Sad sack comics 1 harvey publications comic book realm. The world was poised to dump on him, and baker made sure it didcreating in the process one of the most popular cartoon characters of the twentieth century. Click here to start at beginning the new sad sack webcomic strip. Sad sad sack world was an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. While swimming, an ape takes sad sacks clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre.
First edition of the first collection of sad sack cartoons. The ride sarge puts sad sack to work in the camp laundry room. New listing f055 sad sack 222 harvey silver age comic book. Sad sack and the sarge comic books for sale online. Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally. Army, and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of the world war ii era.
Harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in 1951. Army, and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Trivia in the original comic, the sad sacks name is just that, private sad sack, and he was even given an uncle, a colonel named saggy sack. Sad sack laugh special is an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. The representative 2page text story featuring sad sack and the joint chiefs of staff. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Sad sack, along with beetle bailey, is the quintessential military humor strip of postwar america and one of the flagship characters in harveys publishing enterprise. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. This copy was missing the cover, it can be inserted when found.
Sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics for. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Vintage harvey collectible comic book 1962 sad sack and the sarge vol. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sacks teeth out. Sad sack harvey silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. George held out, and with good reason, his collection of cartoons from yank the army weekly, titled the sad sack and published by simon and schuster, was the best selling comic strip. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. His biography in 115 cartoons from the pages of yank magazine is a collection of world war ii era cartoons by sergeant george baker, with an introduction by sergeant marion hargrove.
Published by harvey comics 1949 1989 and by lorneharvey publications 1989 present. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Big operator sad sack borrows a large sum of money to buy gifts for his superiors. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape.
Many of sad sack s civilian adventures will be collected here for the first time. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. Sad sack was introduced in 1941 in a singlepanel cartoon published in life magazine. Heritage auctions worlds largest collectibles auctioneer. Harvey comics sad sack november 1964 volume 1 number 159. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Sad sack asks the cook if his steak is medium rare. Sad sack, along with beetle bailey, is the quintessential military humor strip of. Most every syndicate was interested when george baker was starting his successful sunday comic strip.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. The goofy buck private and his hardnosed drill sergeant, sarge, head up a cast of armybased caricatures whose broad parody of barracks life struck a familiar chord with. Values of sad sack and the sarge comics price guide. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online. Little sad sack causes chaos in the airlanes when he drifts off in a hotair balloon. The sad sack, a civilian trying to become a soldier, baker began drawing while himself serving in the u. Sad sack world comic book june 1970 volume 1 issue 26. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out. A disney cartoonist before he was inducted into the army in 1941, baker created his iconic character as an entry for a military art contest. Private meredith bixby is so out of step in the army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack and the sarge volume 1. Sad sack number 85, 1959 vintage comic books, vintage comics, comic.
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The sad sack had a readymade, builtin audience, because it was based on a popular cartoon and comicbook character. Dec 20, 20 nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george bakers perpetually luckless antihero of world war ii. The title was issued by harvey from winter 195859 to february 1977. Issues 1 october 1964 to 31 june 1971 were 68 pages. 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. She requests corporal dolan and private stan wensalawsky to help with the. The artist, sergeant george baker, had been employed at disney drawing backgrounds for their animated shorts and features before joining the.
Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. While in the comic books produced by alfred harvey, the sad sack would remain forever the soldier of misfortune, the comic strip would soon have him sporting his civvies once again. What is your sad sack and the sarge comic book worth. Lot of six silver age sad sack comic books harvey comics. Sad sack navy, gobs n gals 1 fine very fine vf 1972, harvey comics. Baker had more success with a comic book incarnation of the sack for which pantomime was abandoned. Interested in owning the strip and characters that is, as was the order of the day.
Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally getting his own harvey comic book in 1949. Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Marvel comics deadpool new comic book promo art poster. Book sad sack and the sarge fun in the army oct 1980 no 145 comics.
Sad sack laugh special started as an 84page comic book, published quarterly later bimonthly, featuring harvey comics character sad sack. 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. Sad sack laugh special comic book jul 1971 harvey comics vol 1 no 60. The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Strangers two aliens from outer space visit sad sack s base. Sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics.
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