Issue Details

Issue	#175
Published	January 1981
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Sproul; Joe Catalano (contributing editor)

Cover Details - "We Salute M*A*S*H"

Characters	Sylverster P. Smythe; Col. Sherman T. Potter; Maxwell Q. Klinger; Hawkeye [Benjamin Franklin Pierce]; Hot Lips [Margaret Houlihan]; B.J. Hunnicutt; Charles Emerson Winchester III
Genre	Satire; War
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin

2 page Cracked Poster illustration "Cracked Poster #175: To Conserve Energy"

Genre	Satire
Notes	2 page poster on inside front and back covers.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Script	George Gladir; Virgil Diamond; Randy Epley; Alex Tamborrino; Steve Doroba; Elaine Ozimok; Charles Brown
Pencils	Samuel Whitehead; Val Mayerik
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 - Mara Parrillo, Bob Lopez, Kathy Greenhalgh, Dorothy Glassman, Larry Lyman, Julius Tonkin, C. Manson, Rod Forrer, Susan Conn, Ed Gill, Victor T. Woltz and John Forrer.

5 page M*A*S*H story "M.U.S.H."

Characters	Colonel Potted; Churles; Margrit; D.J. Honeydew; Father Mularkey; Eagleye; Archie Bunker; Mork from Ork; Latka; The Fonz [Arthur Fonzarelli]; Jennifer; Deitarch; Sylvester P. Smythe
Synopsis	A satire of the television show M*A*S*H.
Genre	Satire; War
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

5 page story The Cracked "Instant Status" Mail Order Catalog

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

3 page story "If Our Currency Truly Reflected Our Econony"

Genre

Satire

1 page Ye Hang Ups story "Ye Hang Ups"

Characters	Elric; Wamba
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Catherine Severin [as C.E. Severin]
Inks	Catherine Severin [as C.E. Severin]

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

Synopsis	34 captioned photos.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

2 page Cracked Headlines story "Cracked Headlines"

Genre

Satire

3 page story "Every Cloud has a Silver Lining"

Characters	Eric Estrada
Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

3 page story "Profile of a Coward"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Bill Ward
Inks	Bill Ward

2 page story "Get Set For Confusion and Hassles Galore... When the U.S. Adopts the Metric System"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

3 page story "How the Politicians Kept Their Election Promises"

Characters	Godfrey Goober; Jeb Jabberwocky; Mortimer McVermin; Gaylord Gabwell; Filbert Fibberino; Yolando Yenta; Byron Blowhardt; Fletcher Flannelmouth; Wilton Wallowmore; Gonzo Goldbubble; Houson Hedgeman; Byron Bunkmore; Malcolm McShyster; Barry Bilgewater; Tracy Trueheart
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

1 page story "Parents! We Can Turn Your Problem Child into an Ideal Kid"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

4 page story "How to Be a Salesman"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

5 page Cracked Interviews story "Cracked Interviews the Time Saving King"

Characters	Nanny Dickering; Sa [Salvatore Angelo Kreplach]
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 Sports: Officer Judd McGraw Invents the Surfing Term "Hang Ten!"

Characters	Judd McGraw
Genre	Satire; Sports
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler
Colors	Warren Sattler ?