STAR WARTS

STAR WARS (1977)
dir: George Lucas

(Sorry, folks. Every trailer I look for is the same one. Updated ones don't count)

I'm sure everyone in the world has seen Star Wars and knows its plot. Those who don't can press “Previous Post” twice and see MAD's summary. While you're at it, you can click just once and see all of Cracked's spoofs. Here are all the rest.

STAR WARTS
Crazy #32, December 1977
w: Paul Kupperberg
a: Alan Kupperberg

Eddie Fisher was Carrie Fisher's father.

Other magazines would wait two, three, four years to reprint material. Crazy waited ...um... five months.

When you couldn't find MAD as a kid. You'd go down the line--Cracked, Crazy, Sick, then you'd get to Trash.

A LONG, LONG, TIME FROM NOW IN A GALAXY REAL CLOSE
Trash #2, June 1978
artist unknown (or maybe they just didn't want to be associated)

Covers for Kaputt, the German version of Cracked. The second one also parodies McCloud.

STAR BORES
Sick #118, December 1977
w & a: Dave Manak

The middle panel has Woody Allen disguised as the robot from Sleeper.

Yet another comparison to Star Trek.

SUPER STARS WAR
Muppet Magazine #3
w: Dick DeBartolo
a: Frank Springer

THE NIGHT GAWKER

THE NIGHT STALKER
1974-1975 ABC

THE NIGHT GAWKER
Arrgh! #4, July 1975
w: Jack Younger
a: Jerry Grandenetti & Frank Springer

This started as a series of TV movies before becoming a series. It flopped when it first ran but gained huge cult status with the rise of home video and cable TV. Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) was an investigative reporter who found himself investigating crimes in the supernatural.

Tony Vincenzo (Simon Oakland) was his editor.

Updyke (Ron Grinnage) was a rival reporter always trying to scoop him.