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Collecting Monsters => Memorable Memorabilia => Topic started by: 1975 on December 27, 2007, 08:39:52 AM

Title: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: 1975 on December 27, 2007, 08:39:52 AM
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/82/07/7cb9_1.JPG)

I don't know about you lot but these were some of my favourite monster items as a child. If I found one of these at the magazine shop or at a used book seller I would grab it with both hands.

I am not sure when Cracked stopped selling these but I seem to recall buying them when I was way too old to be doing so. The "Lenses" part always made me wonder what movie the picture was from....
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: typhooforme on December 27, 2007, 09:37:40 AM
Beautiful cover!  Who did the art?
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: Tom Smith Monsternut on December 27, 2007, 10:13:36 AM
The art is by the great John Severin.
Best..
Tom
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: Mike Scott on December 27, 2007, 10:17:28 AM
Quote from: typhooforme on December 27, 2007, 09:37:40 AM
Beautiful cover!  Who did the art?
John Severin. Here's a site with all the Cracked covers.
http://www.satiregallery.com/cracked/ (http://www.satiregallery.com/cracked/)
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: 1975 on December 27, 2007, 11:43:56 AM
Wow, nice gallery, I love Severin's art.
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: roddmatsui on December 27, 2007, 01:33:37 PM
Oh my gosh, I used to have that one, a long time ago.  Sigh!
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: Tom Smith Monsternut on December 30, 2007, 06:41:52 PM
Here is my fav Severin monster covers..

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2196/2255924065_08c706fab7_b.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/2255924059_1d5e7cb376_b.jpg)

And my peice of Severin monster art..
(http://members.aol.com/luvlyrms/js.jpg)

Best..
Tom
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: 1975 on December 31, 2007, 12:07:41 PM
Thanks for posting those sir, they bring back wonderful memories. This is a part of my childhood I must reclaim.
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: MegoGeek on December 31, 2007, 11:20:51 PM
Oh Boy! Monster Mags!

I had to dig these out of the vault. I have a bunch more of the "Those Cracked Monsters" and the 60's "Cracked For Monsters Only"
but for the life of me I have no idea where they are.

(http://members.aol.com/charwars/cracked.jpg)

(http://members.aol.com/charwars/marvelmags.jpg)

(http://members.aol.com/charwars/monsterama.jpg)
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: roddmatsui on January 01, 2008, 01:03:37 AM
Does anyone have a somewhat higher-resolution scan of the first cover in this thread?  I would like to see the detail on that one.  It's really something.
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: Mike Scott on January 01, 2008, 01:44:17 AM
Quote from: roddmatsui on January 01, 2008, 01:03:37 AM
Does anyone have a somewhat higher-resolution scan of the first cover in this thread?
From ebay:

(http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/ebaysize/19364557284.8002.GIF)
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: roddmatsui on January 01, 2008, 02:47:21 AM
Thank you, thank you.  That's really gorgeous.  So much to look at.
Title: Re: Cracked Magazine Monster Specials
Post by: misterhorror on February 11, 2008, 10:54:46 AM
Wow! These really bring back fond memories.Especially the cover with Dark Shadows.I was a really big fan of that show and it was cool that my last name was also Collins ;D
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