Cracked #277

Cracked turns its satirical eye on early-'90s politics and pop culture with this 1992 issue, whose cover by John Severin depicts two caricatured brawlers in patriotic American Gladiators-style gear wrestling over a giant red foam jousting baton, while a tiny figure rockets away in the background amid clouds of comic-book smoke. Headlines promise a veto of Universal Soldier, a skewering of Dan Quayle, and a full political flip in the "We Turn Politics Upside Down" corner blurb — all the hallmarks of Cracked at its most gleefully irreverent. Inside, Don Martin — handling writing, art, inking, and lettering himself — delivers "Universal Shlocker," making this a nice showcase for two of humor comics' most distinctive voices in a single package.