Cracked #302

Cracked's satirical sights were locked on the summer's biggest blockbusters in 1995, and this issue's cover by John Severin says it all: three frantic mission-control figures react in alarm as a spacecraft explodes on a monitor behind them, promising the magazine's signature "Gump Up the Works on Apollo 13" treatment inside. The header also teases parodies of Batman's latest big-screen outing, in-line hockey, and Crimson Tide, making this a packed issue for fans of pop-culture comedy. Severin's loose, expressive linework gives the panicked NASA types real comic energy — a fine example of his long-running work for the magazine.