Cracked #214

From September 1985, this issue of Cracked — "The World's Humorest Funny Magazine" — lands with a cover by Aron Laikin that gleefully skewers the mid-'80s music scene, depicting caricatures of Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Annie Lennox, and Prince all rocking out around a bewildered little cherub plucking a harp. The tagline "This Issue Really Swings" earns its pun honestly, and teasers for "New Movie Monsters," "TV Cartoon Programs," and a free hat promise a packed issue of sharp pop-culture comedy. John Reiner brings the interior laughs, including "Hollywood Versions of Nursery Rhymes," making this a genuinely fun snapshot of humor magazine culture at its 1985 peak.