Cracked #244

Don Martin's cover for Cracked #244 (May 1989) sets the satirical tone perfectly: a crowd of wildly varied Elvis impersonators — in full rhinestone jumpsuits and pompadours — jostle for position behind a velvet rope next to a "Take Your Picture with Elvis" sign, while a rotund, sunglasses-wearing photographer eyes them with gleeful suspicion. The headline promises triple the Elvis parody alongside spoofs of Alien Nation, Roseanne, and La Bamba, making this a wonderfully jam-packed snapshot of late-'80s pop culture. At $1.49, it's a cheerful time capsule of the era's humor done in Martin's unmistakably rubbery, expressive style.