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Cover: Bill Elder

Cracked #10

Aug 1959 · Major Publications · 0.25 USD
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"Fraternity Keys" in Cracked #10 (1959) offers a delightfully unhurried take on the era’s most popular TV shows—Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, and Racket Squad—reimagined with a laid-back rhythm that turns familiar routines into absurdly relaxed affairs. Penciled and inked by John Severin, the story’s deadpan humor shines through its deliberate pacing, while Bill Elder’s cover captures the same wry, satirical spirit with his signature flair.

Contains 20 stories
Fraternity Keys
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
The Home Life of a T.V. Moderator
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Whatever Happened to These Movie Scenes?
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Charge It
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Ancient Psychiatry
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
OedipusHamletQuasimodo
It All Depends Upon the Point of View
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Be a Movie Director
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Cracked Sportslants
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Tipping
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Enlistment Posters
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Casual Format
5 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

In "Casual Format," the familiar rhythms of 1959 TV staples like Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, and Racket Squad are turned on their head—slow, unhurried, and delightfully out of step with the era’s pace. The story imagines what happens when the usual energy of these shows is replaced with long pauses, quiet moments, and a laid-back approach to plot and performance.

Cracked Brings You Greetings
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
How to Meet Your Next Door Neighbor
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Cracked Simple Test to Determine Whether You Are a Torch-Bearer
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Baseball Statisticiatic
3 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Flashes from Outer Space
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Observation Test
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Perry Masonry
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody

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Full credits

artist, inker John Severin
cover pencils, inks Bill Elder

Reprints

↩ Reprints Cracked #1 (1958), Cracked #3 (1958)

Reprinted in The Cracked Reader #K-111T (1960), Giant Cracked #1 (1965), Cracked #46 (1965), Cracked #49 (1966), Cracked #54 (1966), Giant Cracked #3 (1967), Cracked #66 (1968), Giant Cracked #5 (1969), Giant Cracked #44 (1986), Giant Cracked #46 (1987), Cracked Collectors' Edition #71 (1987), Cracked Party Pack #1 (1987), Cracked Collectors' Edition #77 (1989), Cracked Blockbuster #4 (1990), Cracked Collectors' Edition #97 (1994), Cracked Collectors' Edition #98 (1994), Cracked #361 (2003)

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