(August 1977)

Harvey, 1957 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1977-05-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Sad Sack Inc.
Brand
Harvey World
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

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)

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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; nurse

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

Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win a Sears Free-Spirit Bike (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Cereals; Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wow! Harvey Comics Move Fast! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Pow-Powed (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
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Colors
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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; General Rockjaw; General Fink
Synopsis
Sad Sack invents a device that makes people say out loud what they're thinking and proceeds to use it on the Sarge.
Reprints

Sounds (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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Inks
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Colors
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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis
Sad Sack takes a nap while waiting for the Sarge.
Reprints

The Friendly Ghost Casper Helps the Friendly Dentists (Table of Contents: 6)

American Dental Association Information; Casper; Richie Rich; Wendy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Casper and friends remind children to brush and floss daily and to visit the dentist every six months.

Rock It To Me (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Captain Softseat
Synopsis
Goofball antics of Sad Sack and the Sarge inadvertently win a war maneuver.
Reprints

Casper The Friendly Cub Scout Invites You to Be a Cub Scout (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Casper; Cub Scouts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look at these Great Awards from the Greatest Organizations! (Table of Contents: 9)

Harvey Comics; American Dental Association / photo story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh...I'm blushing
Characters
Casper

Indexer Notes

Reproductions of various awards given to Harvey Comics for their support of UNICEF and scouting organizations.

Scouting/USA (Table of Contents: 10)

Casper the Friendly Ghost; Boy Scouts of America / photo story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow, we really enjoy working with the Cub Scouts Webelos and Scouts.
Characters
Casper; Richie Rich

Indexer Notes

Photos of Adam Harvey dressed as Casper and Paul Ventimiglia dressed as Richie Rich attending various Boy Scout events.

Super Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Move It Around (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; moon people
Synopsis
Sad Sack falls asleep in an experimental device and gets shot to the moon, and moon people blast him back to Earth.
Reprints

To Each His Own (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
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Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sarge Circle; Sad Sack
Synopsis
The Sarge takes his men on a desert survival training mission.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is accompanied by three illustrations. Also, 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.

Try Harder (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
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Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis
The more Sad Sack does to get promoted, the more things go wrong for the Sarge.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing Air Breathing Crazy Crabs (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Crazy Crabs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / 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. ["Hostess brings you 2 delicious all-star snacks"]
    Hostess
  3. 2. Win a Sears Free-Spirit Bike
    Kellogg's Cereals; Sears Free Spirit Bicycle
  4. 3. Wow! Harvey Comics Move Fast!
    Harvey Comics
  5. 4. Pow-Powed
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  6. 5. Sounds
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  7. 6. The Friendly Ghost Casper Helps the Friendly Dentists
    American Dental Association Information; Casper; Richie Rich; Wendy
  8. 7. Rock It To Me
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  9. 8. Casper The Friendly Cub Scout Invites You to Be a Cub Scout
    Casper; Cub Scouts
  10. 9. Look at these Great Awards from the Greatest Organizations!
    Harvey Comics; American Dental Association
  11. 10. Scouting/USA
    Casper the Friendly Ghost; Boy Scouts of America
  12. 11. Super Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  13. 12. Move It Around
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  14. 13. To Each His Own
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  15. 14. Try Harder
    Sad Sack and the Sarge
  16. 15. ["Look, friends!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  17. 16. Amazing Air Breathing Crazy Crabs
    Crazy Crabs
  18. 17. ["Moneymaker - insert a blank piece of paper...turn the knob...and out comes a real dollar bill!"]
    Honor House Products
  19. 18. ["Join the Youth Opportunity Sales Club!"]
    Youth Opportunity Sales Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Charles Yeaman