(December 1976)

Harvey, 1957 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1976-09-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Sad Sack Inc.
Brand
Harvey World
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor, vice president); Alfred Harvey (credited) (managing editor, president)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from "Wow! Harvey Comics Move Fast" feature in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle

Stranded (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Richie Rich; Hostess / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Casper the Friendly Ghost; Cub Scouts / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do it for U.S.
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Casper

Indexer Notes

Casper and the Cub Scouts urge people to vote on November 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Casper; UNICEF / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The United Nations Children's Fund brings good things all over the world.
Genre
advocacy; children

Indexer Notes

UNICEF advertisement with emblems of different Harvey Comics characters that can be cut out and worn while kids collect donations.

The Good Life (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Captain Softseat
Synopsis
Sad Sack, the Sarge and the Captain are taken prisoners by a Soviet sub, but their captors defect to America when they see the quality of life their captives enjoy.
Reprints

New Crop (Table of Contents: 5)

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
When a busload of new recruits arrives at the camp, Sad Sack scares them away by telling them to line up for the barber shop.
Reprints

Now Playing at a Theatre Near You (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Bad News Bears / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

To Be Or Not To Be (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; General Rockjaw
Synopsis
Sad Sack finds a magic lamp and wishes to switch places with the Sarge for a day. I doesn't work out well for him.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Harvey Comics; American Dental Association / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't give plaque a ghost of a chance
Genre
advocacy; children
Characters
Casper; Richie Rich; Wendy

Indexer Notes

Casper and friends remind children to brush and floss daily and to visit the dentist regularly.

Wow! Harvey Comics Move Fast! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Kids!...Tell Mom and Dad About This New Fantastic Offer! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Harvey Records / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Sad Sack; Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Richie Rich; Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Casper the Friendly Ghost; Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Big Change (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Sad Sack
Synopsis
Sad Sack and the Sarge accidentally go to the same place on their furlough, and through a series of mishaps caused by Sad Sack the Sarge spends most of his time unconscious.
Reprints

Getting Rid of Him (Table of Contents: 15)

Sad Sack and the Sarge / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; General Rockjaw
Synopsis
The Sarge tries to get rid of Sad Sack by blasting him off in a rocket, but his plan backfires.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is accompanied by three illustrations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Alfred Harvey (credited) (president)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Sad Sack; Harvey Comics / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

Brainy (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; General Rockjaw; Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Synopsis
Following a series of lucky breaks, Sad Sack gets several promotions in rapid succession.
Reprints

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

Collegeville Costumes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

GRIT Publishing / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Honor House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Official National League Centennial Rug (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Time-O-Rama / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

American Specialty / 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. Stranded
    Richie Rich; Hostess
  3. 2. ["Do it for U.S."]
    Casper the Friendly Ghost; Cub Scouts
  4. 3. ["The United Nations Children's Fund brings good things all over the world."]
    Casper; UNICEF
  5. 4. The Good Life
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  6. 5. New Crop
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  7. 6. Now Playing at a Theatre Near You
    The Bad News Bears
  8. 7. To Be Or Not To Be
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  9. 8. ["Don't give plaque a ghost of a chance"]
    Harvey Comics; American Dental Association
  10. 9. Wow! Harvey Comics Move Fast!
    Harvey Comics
  11. 10. Kids!...Tell Mom and Dad About This New Fantastic Offer!
    Harvey Records
  12. 11. ["Here's my new Sad Sack comics group!"]
    Sad Sack; Harvey Comics
  13. 12. ["Every weekend you can get my newest Richie Rich comics!"]
    Richie Rich; Harvey Comics
  14. 13. ["Here's the new Casper the Friendly Ghost comics group!"]
    Casper the Friendly Ghost; Harvey Comics
  15. 14. Big Change
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  16. 15. Getting Rid of Him
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. ["I'm loaded with work!"]
    Sad Sack; Harvey Comics
  19. 18. Brainy
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  20. 19. ["Trick of treat on Halloween as Casper or your favorite TV or comic character in a Collegville Costume"]
    Collegeville Costumes
  21. 20. ["Put yourself in the center of the action"]
    GRIT Publishing
  22. 21. ["Moneymaker - insert a blank piece of paper...turn the knob...and...out comes a real dollar bill!"]
    Honor House
  23. 22. Official National League Centennial Rug
    Time-O-Rama
  24. 23. Make Money Get Prizes
    American Specialty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Charles Yeaman