Sad Sack Comics
#146
(October 1963)
Harvey,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-07-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics [Figurine]
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited); ? (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Sad Sack / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Slob Slobinski; Sarge; Muttsy; Sad Sack
Habit
Sad Sack / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sad Sack; Sarge; Mrs. Sack
- Synopsis
- Sack is so used to sleeping outside in the rain with his helmet on, that when he goes home to visit his mother he sleeps in the shower with a pan on his head.
- Reprints
-
in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
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The Brain
Sad Sack / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sarge; Sad Sack
- Synopsis
- After a blow to the head makes him a genius, Sack is elected President of the United States; after hitting his head again and losing his intelligence, he fails in his re-election bid and goes back to the Army.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
Force of Habit
Sad Sack / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sad Sack
- Synopsis
- When Sack gets in a car he forgets that he's not driving a tank anymore.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
In Other Words
Sad Sack / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Slob Slobinski; Sad Sack; Sarge; Colonel Lilyliver; Colonel Grunty
- Synopsis
- After Colonel Lilyliver posts a notice that any sergeant who uses harsh language to the men will be demoted, Sack secretly records Sarge abusing him. However Colonel Lilyliver is replaced by Colonel Grunty, who has very different views.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
The Sharpies
Ol' Sod Sack / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ol' Sod Sack; Louie; Frankie; Maw
- Synopsis
- Two bank robbers rent Sod's house.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
The Experiment
Sad Sack / text story / 1.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The year was 1983.
- Genre
- humor; military; science fiction
- Characters
- Sad Sack; Sarge
- Synopsis
- In 1983, Sack and Sarge are part of the crew of a rocket to Venus.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
2 page text story with illustrations spread over 2 pages (0.75 page per page)
"I have a big problem- I'm making too much money-"
Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page
Mistake
Cookie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Cookie; Captain Softseat; Lieutenant Packrat
- Synopsis
- When Cookie accidentally spills some things into a pot, it tastes better than his usual cooking.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
New Light
The Brass / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Captain Softseat; Lieutenant Packrat; Sarge
- Synopsis
- Captain Softseat, Lieutenant Packrat, and the Sarge all agree that something needs to be done about food being taken from the refrigerator during the night; then the electricity goes out, and when it comes back on it's the three of them who are stealing a snack.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
Get Away
Sad Sack / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sad Sack; Sarge
- Synopsis
- Sack accidentally dumps a sleeping Sarge into the swimming pool.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
-
Luck
Sad Sack / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Sad Sack; Sarge
- Synopsis
- Sack is happy to be laid up in the hospital.
- Reprints
- in Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series) #37 (October 1967)
- in Sad Sack Comics (Harvey, 1949 series) #238 (May 1974)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Sad Sack -
1.
Habit
Sad Sack -
2.
The Brain
Sad Sack -
3.
Force of Habit
Sad Sack -
4.
In Other Words
Sad Sack -
5.
The Sharpies
Ol' Sod Sack -
6.
The Experiment
Sad Sack -
7.
"Ha! I've got an idea!"
Mutt and Jeff -
8.
"I have a big problem- I'm making too much money-"
Richie Rich -
9.
Mistake
Cookie -
10.
New Light
The Brass -
11.
Get Away
Sad Sack -
12.
Luck
Sad Sack
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Mike Nielsen
- Evan Shad
- Daniel Thingvold
- Len Wolinsky
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