A disney cartoonist before he was inducted into the army in 1941, baker created his iconic character as an entry for a military art contest. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. A cover gallery for the comic book sad sack and the sarge. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. Free comic book value and price resources comic book secrets jan 19, 2008 it walks you through finding comic book values and prices and helps you decide the best method for your situation. Sad sad sack world was an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. Click here to start at beginning the new sad sack webcomic strip. The representative 2page text story featuring sad sack and the joint chiefs of staff.
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 pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sacks teeth out. The title was issued by harvey from winter 195859 to february 1977. Sad sack was introduced in 1941 in a singlepanel cartoon published in life magazine. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. 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. Harvey comics sad sack november 1964 volume 1 number 159. Harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in 1951. Sad sack harvey silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Sad sack and the sarge in picture panic 1 pg, sad saga, free advice 1 pg, the viewers 1 pg, the sarges stripes. The sad sack is a registered trade mark of sad sack, inc. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october 1982.
Sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics. Big operator sad sack borrows a large sum of money to buy gifts for his superiors. Sad sack navy, gobs n gals 1 fine very fine vf 1972, harvey comics. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out. Sad sack and the sarge comic books for sale online. The ride sarge puts sad sack to work in the camp laundry room.
Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Dec 20, 20 nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george bakers perpetually luckless antihero of world war ii. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics.
Baker had more success with a comic book incarnation of the sack for which pantomime was abandoned. Values of sad sack and the sarge comics price guide. Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally getting his own harvey comic book in 1949. Sad sack and the sarge, sad sack army life parade, sad sad sack world, etc. Most every syndicate was interested when george baker was starting his successful sunday comic strip. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. 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. Sad sack comics 1 harvey publications comic book realm. This copy was missing the cover, it can be inserted when found. Sad sack laugh special started as an 84page comic book, published quarterly later bimonthly, featuring harvey comics character sad sack. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. Sad sack number 85, 1959 vintage comic books, vintage comics, comic.
With jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre. The sad sack, a civilian trying to become a soldier, baker began drawing while himself serving in the u. 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. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack and the sarge volume 1. 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.
Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. Strangers two aliens from outer space visit sad sacks base. What is your sad sack and the sarge comic book worth. Vintage harvey collectible comic book 1962 sad sack and the sarge vol. His biography in 115 cartoons from the pages of yank magazine is a collection of world war ii era cartoons by sergeant george baker, with an introduction by sergeant marion hargrove. Sad sack number 85, 1959 vintage comic books, funny comics, book icons.
Little sad sack causes chaos in the airlanes when he drifts off in a hotair balloon. Issues 1 october 1964 to 31 june 1971 were 68 pages. Sad sack laugh special comic book jul 1971 harvey comics vol 1 no 60. 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. Find great deals on ebay for sad sack comics and sad sack comics lot. 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. New listing f055 sad sack 222 harvey silver age comic book. Values of sad sack and the sarge free comic book price guide. Other publishers comic link the online vintage comic book. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Sad sack asks the cook if his steak is medium rare. Sad sack laugh special is an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. Unfollow sad sack comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
The sad sack had a readymade, builtin audience, because it was based on a popular cartoon and comicbook character. Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. Book sad sack and the sarge fun in the army oct 1980 no 145 comics. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in sad sack comics complimentary a, not known comic book by harvey sad sack comics laughed about his army life tribulations. Heritage auctions worlds largest collectibles auctioneer.
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. Published by harvey comics 1949 1989 and by lorneharvey publications 1989 present. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Interested in owning the strip and characters that is, as was the order of the day. Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Trivia in the original comic, the sad sacks name is just that, private sad sack, and he was even given an uncle, a colonel named saggy sack. First edition of the first collection of sad sack cartoons. Sad sack, along with beetle bailey, is the quintessential military humor strip of. Army, and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of. Sad sack harvey silver age cartoon character comics for.
Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. While swimming, an ape takes sad sacks clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Lot of six silver age sad sack comic books harvey comics. 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. She requests corporal dolan and private stan wensalawsky to help with the. Strangers two aliens from outer space visit sad sack s base. After he loses a tank, wac major shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online. Many of sad sack s civilian adventures will be collected here for the first time. Army, and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of the world war ii era. Sack and slob discourage sarge from seeing a scary movie. Values of sad sack comics free comic book price guide. But in the movie, the sad sacks name is meredith bixby.
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