Nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george bakers perpetually luckless antihero of world war ii. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. 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 net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. Make offer sad sack comic books vintage 70s on guard the flight no. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers.
With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre. 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. Sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of. The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Most every syndicate was interested when george baker was starting his successful sunday comic strip. Little sad sack comic books all regular issues are out of stock.
Sad sack s army life parade 1971 is a comic book published by harvey comics. Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Luckily, harvey comics bought rights to sad sack in 1949, and launched this series. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Sad sack comics june 1954 volume 1 no 35 10 cents oldgregcomics. Values of sad sack and the sarge free comic book values. The sad sack was originally a comic strip created by sgt. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Bakers style of humor didnt work as well for comic books, whose main audience was younger than hed been accustomed to, and looking for less raunchy reading matter. Even returning sack to the army in 1952 didnt help much. What is your sad sack and the sarge comic book worth. As if being a civilian was a nightmare, sack was back digging trenches, cleaning garbage pails, and peeling potatoes, only this time he was enjoying it. While swimming, an ape takes sad sacks clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. The new sad sack is a book based on the sad sack comics written during the golden age.
The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. 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. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when. The situation comedy radio show picks up with sad sack returning home to make a civilian life. Following the war, sad sack and his creator were released into civilian life, an adjustment which ill suited the character. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sad sack world volume 1. Sad sack the sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character. Sad sack comics comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life.
The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Bell syndicate had been distributing reprints of the yank cartoons since 1945, and on may 5, 1946, it launched a sunday sad sack comic strip with entirely new material. Follow the misadventures of sad sack and his army buddies in the stories gunny sack. 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. Before there was beetle bailey, sad sack represented the frustrations and ironies of army life. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out.
Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Vintage 1965 sad sad sack comic book, october volume 1 number 5, collectable kennysantiques. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack and the sarge volume 1. I have checked every site i could find and they have pics of. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Vintage wwii comics about the life of a private in the army. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. 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. The comic strip followed sad sack troubles and foibles of a misfit in military life.
Shortly afterward, in 1951, sad sack rejoined the military and once again became a fan favorite. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. 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. I have been scouring the internet for almost a year not only to find this book to complete my sad sack collection but to find a pic so i know what it looks like. 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. It starred herb vigran as sad sack with a cast of jim backus, sandra gould, ken. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sacks teeth out. Later on, they bought the sad sack cast of characters from baker, and built an entire line around them.
Dec 20, 20 bell syndicate had been distributing reprints of the yank cartoons since 1945, and on may 5, 1946, it launched a sunday sad sack comic strip with entirely new material. Interested in owning the strip and characters that is, as was the order of the day. Need a pic of a sad sack comic book comics general. Unfollow sad sack comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. Sad sack asks the cook if his steak is medium rare. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. 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. 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. Sad sack was walking guard duty, and it was the grave yard shift. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Unfollow sad sack comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
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