Sad Sack Comics #120

(August 1961)

Well Done (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

officer; two soldiers; Sarge; Sad Sack

Synopsis

An officer orders two soldiers to take a green rug outside to give it some sun, while Sack received orders from the Sarge to pick a job to do; he cuts the rug thinking it is the lawn.

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

Getting Even (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; medical; military

Characters

Sad Sack; The Doctor; Sarge.

Synopsis

Under orders from the Doc to relax, Sack incurs the Sarge's ire and they engage in ongoing brutality toward each other.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

Special Order (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sarge

Synopsis

Under orders from Sarge to stay on his feet, the Sack falls asleep while keeping his feet on the ground.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

Dreamer (Table of Contents: 5)

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; Sarge; two soldiers

Synopsis

The Sack dreams he is in peril on the edge of a cliff and realizes it is true upon waking.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)

New Theory (Table of Contents: 6)

Hi-Fi Tweeter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; American soldiers; German soldiers; farmer's wife; African explorer; African tribesmen; assembly-line workers; supervisor; rock and roll band; villagers; polka band; bagpipe band; vast crowd

Synopsis

Using hip lingo, Tweeter explains to Sack at length how music can save the world. In the interim, Sad Sack falls asleep.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

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ABC Saturday Cartoons; Casper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

[You'll love the Radio Line] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Radio Flyer / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Harvey comics themed Saalfield books and toys] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Saalfield Books and Toys / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Meet...Hot Stuff] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[Everyone Loves the fabulous Sad Sack and his funny friends] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Innocent Bystander (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; two sergeants; two motorists; policeman; lady in window; judge; bailiff

Synopsis

Sack nears a breakdown being in the tank all day, so he is issued a 7 day pass. While in town relaxing, he observes a car crash. When the policeman arrives, Sack is able to clarify the story, but the motorists dispute him and claim he was the cause of the accident. As Sack is being arrested, a lady comes to his rescue and says he told the truth. Now Sack must appear as a witness in traffic court, but in his eagerness to exact revenge on the lying motorists, he yells at the judge and receives 7 days in jail. Meantime, the motorists resolve their differences as they pass the imprisoned Sad Sack.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

Status Seeker (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Fred Rhoads

Pencils

Fred Rhoads

Inks

Fred Rhoads

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sad Sack; Sharpie O'Toole; the colonel; the lieutenant; Sarge; Captain Rainwater

Synopsis

When Sad Sack takes bad advice from Sharpie, he loses a chance at a promotion.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

The Improviser (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

Sadie Sack; Gertie

Synopsis

When Gertie catches cold and there is no thermometer to take her temperature, Sadie dismounts an outdoor thermometer from the barracks and forces it into Gertie's mouth.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

Good Example (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Paul McCarthy

Pencils

Paul McCarthy

Inks

Paul McCarthy

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; military

Characters

enlisted men; The General; Professor Zaboo; Sad Sack; policeman

Synopsis

When fighting among the men becomes epidemic, the General invites a professor who professes peace to give a talk in the auditorium. The General is humiliated as the professor is arrested for wife beating at the introduction of the lecture.

Reprints

• in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #20 (April 1964)
• in Sad Sack Army Life Parade (Harvey, 1963 series) #57 (April 1975)

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

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