Cracked Magazine (Revival)

Cracked is an American humor magazine and is a revival of the original run of the magazine that ran from March 1958 to November 2004/February 2007, which proved to be the most durable of the many publications to be launched in the wake of Mad magazine.

In print, Cracked conspicuously copied Mad 's layouts and style, and even featured a simpleminded, wide-cheeked mascot named Sylvester P. Smythe on its covers (see Alfred E. Neuman). The Smythe character was referred to as Cracked 's janitor. Unlike Neuman, who appears primarily on covers, Smythe sometimes spoke (He talks more often in the revival) and was frequently seen inside the magazine, interacting with parody subjects and other regular characters. A 1998 reader contest led to Smythe finally getting a full middle name: "Phooey."

Articles
A typical issue of Cracked included two TV or movie parodies illustrated by.

Recurring Features

 * Nanny Dickering: A buxom interviewer who would "interview" all sorts of subjects.
 * "Shut-Ups": A two-panel comic. The first panel presents one person in a scenario, while the second has another person respond with a quip beginning with "Shut up and..."
 * Sagebrush: An Old West-themed comic, created by John Severin.
 * The Cracked Lens: Still shots from various movies and TV shows, with witty captions added by the editors.
 * Spies and Sabs: Miniature drawings of stereotypical "cloak and dagger" type spies; unlike Spy vs. Spy, these were inserted into various situations with witty commentary.
 * Hudd & Dini: A gag comic about two prisoners trying to escape.