Sad Sack Army Life Parade #51

(April 1974)

[1974 Calendar] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[UNICEF Promo] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Casper; children of various nationalities; Malawian Doctor

Indexer Notes

Harvey Comics was a sponsor of the United Nations Children's Fund. In this six-panel presentation, Casper describes the program and how to donate in person or by mail.

Hero (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Slob; Hi-Fi Tweeter; three soldiers; recruit (in flashback: Chef, Sarge)

Synopsis

Sack tries to reminisce with his WWII photo album, but everyone leaves the room before he notices. Eventually, he finds a raw recruit willing to listen.

Indexer Notes

This story begins on page 3 of the comic; the indicia is also on page 3.

[Happy Day] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Slob; two officers; several soldiers; Sarge; guard

Synopsis

Sarge creates a happy scene when he goes on furlough.

Keywords

furlough

[Day Off] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Slob

Synopsis

While he is looking for his lost ring, Sack's companions question why he is sticking his head in the trash on his day off.

Keywords

garbage; trash can

Who's Responsible? (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge; Slob

Synopsis

While Sarge is away, Sad Sack is in charge of the office and causes havoc, eventually burning down the building and winding up in the guard house.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

[Casper comic books ad] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Sad Sack comic books ad] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[...Here's the new Richie Rich Comics Group!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Protectors (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Slob; Woodsman

Synopsis

Sack derides a woodsman for chopping down a tree on Army property, then leaves in a tank, destroying numerous trees in the process, to report the woodsman.

Reprints

• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #142 (June 1963)

Big Fat Mouth (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Pencils

Fred Rhoads

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge; Slob

Synopsis

The Sarge loses his hearing due to cannon fire, and Sack begins to verbally insult him in a quest for revenge. After the doctor cures Sarge and Sack is unaware, his continued insults land him in the guard house.

Reprints

• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #142 (June 1963)

Good Trick (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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Pencils

Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; aviation; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge

Synopsis

In order to get him to re-enlist, the Sarge tricks Sack into believing he has been promoted to jet pilot.

Reprints

• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #142 (June 1963)

Mix-Up (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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Pencils

Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sarge; Sad Sack

Synopsis

The doctor gives a vitamin pill to Sarge so he can recover his mean attitude; when the pill wears off, Sarge demands that Sack locate the pills in the Doctor's absence. Receiving the wrong pill from Sack, the Sarge gets sleepy and leaves the men in a marsh while on a hike. When Sarge is discovered sleeping against a building, he winds up in the guardhouse.

Reprints

• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #142 (June 1963)

[Hey Kids!..Tell Mom and Dad about these hit records for you!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Casper; Hot Stuff the Little Devil; Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Hey Kids!..Harvey Comics are ready for YOU on Thursday Friday Saturday! Sunday, too!!] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Casper; Richie Rich; Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Running Wild (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Joe Dennett

Inks

Joe Dennett

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Letters

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Genre

humor; horror-suspense; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge; Mama; Boris; The Captain; The Major

Synopsis

Sad Sack and Sarge spend the night in a spooky house and believe the occupants want to eat them, so they bind them and flee back to the camp. In the meantime, two officers are looking for the non-coms and look at the ominous mansion, discovering and freeing the two residents. Meanwhile, Sack and Sarge try and get their minds off the frightening experience by going to the base movie theater and seeing a monster movie.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

Daily Routine (Table of Contents: 17)

Ol' Sod Sack / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Fred Rhoads

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Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Sod Sack; Mrs. Sack

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

Indexer Notes

Three total Fred Rhoads illustrations between both pages.
At the bottom of page 1, a three-panel strip by George Baker advertising four different Sad Sack titles.
At the bottom of page 2, a four panel Richie Rich strip advertising Richie Rich Comics. A simplified version of the cover of Richie Rich #1 appears in panel 4.

Seeing Things (Table of Contents: 18)

Ol' Sod Sack / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor

Characters

Sod Sack; Mrs. Sack

Synopsis

Sod awakens from a drunken stupor at his moonshine still and sees dancing girls rehearsing, which he takes to be an illusion. As the girls return to their tour bus and his wife arrives and tells him to stop looking at the girls, Sod thinks Mrs. Sack is seeing the same illusion and chases her in anger for drinking the moonshine which he has forbid her.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

Another Bug (Table of Contents: 19)

Our Spacemen / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor

Synopsis

After 5 postponements of a space shot for various reasons, the astronaut postpones again when a fly has been trapped in his helmet.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

The Orbit (Table of Contents: 20)

Our Spacemen / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

adventure; humor

Synopsis

After space orbit is proven safe to a questioning public, the orbit around Earth becomes crowded with commercial rides around the world.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

Good Use (Table of Contents: 21)

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

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Fred Rhoads

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Genre

humor; medical; military

Characters

Sad Sack

Synopsis

The doctor tells Sack to think more to reduce clumsiness; when he later encounters workmen, he is struck in the head with a pipe and a brick. After Sad Sack develops a painful bump, the doctor asks if he has been using his head.

Reprints

• from Sad Sad Sack (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (July 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #138 (February 1963)

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[Order by mail Specials] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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[Do you need extra money?] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)