Cracked #242

This 1989 issue of Cracked — billed right on the cover as "Canada's Best Visual Satire" — opens with a Walter Brogan cover that perfectly captures the magazine's irreverent spirit: two battered, exaggerated caricatures of boxers slugging it out while a bewildered little Uncle Sam stands between them, arms spread wide. The cover's punchline says it all: "And the Winner: WHO CARES?!" Inside, Vic Martin contributes writing and art, and the issue promises parodies of Coming to America, Dirty Harry, 21 Jump Street, and Double Dare. A fun snapshot of late-'80s pop culture filtered through Cracked's reliably sharp comedic lens.