Major Magazines
Major Publications, also known as Major Magazines, was the publisher of the satirical magazine ''Cracked (magazine), Cracked'', the most durable imitator of Mad (magazine), ''Mad'' magazine. Founded by Robert C. Sproul in 1958, the company generally imitated other publishers' successes in various genres, such as Western comics, Westerns, men's Adventure (genre), adventure, and the Warren Publications mid-1960s revival of horror comics. Even as the company chased publishing trends, its long-running flagship title was ''Cracked'', which the company published from 1958 to 1985. The company also published a number of monster-themed magazines, imitating publications like ''Fangoria (magazine), Fangoria'' and ''Famous Monsters of Filmland''. Editor Terry Bisson recalled: History ''Cracked'' ''Cracked'''s first editor was Sol Brodsky. Over the years, Bill Ward (cartoonist), Bill Ward and John Severin were regular contributors to most of the company's publications. The production man ...
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1958 In Comics
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ...
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