Cracked #6, 2 of 3

The middle of this issue of Cracked from December 1958.

This article was drawn by Al Jaffee. I have heard he has no recollection of working for Cracked. I have heard that about other Mad contributors, making me think Mad erases such knowledge from the minds of its regulars.

Spoof of Hy Gardner Calling illustrated by Carl Burgos.

Bill Everett

Here was the Brigitte Bardot parody I already posted.

More by Cracked regular John Severin.

Cracked #2, 1 of 2

Cracked and its various specials and spinoffs often repackaged materials so much and I've posted excerpts on this blog so randomly it's hard to tell what's been shown and what hasn't, but I'll try.

This is all from the second issue dated May 1958.

Most of their early covers, like this one by John Severin, had cavalcade covers, which had several things going on at once, and usually showcased who was famous at the time, probably inspired by Jack Davis' cover for Mad #27. It would take forever to identify everyone featured, so I won't. In addition to Sylvester P. Smythe, who was initially there to fix the cracks throughout the magazine (Cracked. You get it?), the other mascot was supposed to be the Veronica Lake look-a-like in the lower left. She's mentioned in the (fictitious) letters page I'll show next week.

Parody of the Old Grand-Dad whiskey ads drawn by Paul Reinman.

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The next page after this was a one-pager called The Breaking Point, byBill Ward which was used in the facsimile of Cracked #1 that I previously posted a couple years ago.

This looks like it was drawn by Russ Heath.

This definitely was.

Drawn by Bill Everett.

Here was the Superman parody by Kurt Schaffenberger I posted here.

Next was this magazine parody from Paul Reinman.

This was a parody of Bridge on the River Kwai I put here years ago.

Then the Shut-Ups by Bill Ward I previously posted here.

Then their parody of American Bandstand. More from this issue next week.

Riot #5, 2 of 2

This is the second half of the issue of Atlas' Riot concluded from last week.

Bill Everett parodying Westinghouse ads.

Dan DeCarlo

Joe Maneely drew these next two.

RIOT #5, 1 of 2

This was one of Marvel/Atlas' Mad competitors Riot, an issue of which I posted before. This is the 5th issue from April 1956.

I believe this cover was by John Severin

As was this story...

Joe Maneely

Dan DeCarlo parodying cartoonists like Virgil Partch, Syd Hoff, Ted Key, and I think himself.

Parody of ads for Trans-World Airlines by Bill Everett