Cracked #237

Cracked marks its 30th Anniversary in style with issue #237 (August 1988), and the cover — rendered by the reliably sharp John Severin — says it all: the magazine's gap-toothed mascot appears four times over, each portrait capturing a different decade from the 1950s through the 1980s, complete with era-appropriate accessories like cat-eye shades, a flower-child headband, and a preppy white cap. It's a fun, affectionate look at how pop-culture fashion changed while Cracked's irreverent spirit stayed the same. Inside, readers can also look forward to parodies targeting Head of the Class, the 1988 Olympics, Uggly Family, and RoboCop II, plus work from Vic Martin.