There were thousands of comic books banned and burned in the america of the 1950s, but here we have what may well have been the only one treated that way by military order. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. The representative 2page text story featuring sad sack and the joint chiefs of staff. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. Sad sack and the sarge comic book no 108 august 1974. The two men met, became friends and eventually drew up an agreement for harvey comics to publish a regular comic book in 1949. The comic book price guide for great britain sad sack. This particular published edition was specially done for the military by harvey and sad sacks creator, george baker. Sad sack and the sarge comic books for sale online. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october. It was part of a trend at harvey, to emphasize licensed characters by 1950, they were also publishing comic book versions of joe palooka, dick tracy and blondie. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Sad sack was introduced in 1941 in a singlepanel cartoon published in life magazine. A cover gallery for the comic book sad sack and the sarge.
Published by harvey comics 1949 1989 and by lorneharvey publications 1989 present. Make offer sad sack comic books vintage 70s on guard the flight no. Official site for sad sack, classic harvey comic, cartoon and movie character. Pulitzer prizewinning editorial cartoonist steve sack has entertained and provoked readers of the star tribune since he drew his first cartoon for the newspaper in 1981. Collection of vintage sad sack comics story boards.
Proper timing sad sack earns a threeweek furlough the hard way. Get the best deals on sad sack comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Site features animated comics and the original sad sack comic strip. Sad sack tries to raise hurricane flags to warn ships about a hurricane. George baker may 22, 1915 may 7, 1975 was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular comic strip, the sad sack. As most readers know, there is no shortage of emotional moments in comics books. George baker said he took from a longer phrase, of a derogatory. Popularized by sad sack, a cartoon character and eponymous comic strip published originally june 1942 in yank, the army weekly, a us army publication for soldiers, and later syndicated in the us 1940s and 1950s. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack laugh special volume 1. The sad sack had a readymade, builtin audience, because it was based on a popular cartoon and comicbook character. The artist, sergeant george baker, had been employed at disney drawing backgrounds for their animated shorts and features before joining the. Harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in 1951.
During this time, bakers sad sack caught the eye of alfred harvey. George baker the main character the sad sack was never given a name, the term sad sack being not a name but an army term for. Sad sack comics lot of 10 sad sack 202, 211, 221 sad. Baker had more success with a comic book incarnation of the sack for which pantomime was abandoned. Strangers two aliens from outer space visit sad sacks base.
Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The title was issued by harvey from winter 195859 to february 1977. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. Selected issues in fn, vf or vfnm may not exist in some titles. This time, as in the sunday comic strip, the adventures of sad sack showed our hero as a civilian. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in sad sack comics complimentary a, not known comic book by harvey sad sack comics laughed about his army life tribulations. Sad sack is trapped in a concrete mixing truck with no brakes. Sad sack and the sarge, sad sack army life parade, sad sad sack world, etc. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october 1982.
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The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. Sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. The goofy buck private and his hardnosed drill sergeant, sarge, head up a cast of armybased caricatures whose broad. Sad sack is tired of the fueding between people in the army so he visits his civilian friend al. Big operator sad sack borrows a large sum of money to buy gifts for his superiors. See more ideas about sad, comic books and vintage comics. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. Sad sack laugh special is an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. The sad sack is a registered trade mark of sad sack, inc.
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