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First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. The sad sack comics series had the longest continuous run of all harvey comics produced. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. The voice blanc used was a stuttering delivery similar to porky pig. The film stars jerry lewis and peter lorre and was released by paramount pictures.

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. Comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. It is possible to read sad sack comics online directly on the sad sack comics website. A captain sends sarge to try to recruit veterans to reenlist. In 1989, when the harvey family sold off the harvey world characters to jeff montgomery, they retained the rights to sad sack for sentimental reasons. 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. Get the best deals on sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. The sad sack a comic strip and comic book character was created by sgt. These include little audrey, casper the friendly ghost, baby huey, and herman and katnip. Sad sack harvey comic book collections for sale ebay. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Private sad sack played by mel blanc made an appearance with bob hope and betty grable on the april 29, 1944 episode of g. Where can you read winx club comics online answers. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack.

Sad sack also appeared as a child in stories about little sad sack. Sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics for. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. Baker was a former disney cartoonist who created the comic strip and comic book character the sad sack, during world war ii. In addition, harvey developed such original properties as richie rich, little dot and little lotta. George baker will always be remembered with affection. Sad sack and the sarge comic books for sale online. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Luckily, harvey comics bought rights to sad sack in 1949, and launched this series. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt.

But in the movie, the sad sack s name is meredith bixby. Harvey comics sad sack comics lot of 4 circa 197273 gxf. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. Sad sack synopsis the sad sack practices his sherlock holmes correspondence course by trying to find who has been stealing hams from the mess hall. Following the war, sad sack and his creator were released into civilian life, an adjustment which ill suited the character. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Sad sack cartoon sad sack and the sarge comic books vintage comic books vintage cartoon vintage comics time cartoon cartoon art comic book characters comic character beetle bailey watch cartoons disco dreams 70s fever, disco ball, bright colors, posters. Nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george bakers perpetually luckless antihero of world war ii.

The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. 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. 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. Introducing funtastic new characters sweetie sack and sea sack along with all the usual funny friends. Shortly afterward, in 1951, sad sack rejoined the military and once again became a. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. Softseat, gabby gob and slob slobinski in the longrunning cartoon strip and comic book series sad sack. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Sad sack is a metaphorical military slang for the term sad sack of shit common in wwii. Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. 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 misfits who just didnt not seem to belong in the army.

The term perfectly describes the humiliations and absurdities of this soldiers military life. Response must be less that 100,000 characters thank you for your feedback. Harvey also licensed popular characters from newspaper comic strips, such as mutt and jeff and sad sack. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Sad sack returns home from army june 12, 1946 youtube. George baker cartoonist wwii sad sack us army 96th. Rhoads left harvey in 1977 in a dispute over pay rates and unkept promises, and the sad sack line went into decline as did harvey comics in general. Fred rhoads, who created such memorable army misfits as gen. Sad sack trips and falls in the mud, but sarge doesnt mind. Sad sack played by mel blanc made an appearance with bob hope and betty grable on the april 29, 1944 episode of g. Connections referenced in loving you 1957 see more. Altogether, sad sack probably had more ancillary titles than any other harvey character except richie rich.

Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. In the original comic, the sad sack s name is just that, private sad sack, and he was even given an uncle, a colonel named saggy sack. Get the best deals on sad sack harvey comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Unfollow sad sack comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The sad sack is a 1957 comedy film based on the harvey comics character of the same name, created by george baker. The free library website also include online copies of the sad sack comics. Sad sack comic book by harvey 292 issues, 292 covers sep 1949 to jul 1982. 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. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The character as voiced by blanc appeared in multiple other broadcasts of g.