Cracked #247

This September 1989 issue of Cracked leads with a Don Martin cover that delivers his signature absurdist humor in two panels: a lanky customer and a woman with a ponytail face off across a deli counter packed with food trays, while the bottom panel reveals the sweaty, rotund chef lurking behind the scenes amid the same chaotic spread of dishes. Inside, the magazine promises parodies and gags riffing on Columbo, Jack the Ripper, Star Trek, Win Lose or Draw, skateboards, and more — a solid sampler of Cracked's irreverent approach to pop culture in 1989.