Sad Sack Comics #119

(July 1961)

Outsmarted (Table of Contents: 1)

Sad Sack / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; soldier; officer; Sarge

Synopsis

Sad Sack misses a promotion offer because he puts cotton in his ears to avoid hearing Sarge yell at him.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

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

Goodyear Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Thanks, but no Tanks (Table of Contents: 3)

Sad Sack / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; car; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge; motor pool mechanic; tank commander

Synopsis

Without realizing it, Sad Sack twice flattens the Sarge's car with a tank.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

This is the Army? (Table of Contents: 4)

The General / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military; sports

Characters

The General; enlisted golf caddy; bowler; officer; troop of soldiers

Synopsis

The General is bored with sports on the camp and is enthused to go on a hike with the men, who are perplexed by his attitude.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

Camp Warfare (Table of Contents: 5)

Sad Sack / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military; sports

Characters

Sarge; Sad Sack; Slob; two gate M.P.'s

Synopsis

When Sarge confines Sack and Slob to the camp for two weeks as punishment, they discover how much they enjoy the recreational activities. After their restriction is over and they leave the camp, they are caught trying to sneak back by climbing the fence.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

[Meet...Hot Stuff] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hot Stuff; Stumbo the Giant / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Hi-Power Binoculars] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Harvey Comics] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Baby Huey / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free! World wide stamps...Just released! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Juke Box Bank] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Juke Box Bank / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Everyone Loves the fabulous Sad Sack and his funny friends] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The General; Sad Sack; Sad Sack and the Sarge / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Yes! Everyone loves Little Dot! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Little Dot; Richie Rich; Little Lotta / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[Hey Kids! Look for me in every Harvey comic in the top left corner!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Brass Banned (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

The General; Mrs. Rockjaw; baby; mother; farmer; guard; Senator Bluster; major general; Sad Sack; three soldiers

Synopsis

The General is inspired by the Roman orator Stentor, but over practices his delivery and loses his voice while addressing the troops in front of the congressman.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

Sarge's Problem (Table of Contents: 15)

The Sarge / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sarge; Sad Sack; Doctor

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

Indexer Notes

Three drawings illustrate the two pages of text; one of the drawings is a silhouette.

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

ABC Harvey-Toons / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

My Merry Magician / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Bad Connection (Table of Contents: 18)

Sadie Sack / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sadie Sack; Gertie; Sgt. Blast

Synopsis

Sadie and Gertie are working night-shift in Supply and the Sarge leaves early for her quarters to watch TV. When Sarge calls the supply hut and asks for a 'fuse' because her power is out and can't watch TV, Sadie thinks she said 'shoes' and brings a box of size 12 shoes to an irate Sgt. Blast.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

The Shoelace (Table of Contents: 19)

The General / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

The General; General Hall; supply sergeant; Sad Sack

Synopsis

Sad Sack is sent into town on a simple errand but forgets to use the parking brake on the jeep when he returns. The jeep rolls into a truck of explosives, catching a building on fire. General Hall then requires another errand into town.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Comics [HD] (Harvey, 1957 series) #33 (1961)

[Frontier Cabin] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[204 Revolutionary War Soldiers] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Bicycle Windshield] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Bicycle Windshield / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Record your voice at Home] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Home Voice Recorder / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)