Sad sack, holly of hollywood, lil dot, and winnie the waitress. Any mention of condition is solely based on opinion. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. Its definitely a dean martin part without the songs. George baker said he took from a longer phrase, of a derogatory. 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. We are keeping a close eye on developments and hope to reopen by the end of april if not sooner, circumstances permitting.
Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. The sad sack is a perfect part for lewis and i have to say that david wayne without getting in the way of the star gives a droll, but unobtrusive performance. Army and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of the world war ii era. Baker had more success with a comic book incarnation of the sack for which pantomime was abandoned. Sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. Sad sack comic read sad sack comic online in high quality. Sad sack comic book lot 14 different 1960s 1970s harvey comics vintage. Luckily, harvey comics bought rights to sad sack in 1949, and launched this series. Sad sack pulls a prank on sarge, making him think he has knocked some of sack s teeth out. The sad sack, a civilian trying to become a soldier, baker began drawing while himself serving in the u. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Sad sack laugh special started as an 84page comic book, published quarterly later bimonthly, featuring harvey comics character sad sack. Onepage tootsie roll ad, captain tootsie breaks up spy ring by bill schreiber.
Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. The artist, sergeant george baker, had been employed at disney drawing backgrounds for their animated shorts and features before joining the. Get the best deals on sad sack bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Unfollow sad sack comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Values of sad sack and the sarge free comic book price guide. 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.
Harvey, 1949 series comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Army, and it became one of the most popular cartoon characters of the world war ii era. 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. Comic book lot of 3 bronze age sad sack little audrey and the 3 mouseketeers. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. Get the best deals on sad sack golden age comics 19381955. I have a 1961 sad sack comic book in very good condition wondering what it is worth. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. 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.
Values of sad sack comics free comic book price guide. 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. The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. Later on, they bought the sad sack cast of characters from baker, and built an entire line around them. Sad sack and the sarge, sad sack army life parade, sad sad sack world, etc. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack and the sarge volume 1. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It was part of a trend at harvey, to emphasize licensed characters by 1950, they were also publishing comic book versions of joe palooka, dick tracy and blondie. The title was issued by harvey from winter 195859 to february 1977. 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. The sad sack had a readymade, builtin audience, because it was based on a popular cartoon and comicbook character. 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. Sad sack was introduced in 1941 in a singlepanel cartoon published in life magazine.
During this time, bakers sad sack caught the eye of alfred harvey. Pulitzer prizewinning editorial cartoonist steve sack has entertained and provoked readers of the star tribune since he drew his first cartoon for the newspaper in 1981. A cover gallery for the comic book sad sack and the sarge. We are not professional graders and make no claim as to the graded condition of each comic book. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. While swimming, an ape takes sad sack s clothes, causing the sarge to think sad sack has turned into an ape. Following the war, sad sack and his creator were released into civilian life, an adjustment which ill suited the character. I have a 1961 firs issue of spacemen and many comics and magezines. All orders for new and collectible comics are shipping on time, were buying comics as usual, and we are accepting consignments. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack comics comic book series, which ran 287 issues, coverdated september 1949 to october. Sad sack definition of sad sack by the free dictionary.
Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. What is your sad sack and the sarge comic book worth. The sad sack, a civilian trying to become a soldier, baker created while himself serving in the u. First edition of the first collection of sad sack cartoons. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. Sad sack laugh special is an american comic book series, published by harvey comics. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and. Before the war he had worked for disney on such films as fantasia and bambi. The goofy buck private and his hardnosed drill sergeant, sarge, head up a cast of armybased caricatures whose broad. 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. Sad sack asks the cook if his steak is medium rare. Armed forces magazine yank, then became a newspaper strip before finally getting his own harvey comic book in 1949.
Cbr takes a look at 15 that left us in tears the most. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Sad sack 19491982 274 vf may 1980 comics book in comic books bronze age 197083. As most readers know, there is no shortage of emotional moments in comics books. Harvey also published the oneshot comic the sad sack comes home in 1951. We are open and shipping orders as usual, but there will be no new comics released the week of april 1 due to a temporary halt in shipments from the distributor. 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.
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