Little max joe palooka space helmet harvey comics onions. 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. Upon being graduated from high school, i did various jobs such as fitting the paper bags on newly pressed clothes in a cleaning and dyeing establishment, loading and driving trucks, and finally, working as an artist in. With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre. Values of sad sack laugh special free comic book price guide. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. Interested in owning the strip and characters that is, as was the order of the day. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. George baker i was born may 22, 1915 in lowell, mass. Sad sack laugh special 1958 comic books mycomicshop. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of. Hifi knows a way to open a soda can without an opener. 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 1958 comic books 1968 mycomicshop.
Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. Sad sack harvey silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Upon being graduated from high school, i did various jobs such as fitting the paper bags on newly pressed clothes in a cleaning and dyeing establishment, loading and driving trucks, and finally, working as an artist in a commercial art house. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it. Almost every story ended with sad sack getting the short end of the stick. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during wwii. Sad sack comics lot of 10 sad sack 202, 211, 221 sad. Looney tunes 50th anniversary special 1986 duration. Unfollow sad sack comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The title was issued by harvey from winter 195859 to february 1977. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
Get the best deals on sad sack harvey silver age comics. Until you earn points all your submissions need to. Launched by harvey publications in the summer of 1949 cover date september, the sad sack lasted with various titles sad sack and the sarge, sad sack army life parade, sad sad sack world, etc. Sad sack comics comic books all regular issues are out of stock. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. During the 1950s and 1960s the series kept expanding, adding titles like sad sack and the sarge 155 issues, sad sack s funny friends 75 issues, sad sack laugh special 93 issues, sad sack army life parade 61 issues. 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. 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 comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Most every syndicate was interested when george baker was starting his successful sunday comic strip. Sad sack comics book set of three comics laugh special. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. During the 1950s and 1960s the series kept expanding, adding titles like sad sack and the sarge 155 issues, sad sacks funny friends 75 issues, sad sack laugh special 93 issues, sad sack army life parade 61 issues. Sad sack laugh special comic books for sale online. What is your sad sack laugh special comic book worth. Sad sack laugh special comic book comic january 1, 1964 by leon harvey editor see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. During this time, bakers sad sack caught the eye of alfred harvey.
Sad sack is taken hostage by criminals, just like on his favorite tv cop show. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during. See series timeline depends on key dates being set correctly key date pub. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack laugh special volume 1. Sad sack laugh special started as an 84page comic book, published quarterly later bimonthly, featuring harvey comics character sad sack. Supporting characters sarge, general rockjaw, slob. Originally drawn in pantomime by baker, the sad sack debuted june 1942 as a comic strip in the first issue of yank, the army weekly. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Sad sack comics book set of three comics laugh special sarge. Get the best deals on sad sack comic book collections when you shop the largest.
The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit. Dec 20, 20 launched by harvey publications in the summer of 1949 cover date september, the sad sack lasted with various titles sad sack and the sarge, sad sack army life parade, sad sad sack world, etc. Discussion bug reporting deletecombine pages artist showoff offtopic contests battles fanfic rpg comic book. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
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