great Moments (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Great Moments in Technology: Marcus Bulovas Invents the Wristwatch"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Howard Nostrand
Inks	Howard Nostrand
Colors	Howard Nostrand