Cracked was an American humor magazine founded in 1958 by Sol Brodsky. It was the longest-running of MAD magazine's imitators, deliberately copying its more famous rival as closely as possible, even recruiting past MAD artists as regulars. Though the publication ended in 2007, it survives today as an online outlet, which operates as an independent humor site called Cracked.com.
Cracked magazine’s typical issue included two television or movie parodies. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles appeared in several of the magazines, often combined with other franchise parodies. Jack Kirby was one of the many talented artists who contributed at least once to Cracked.
List of TMNT Cracked issues[]
Issue 245[]
July, 1989
Cover only
Issue 255[]
August, 1990
- Good News and Bad News for Teenage Mutated Ninjerk Turdles
- Teenage Mutated Ninjerk Turdles Unfit Role Models for our Children!
- Mutant Turtle Soup
Issue 256[]
September, 1990
- Toon-Age Mutant Ninjerk Turtles
- Yertle the Mutant Ninja Turtle
Issue 261[]
March, 1991
Issue 263[]
July, 1991
- Cracked Interviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turdles
- The Drawbacks of Being the Famous Ninja Turtles
- Totally Turtle!
Issue 265[]
September, 1991
- The Toonage Mutant Ninja Turdles II: The Secretion of the Ooze
Issue 281[]
July, 1993
- Cracked Ninja Turtle-Food
- Teenage Mutant Ninjerk Turdles III: The Sacred Sequel of Dumbness
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Japan