Cracked #309

Cracked #309 brings the magazine's sharp satirical eye to the mid-'90s alien craze, with a cover by John Severin depicting a hapless, wide-eyed human strapped to an operating table — surgical tools laid out ominously beside him — as green-scrubbed doctors and horrified onlookers crowd around, while a green extraterrestrial stands coolly to the side watching the proceedings. The headline promises "Our Alien Autopsy of 3rd Rock from the Sun," turning the era's alien autopsy fever and hit TV show into prime fodder for parody. Also teased inside: takes on Broken Arrow, Sports Awards, and the delightfully titled "Dysfunctional Greeting Cards for All Occasions" — a solid lineup from a magazine that clearly had no shortage of targets in 1996.