| Cracked No. 1 | |
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| Publication date | March, 1958 |
| Pages | 44 |
| Publisher | Robert C. Sproul for Major Magazines |
| Editor | Sol Brodsky |
| Cover Artist | Bill Everett |
| Preceded by none |
Followed by Cracked No. 2 |
What's Up Front Our Cover: Montage by Bill Everett, designed by John Severin
Alan Sulman, James Purdy, Leon Lazarus, Lincoln Adair, writers
John Severin, Paul Reinman, Ed Winniarski, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Al Williamson, J. Kiernan, Don Orehek, artists
Contents[]
Table of Contents
Wincin cigarettes
(inside front cover)
(inside front cover)
Editor's Press Interview
"Gunsmokes"
"How to Build a Hot Hot Rod"
"Brave Guy"
"Famous Advertising Slogans"
"The $64,000,000 Cracked-Pot Question"
"Little Mercurochrome and Denny the Menaces"
"Max Walliss Interviews Jayne Womansfield"
"Chef of the Month"
"News Flash from Behind the Iron Curtain"
Science Fiction
"How I'll Beat The Champ"
Cracked Brings You Greetings
"Your Christmas Shopping Guide"
"Marjorie Morninglory"
"Shakespeare (The Bard Who Wrote By The Yard)"
"Sixteen and a Half Tons of Friendship"
"Famous Proverbs"
"So You're Going to College?"
"He's Really a Lone Ranger Now!"
Subscription Ad
(inside back cover)
(inside back cover)
"Voto"
(back cover)
(back cover)
Notes[]
Cover of reprint
- First appearance of Sylvester P. Smythe, Der Editor & Veronica.
- Reprinted in 1987 as Cracked Collector's Edition No. 70 and again as a standalone free giveaway in 1994 with Cracked Collector's Edition No. 97
- The 1994 reprint replaces the "25¢" on the cover with "#1". All authentic copies have "25¢".