(November 1969)

Harvey, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-08-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics [Figurine]
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sad Sack / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Baker (signed)
Inks
George Baker (signed)
Colors
George Baker ?
Letters
George Baker; typeset
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; Muttsy
Keywords
Army
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Lull (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sad Sack
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack
Synopsis
Despite a ceasefire, there are many names on the casualty list due to Sad Sack's inattentiveness.

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

Dollar Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Boys and Girls!... Be Our Guests at Palisades Amusement Park N.J. (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

New Idea (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sad Sack
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; General Rockjaw; General Thunderbark
Synopsis
Sad Sack puts springs on his feet and General Rockjaw gets the idea that bouncing soldiers would be useful in battle because the enemy would not be able to shoot them.

Fun Is a Harvey Comic! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Nobody Pets the Pet! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sad Sack
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; Captain Softseat
Synopsis
Sad Sack's pet skunk Petunia stinks up the camp, but proves useful during war games.

Have a Ball! Free! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Post Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Saturday on ABC (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

ABC Television / advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

Stuck (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Sad Sack
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Slob Slobinski; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Synopsis
Sad Sack gets stuck in a garbage can, and people think Sarge is crazy because he keeps talking to garbage cans.

Fantastic Story (Table of Contents: 12)

Sad Sack / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Sad Sack was ready to do some underwater fishing.
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack
Synopsis
Sad Sack goes spearfishing and saves the world from atomic war.

Indexer Notes

Story includes three illustrations. At the bottom of the first page is a four panel strip advertising Casper comics and TV show and at the bottom of the second page is a four panel strip advertising Sad Sack comics.

Change (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rain! And just when I was going to give myself the day off!
Feature Logo
Sad Sack
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sad Sack; General Rockjaw; Captain Softseat
Synopsis
Two government officials try to teach the Sad Sack modern strategies in warfare, but are sent scurrying home when the General makes them believe they are under enemy attack.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

GRIT Publishing / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

New Casper Cartoon Show (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Specialty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sad Sack
  2. 1. ["If you need extra money & know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown
  3. 2. The Lull
    Sad Sack
  4. 3. Order by Mail Specials
    Dollar Bargains
  5. 4. Boys and Girls!... Be Our Guests at Palisades Amusement Park N.J.
    Palisades Amusement Park
  6. 5. New Idea
    Sad Sack
  7. 6. Fun Is a Harvey Comic!
    Harvey Comics
  8. 7. Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale!
    Harvey Comics
  9. 8. Nobody Pets the Pet!
    Sad Sack
  10. 9. Have a Ball! Free!
    Post Cereals
  11. 10. Super Saturday on ABC
    ABC Television
  12. 11. Stuck
    Sad Sack
  13. 12. Fantastic Story
    Sad Sack
  14. 13. Change
    Sad Sack
  15. 14. ["Boys 12 or older sell GRIT"]
    GRIT Publishing
  16. 15. New Casper Cartoon Show
    Harvey Films
  17. 16. Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales Club
  18. 17. Make Money Get Prizes
    American Specialty
  19. 18. ["'We're looking for people who like to draw'"]
    Famous Artists School
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