Cracked #323

Two pop-culture targets collide on Frank Cummings' cover, where a massive, teeth-baring Alien creature bursts through the floor of a chaotic hospital operating room while two horrified surgeons in scrubs recoil in the background — with Cracked's beloved mascot peeking in for good measure. The headline "We Operate on E.R.!" makes clear that both the hit TV drama and the Alien franchise are squarely in the magazine's comedic crosshairs for 1998. John Severin and Lou Silverstone bring their sharp satirical instincts to the interior, making this an entertaining snapshot of late-'90s humor at its most gleefully irreverent.