tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post947324620717900625..comments2024-03-19T09:27:59.841-04:00Comments on D R E W • F R I E D M A N: John Severin's CRACKED Paperback coversDrew Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09486841995725378000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-50873754553640166412017-11-16T19:05:40.179-05:002017-11-16T19:05:40.179-05:00I am serious Cracked collector and own two of the ...I am serious Cracked collector and own two of the novels. Thanks for posting this! It's a real crash course !Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179824308366064429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-82119415663687406232017-07-06T18:21:33.840-04:002017-07-06T18:21:33.840-04:00I subscribed to Cracked in the late '70s / ear...I subscribed to Cracked in the late '70s / early '80s entirely for Severin's artwork.Redheaded Golemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242319537001087028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-56250467493454617032015-03-21T16:49:03.532-04:002015-03-21T16:49:03.532-04:00Growing up in the 70's, I was one of the few k...Growing up in the 70's, I was one of the few kids that preferred Cracked to Mad. John Severin was the biggest draw for me. I was amazed at how faithfully he captured celebrity likenesses with his simple line style. Plus, I was already familiar with his art through reprints of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos. The other reason Cracked was my mag of choice was due to my love of classic horror films. Cracked regularly published "Monster Party" themed Collector's Editions, which was my idea of heaven.garvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554635572232453299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-21359105235081258152015-02-25T00:29:06.189-05:002015-02-25T00:29:06.189-05:00Sick magazine was just as good as Mad in the 1960&...Sick magazine was just as good as Mad in the 1960's, a cutting-edge and original humor magazine, with very sharp writing. It was only from 1971 on that it went downhill, after Joe Simon ceased editing. Cracked magazine was different than Mad, a lighter, friendlier humor magazine if you will, and also one of the greatest humor magazines ever published. It's personality was distinct from Mad's and the writing has always been under-rated. The artists involved were just as good as Mad's for most of the run, with the exception of Wally Wood and Will Elder who can not be equaled. During the late '80's, Cracked was far superior to Mad, providing fresh concepts and styles, where Mad was recycling the same formula to a point where the bite had left the magazine. <br /><br />There was room for more than one humor magazine in the field, and Sick (in the '60's) and Cracked were two of the greatest.Tom Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411293507725946118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-15819931210942177472013-07-29T17:28:14.186-04:002013-07-29T17:28:14.186-04:00Basil Gogos did all the later Cracked paperback co...Basil Gogos did all the later Cracked paperback covers.Fun Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070410165741743616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-31500190533667872332012-02-24T06:50:01.867-05:002012-02-24T06:50:01.867-05:00What a swell blog you have here! It's th' ...What a swell blog you have here! It's th' ginchiest!<br /><br />Waaaay back when I was buying Cracked because it was ALWAYS marked down at the newsagents (imagine that - they couldn't even return it) I copied out a letter from the letters page and sent it to Mad (with a subtle amendment), and they published it too, under my name! I knew then that a career of Fine Literature beckoned.<br /><br />I used to laugh out loud at Mad - especially Don Martin, the most comic comic artist ever - but I'd flip through Cracked and Sick with a sneer on my lips. I love that "we're number two because we don't try as hard" line, though..https://www.blogger.com/profile/12723806547579467940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474063659930978111.post-87977755057859968082012-02-15T18:43:44.993-05:002012-02-15T18:43:44.993-05:00I really liked Severin's work. I get the feeli...I really liked Severin's work. I get the feeling the Cracked material came easy to him and that's why he was there so long. He cranked out a lot of pages and they didn't bother him, so he was happy.<br /><br />That last cover doesn't look like Severin to me, nor Gogos. I can't place it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com