First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of. 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.
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 opinion section is produced by the editorial board. Vintage 1965 sad sad sack comic book, october volume 1 number 5, collectable kennysantiques. Sad sack and the sarge comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Shortly afterward, in 1951, sad sack rejoined the military and once again became a fan favorite. A few additional details may be found in the encyclopedia of american comics 1990, edited by ron goulart. Private meredith bixby lewis simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training.
Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. 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. Luckily, harvey comics bought rights to sad sack in 1949, and launched this series.
This page will be a place for posts of the newest scans of older comics. The sad sack comic strip made its debut in yank, the army weeklya magazine published by the united states military during world war iiwith its first issue on june 17, 1942, according to an article found on the u. 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 is an american 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 military life. Every week, older comics aka non 0day comics are scanned for the first time. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. A captain sends sarge to try to recruit veterans to reenlist. The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape.
Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private. The sad sack is a 1957 comedy film based on the harvey comics character of the same name, created by george baker. With this plugin you can convert videos that you download in a flash. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly.
Non 0day comics fastest download links for rips of old. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. 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. The plugin provides multimedia functions for your download manager software. Sad sack comic story 2 pages report information script george baker as sgt.
Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. The board operates independently and is not involved in setting newsroom policies or in reporting or editing articles in other sections of. Sad sack comic read sad sack online for free comiclatest. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. Sad sack the sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Video conversion plugin is an addon for the famous free download manager application. 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.
Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out. With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre. The sad sack a comic strip and comic book character was created by sgt. Latest links are on the top in comment section by default. 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. Following the war, sad sack and his creator were released into civilian life, an adjustment which ill suited the character. Sad sack asks the cook if his steak is medium rare. Sad sack trips and falls in the mud, but sarge doesnt mind. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. 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.
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