Sick #112

Charlton's Sick magazine arrives in full satirical form with this October 1976 issue, its cover — penciled by Joe Simon and inked by Jerry Grandenetti — depicting a wide-eyed, disheveled child clutching a banana while a massive, snarling King Kong looms over him, chains breaking as a city skyline burns in the background. The headline promises an "exclusive interview" with Kong himself ("I'm more than just a pretty face"), setting the tone for the irreverent humor packed inside. With features teasing "Dumb Adam's Screen Test," "Bad Mouth Bears," "Welfare Roll," and "CB Sickness," this issue captures Sick at its gleefully absurd, pop-culture-skewering best.