Issue Details

Issue	#173
Published	November 1980
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Sproul; Joe Catalano (contributing editor)

Cover Details

Characters	Darth Vader [Anakin Skywalker]; Luke Skywalker; Chewbacca; R2-D2; Yoda; Sylvester P. Smythe
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin (signed)

2 page Cracked Poster; Sylvester P. Smythe; Star Wars illustration "Star Wars Pinup"

Characters	Lando Calrissian; C-3PO; Darth Vader [Anakin Skywalker]; Luke Skywalker; Chewbacca; R2-D2; Yoda; Sylvester P. Smythe; Han Solo
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin (signed)
Notes	Poster is on inside front and back covers and is an expanded version of the cover.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Script	George Gladir; Randy Epley; Paul Laikin; John Williams; Charles Brown; Virgil Diamond; Elaine Ozimok; Alex Tamborrino
Pencils	John Langton
Notes	Writers for the magazine and one artist 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 our readers - Sammy Wong, Wendy Soares, Anthony Seay, Kathy and Billy Simons, David Mills, Brian Wells, Clarence Reid, Meyer Russel, Rick Davis, L.S. Vives, Tom Oshman, Quacky Markham and Mrs. Antonio Tamborrino.

7 page Star Wars story "The Empire Strikes Out"

Characters	Fluke; Chewie; Princess Leotard; R2-D2; CPO; Obi Finoakie [Bend]; (vision); Mr. Marcus; Yodel; Landau Corinthian; Hands
Synopsis	A satire of the movie THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Pencils	John Severin [as O.O. Severin]
Inks	John Severin [as O.O. Severin]

4 page story "Cracked's New Sidewalk, Street and Playground Games"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

1 page Ye Hang Ups story "Ye Hang Ups"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Catherine Severin [as C.E. Severin]
Inks	Catherine Severin [as C.E. Severin]

3 page story "Cracked Updated Punchlines to Some of the World's Oldest Jokes"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

5 page The Cracked Lens story "Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of the Cracked Lens (and we mean it this time!)"

Synopsis	24 captioned photos.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

2 page A Cracked Look story "A Cracked Look at a Big City Office"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

4 page story "How the Government Can Cut Down on Spending"

Genre

Satire

2 page Cracked Facts story "Cracked Facts"

Characters	Rene Ruiz; Margaret Stonehead; Paula Snifley; Ayatullah; Bob "Stretch" Blinski; Martin Quackery; President Jimmy Carter
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Bill Ward ?
Inks	Bill Ward ?

4 page The Cracked World story "The Cracked World of Vacations"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

2 page story "A Dozen Things Never to do at the Beach"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

4 page story "If Ronald Reagan Becomes President"

Characters	Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; Moses; Superman; Godfather; Miss Piggy; Clint Eastwood; Henry Kissinger
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]
Inks	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]

5 page Cracked Interviews story "Cracked Interviews the Multi-Cinema King"

Characters	Nanny Dickering; Dickie; Ray Design, Jr.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Bill Ward
Inks	Bill Ward

1 page Shut-Ups! story "Shut-Ups!"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

1 page Great Moments (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Great Moments in Aviation: Mario Tamborrino Makes First Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossing"

Characters	Mario Tamborrino
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]
Inks	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]
Colors	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead] ?
Letters	?