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. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. With this plugin you can convert videos that you download in a flash. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. The sad sack is a 1957 comedy film based on the harvey comics character of the same name, created by george baker. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. Sad sack trips and falls in the mud, but sarge doesnt mind. The plugin provides multimedia functions for your download manager software. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. Sad sack the sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt.
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 and the sarge comic books all regular issues are out of stock. 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 comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. A captain sends sarge to try to recruit veterans to reenlist.
Luckily, harvey comics bought rights to sad sack in 1949, and launched this series. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. Make offer harvey comics sad sack comics lot of 4 circa 197273 gxf sad sack comic books vintage 70s on guard the flight no. The board operates independently and is not involved in setting newsroom policies or in reporting or editing articles in other sections of. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Every week, older comics aka non 0day comics are scanned for the first time. This page will be a place for posts of the newest scans of older comics.
Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. The film stars jerry lewis and peter lorre and was released by paramount pictures plot. Sad sack comics june 1954 volume 1 no 35 10 cents oldgregcomics. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out. Latest links are on the top in comment section by default. A few additional details may be found in the encyclopedia of american comics 1990, edited by ron goulart. With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre. The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Following the war, sad sack and his creator were released into civilian life, an adjustment which ill suited the character. Sad sack comic read sad sack online for free comiclatest. Non 0day comics fastest download links for rips of old.
The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Private meredith bixby lewis simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training. Sad sack comic story 2 pages report information script george baker as sgt. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Vintage 1965 sad sad sack comic book, october volume 1 number 5, collectable kennysantiques. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. 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. Shortly afterward, in 1951, sad sack rejoined the military and once again became a fan favorite. The opinion section is produced by the editorial board. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Sad sack comics was a series of comic books that were published for over 30 years from september 1949 to october 1982 with a total of 287 issues.
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