Wholesale Mad And Cracked Magazine Vintage Collection
Wholesale Mad And Cracked Magazine Vintage Collection
This lot is a collection of vintage collectible magazines
published by Mad and Cracked.
Mad and Cracked where two competitors
that published magazines that spoofed and
lampooned current political events, sporting
events, movies, and TV shows.
They made fun of various popular characters
such as Darth Vader, Superman, Batman,
Rambo, Mr. T, and E.T.,
as well as covered movies and TV shows such
as the A-Team, Star Wars, Mash, and GI Joe.
The humor was definitely sharp and
timely.
This collection contains over 200 issues
published in the 1970's and 1980's.
If you loved that era, you will be love
the nostalgic memories that these
magazines will produce.
The issues are all reader copies
and are in well read conditions.
A few of the issues are either missing their
covers, or their covers are close to
becoming detached.
This is a great collection for a true
collector, and can possibly have
a good potential for eBay, antique store,
or flea market sales.
Cracked Magazine was a weekly American humor magazine launched in the autumn of 1958. Launched by former Associated Content owner Larry Gagosian and reprinted from a British company, Cracked Magazine was one of the first magazines to target the emerging young generation. The magazine's founding editorials took aim at both current events and popular culture, as well as offering an in depth look at how humor can impact social issues. Cracked was to become the strongest and longest lasting of the many magazines to be launched during the post-war era. In fact, many of its American counterparts had criticized the magazine for its seemingly socialist leaning - although the magazine did try to diversify and attract more conservative voters.
Cracked Magazine enjoyed a great run throughout the 1960s. Though the name "Cracked" is an exaggeration, the humor within the publication was real and genuine. And as it turned out, it was far from dry and simplistic. The bookstores quickly saw the strength of the magazine and the appeal of its content and began carrying it in their stores. Cracked became one of the most popular magazines of the decade and continues to have a strong following from some nostalgic readers to today.
