MAD magazine was always been the definitive black-and-white,
advertisement-free spoof magazine. Cracked has held on a long time and they
even managed to pilfer a few of MAD’s writers at the height of their powers but the other insanity-themed
parody magazines that tried to ride MAD’s coattails were short-lived. Riot, Nuts!,
Get Lost, Madhouse, Whack, Flip, Eh!, Wild, Blast, Gag? They just couldn’t cut
it. The parody parade peaked in the 1970s and there was a real lack of variety
between the topics they covered and no shortage of attempts at Spiro Agnew
jokes.
The following photos offer just a small fraction of the ridiculousness once
available on newsstands and it is a reminder that at one time there was plenty of work
for people who could draw a good David Carradine caricature.
MAD vs. Cracked: The Sting
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| Crazy vs. MAD: The Bicentennial |
Crazy vs. Cracked: Serpico
Cracked vs. MAD: The Godfather Trilogy
Cracked vs. Sick: Jaws (with a Z)
Crazy vs. Cracked: Kung Fu
MAD vs Cracked vs Crazy: Bionic Woman
Special thanks to the Berkeley Library of Entertainment, Cartoon & Comic History.
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