| Cracked No. 173 | |
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| Publication date | November, 1980 |
| Pages | 52 |
| Publisher | Robert C. Sproul for Major Magazines |
| Editor | Bill Sproul |
| Additional | Joe Catalano, contributing editor |
| Preceded by Cracked No. 172 |
Followed by Cracked No. 174 |
What's Up Front Our Cover: "So now everyone knows where you went on vacation, Sylvester...the ice planet! Don't stay outside too long; it looks Colth there!" Artwork by John Severin
Inside Cover: Giant "Empire War" Poster
George Gladir, Randy Epley, Paul Lankin, John Williams, Charles Brown, Virgil Diamond, Elaine Ozimok, Alex Tamborrino, writers
John Severin, Sururi Gumen, Bill Ward, Samuel Whitehead, Warren Sattler, Don Orehek, Catherine Severin, John Langton, artists
Contents[]
- "Lettuce from Our Readers"
- "The Empire Strikes Out"
- "Ye Hang Ups"
- "Cracked's Updated Punchlines to Some of the World's Oldest Jokes"
- "Absolutely, Unquestionably, Positively, Undeniably, the Very, Very, Last of The Cracked Lens (and we mean it this time!)"
- "A Cracked Look at a Big City Office"
- "How the Government Can Cut Down on Spending"
- "Cracked Facts"
- "The Cracked World of Vacations"
- "A Dozen Things Never to do at the Beach..."
- "If Ronald Reagan Becomes President"
- "Cracked Interviews the Multi-Cinema King"
- "Shut-Ups"
Back cover: "Great Moments in Aviation"