(April 1968)

Harvey, 1957 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-01-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Hits Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics [Figurine]
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Baker (signed)
Inks
George Baker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; Sadie Sack; Muttsy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Thin Pin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis
The Sarge grows annoyed after Sad Sack continually criticizes his bowling form.

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Dollar Bargains Novelty Items / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Not So Secret Weapon! (Table of Contents: 5)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Captain Softseat; Sad Sack; General Rockjaw
Synopsis
Sad Sack accidentally picks up a secret military weapon that the Sarge was assigned to guard, and leaves his slingshot in its place.
Reprints

Hooked! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Sarge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Sarge [no stripes]
Genre
humor; military
Characters
The Sarge; Sad Sack; General Rockjaw
Synopsis
The Sarge goes fishing but hooks General Rockjaw.
Reprints

Big Shot! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Sarge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Sarge [no stripes]
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Sad Sack
Synopsis
With his nose buried in a book, Sad Sack wreaks havoc on the camp.

As You Weren't Men! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Sarge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Sarge [no stripes]
Genre
humor; military
Characters
General Rockjaw; Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; Senator Snyde; Slob Slobinsky; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Synopsis
The Sarge has nightmares about an impending visit by the Senator.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

48" Talking Monster / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fun is a Harvey Comic! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hi-Power Binoculars (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

250 Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

250 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

U.F.O. (Table of Contents: 15)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; General Rockjaw
Synopsis
Nobody believes the Sarge when he tells them about a flying saucer piloted by Martians resembling Sad Sack.
Reprints

Good Job (Table of Contents: 16)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; Captain Softseat; Lieutenant Footkiss
Synopsis
When robbers tie up Sad Sack and the Sarge in order to steal the payroll, Sad Sack is happy that they gag the Sarge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

At the bottom of the first page is a four panel strip promoting Casper comics and TV show. At the bottom of the second page is a four panel strip promoting Sad Sack comics.

Half-Shot at Sunrise! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Sarge / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Sarge [no stripes]
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; Sad Sack; Colonel Mutt; General Rockjaw; General Biggun; Lieutenant Shavetail; Captain Crabb; Major Bilge
Synopsis
The Sarge concocts a story about a fictitious sister in order to cover for his sloppy quarters. Unfortunately, everyone up the chain of command falls in love with her after seeing her picture, but she turns out to be General Biggun's daughter.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  2. 1. ["Hypnotic whirling coin"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. Thin Pin!
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  4. 3. Order by Mail Specials
    Dollar Bargains Novelty Items
  5. 4. ["110 foreign stamps..only 10 c"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  6. 5. The Not So Secret Weapon!
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  7. 6. Hooked!
    The Sarge
  8. 7. Big Shot!
    The Sarge
  9. 8. As You Weren't Men!
    The Sarge
  10. 9. ["Free! 1001 things free"]
    1001 Things You Can Get Free
  11. 10. ["48" talking monster"]
    48" Talking Monster
  12. 11. Fun is a Harvey Comic!
    Harvey Comics
  13. 12. Hi-Power Binoculars
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  14. 13. 250 Magic Tricks
    250 Magic Tricks
  15. 14. Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale!
    Harvey Comics
  16. 15. U.F.O.
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  17. 16. Good Job
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  18. 17. Half-Shot at Sunrise!
    The Sarge
  19. 18. ["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  20. 19. ["239 Stamps"]
    Zenith Stamps
  21. 20. Here's a Whole Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  22. 21. Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  23. 22. Make Money Get Prizes
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Charles Yeaman