Arnold Schwarzenegger

A satirical caricature of the real-life action-movie star, this comedic version of Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared in the pages of Cracked magazine, lampooning the Austrian-born actor and bodybuilder at the height of his Hollywood blockbuster fame.

Long before he became a pop-culture institution, Arnold Schwarzenegger was already earning ink in comics — debuting in Cracked #241 in 1988, courtesy of artist Patrick Boyette, right in the thick of the Copper Age when the real-life superstar's cinematic reign was at its peak. Published under Globe Communications, this satirical version of the man himself turns up across a surprisingly eclectic range of titles over nearly a quarter century, sharing pages with the likes of Iron Man, Sean Connery, and even a Sentinel. Nine catalog appearances may sound modest, but one of them carries genuine key-issue status — and for fans of Copper Age humor comics and celebrity send-ups, that's more than enough reason to hunt these down.