Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Sad sack and company remembers pearl harbor and the american heroes who perished and were wounded on that horrific day seventyeight years ago. Get the best deals on sad sack comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. I corrected this entry to show the proper name as well as added its common name. George baker cartoonist wwii sad sack us army 96th. 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. 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. Sad sack, hector the director, holly of hollywood, rumpus, and fun at the zoo.
Baker was a former disney cartoonist who created the comic strip and comic book character the sad sack, during world war ii. Feb 11, 2018 these are some sad comic strips with deep meanings. The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. The fictional comic featured the antics of a clumsy and oftentimes inept soldier of the u. The sad sack is a registered trade mark of sad sack, inc. Harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in 1951. March 18th, 2019 filed under comic strips 15 comments. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
They are both currently owned by lorneharvey publications as far as l know. 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. Fred rhoads, who created such memorable army misfits as gen. Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally getting his own harvey comic book in 1949. Sad sack comics lot of 10 sad sack 202, 211, 221 sad.
Onepage tootsie roll ad, captain tootsie catches hijackers by bill schreiber. Sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. Sad sack s army life parade 1971 is a comic book published by harvey comics. See more ideas about vintage comics, comic books and sad. Later on, they bought the sad sack cast of characters from baker, and built an entire line around them. Sad sack comics resources and useful links creator site.
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. See more ideas about comic books, vintage comics and vintage comic books. After the war, sad sack was bought to the world of comics by harvey and his adventures became lass military grade and more kid oriented. Army created an advertising campaign with the phrase. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. 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. Harvey comics, black cat and sad sack comic book plus. 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. He created the sad sack, which was a comic strip depicting a luckless soldiers misadventures in the army. Sad sacks army life parade 1971 is a comic book published by harvey comics.
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 comic read sad sack online for free comiclatest. One of the spin off series titles is actually wrong. The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. George baker will always be remembered with affection. While serving in europe during the war, gerling and his fellow soldiers enjoyed the antics of the character, which was a comic strip featured in yank magazine. The term perfectly describes the humiliations and absurdities of this soldiers military life. Immediately popular there was even a hardcover collection of the strips published before the end of the war.
This is a terrific 1961 cover by sad sack creator, george baker. 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. But in the movie, the sad sack s name is meredith bixby. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at. 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. He was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular sad sack comic strips.
Army veteran of world war ii, displays a the sad sack comic book. Softseat, gabby gob and slob slobinski in the longrunning cartoon strip and comic book series sad sack. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. 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. 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 is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. The sad sack comic strip a happy memory for world war. The sad sack comic strip a happy memory for world war ii. Sad sack fans, just send your hate mail to mikester at this. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. George baker said he took from a longer phrase, of a derogatory nature.
Nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george. So as a young mikester, i had a lot of newspaper strip reprint books. Sad sack is a metaphorical military slang for the term sad sack of shit common in wwii. The comic strip, sad sack, was often featured in yank magazine. Mar 18, 2019 sad sack fans, just send your hate mail to mikester at this domain name. The goofy buck private and his hardnosed drill sergeant, sarge, head up a cast of armybased caricatures whose broad. Dec 20, 20 nobody ever had it as bad as the sackthe sad sack, george bakers perpetually luckless antihero of world war ii.
The sad sack a comic strip and comic book character was created by sgt. This comic strip was the most popular feature of the magazine, surpassing the popularity of the pinups. 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. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly. George baker comic creator page of george baker on lambiek. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Popularized by sad sack, a cartoon character and eponymous comic strip published originally june 1942 in yank, the army weekly, a us army publication for soldiers, and later syndicated in the us 1940s and 1950s. Hd has a zerotolerance policy against illegal pornography. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
Baker had more success with a comic book incarnation of the sack for which. Click here to start at beginning of part one the new sad sack web comic strip. Unfollow sad sack comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. What is your favorite movie that is based on a comic strip not a comic book. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. Follow the misadventures of sad sack and his army buddies in the stories gunny sack, the thinking mans hat, ghost of a chance, and many others.
Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. The sad sack originated as a comic strip, drawn in pantomime, which debuted in june 1942 in the first issue of yank, the army weekly. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. There is a series of yank the army newspaper also sometimes referred to as the army magazine and the army weekly in the publications of the u. Sad sack was walking guard duty, and it was the grave yard shift. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october. The sad sack appeared in every issue of yank and eventually became a syndicated comic strip after the war ended. Even returning sack to the army in 1952 didnt help much. Warned by his horoscope that he shouldnt blow up, sarge quickly immerses a ticking package from sad sack. Also, the strip must have originated first, and not after the characters begin in some other form book, comic book, television show, etc.
Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Unfollow sad sack comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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 renewel would be in the serials section most likely as it was originally a newspaper strip, which l have not found records for yet, and l cannot find the black cat renewal. The fictional comic featured the antics of a clumsy and. George baker may 22, 1915 may 7, 1975 was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular comic strip, the sad sack the 1957 comedy film the sad sack starring jerry lewis was based on bakers fictional character. While the title on the cover is sad sad sack world the correct title as listed in the indicia is officially just sad sad sack. George baker 19151975 george baker was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular comic strip, the sad sack. Films are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the comic strip. George bakers sad sack comic strips as originally appearing in the yank magazine sad sack is the perfect personification of the armys little man, the hopeless underdog who has no stripes, no glory, no friends in the orderly room, no escape from the dread terrors of red tape and higher ranks. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt.