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Issue Details

Issue	#178
Published	July 1981
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Bill Sproul; Marion Sproul (associate); Joe Catalano (contributing editor)

Cover Details - "We Get Hung-Up on Diff'rent Strokes!"

Characters	Sylvester P. Smythe; Willis Jackson; Philip Drummond; Arnold Jackson
Genre	Satire; Sitcom
Pencils	John Severin (signed)
Inks	John Severin (signed)
Colors	John Severin

2 page Cracked Poster illustration "Cracked Poster #178: Cracked Automatic Digital Weather Forecaster"

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

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Script	George Gladir; Randy Epley; Daniel Gutman; Paul Laikin; Charles Brown; Elaine Ozimok; Harvey Sheirr; Steve Doroba; Deborah Anderson; Alex Tamborrino
Pencils	Bill Dubay
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 readers - Audry Irvine, Jim Tryon, Art Pembroke, Sal Carunto, Ken Knobel, Tommy Williams, Rosalie Bedlington, Dan Dillard, Ann Ivancich, Robert Carl, Wally Maxwell, Mike Riley, Virginia Bedlington, Charlotte Hellman, Jerry Lowsky and Raymond Jansons.

7 page Diff'rent Strokes story "Diff'rent Strokes"

Characters	Conold; Woolies; Mr. Drummer; Dimberly Drummer
Synopsis	A satire of the television show DIFF'RENT STROKES.
Genre	Satire; Sitcom
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

2 page Believe it or Not story "More Believe it or Not"

Synopsis	10 captioned photos.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

3 page Why is it That... story "Why is it That..."

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

3 page The Cracked World story "The Cracked World of Staying in Shape"

Genre

Satire

3 page Cracked's Look story "Cracked's Look at Superstitions"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Warren Sattler
Inks	Warren Sattler

2 page story "How You Picture a Business Operates and How It Really Does"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]
Inks	Samuel Whitehead [as S.B. Whitehead]

2 page Cracked Visits story "Cracked Visits a Hollywood Movie Set"

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Sururi Gumen
Inks	Sururi Gumen

7 page story "The Cracked Movie"

Characters	Sylvester P. Smythe; Rhoda; Nanny Dickering; Frankie; Blob; Alfred E. Neuman (in shadows)
Synopsis	A musical featuring the Cracked cast of characters searching for a kidnapped Nanny Dickering.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	John Severin [signed as Nireves]
Inks	John Severin [signed as Nireves]

3 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!) Part III"

Synopsis	15 captioned photos.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

2 page story Other "No Frills" Items and Services

Genre	Satire
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

2 page Little Known Baby Pictures story "Little Known Baby Pictures"

Characters	President Jimmy Carter; Fidel Castro; Henry Kissinger; Sylvester Stallone; Beatles [George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr]; Marie Osmond; Reggie Jackson; Steve Martin; Muhammad Ali; Bruce Jenner; Henry Winkler
Synopsis	10 captioned photos with celebrity faces superimposed on kids bodies.
Genre	Satire
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)

3 page story "If Newspapers Emphasized Good News"