Cracked #256

This 1990 issue of Cracked features a wonderfully chaotic cover by John Severin, packing an absurd crowd of pop-culture parodies around what appears to be a pizza-laden table — Bart Simpson, Dick Tracy in his yellow trench coat, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (or two), Batman, Captain America, and a bewildered Sylvester Stallone-esque figure all jostling for space in Severin's trademark detailed linework. The headline promises spoofs of Dick Tracy, the Mutant Turtles, future video games, and The Hunt for Red October, making this a sharp snapshot of exactly what had pop culture buzzing in 1990. It's a gleefully overstuffed issue that captures Cracked at its irreverent best.