It was resuscitated by harvey comics after the war. Creating a comic book is a much more complicated process than people expect. Baker transitioned the character into comic books and a syndicated newspaper comic strip, as well as a radio show and a movie. George baker may 22, 1915 may 7, 1975 was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular comic strip the sad sack the 1957 comedy film the sad sack starring jerry lewis was based on bakers fictional character. Whether youre into marvel or dc, discover information about your favorite characters original lore, nemesis, and alterego. Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. First twothirds of page is a brief biography of cartoonist george baker and his sad sack creation which by summer 1949 was already an immensely popular character from world war ii beginning with its first appearance in yank, the army weekly of june 17, 1942 through several printings in book form of collected wartime sad sack comic strip. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. These films rake in huge bucks at the box office, and the stars in them have padded their bank accounts and become household names. Find out about the steps the major comic book publishers go through in creating a comic book and how you can too.
Trumps sad sack sycophant allen weisselberg is a portrait. New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. The hapless and inept army private, created by george baker, first appeared in 1942 in a comic strip in the magazine yank, the army weekly. Since then, sad sack s name has transformed from a shortened bit of profanity to a general term to describe an inept person. Marvel recently announced that its bringing a fan favorite comic book character, deadpool, to the big s. Our product picks are editortested, expertapproved.
The comic book character is finally getting the story she deserves. Forum comic books comic strips fanzines nonenglish british story papers. Get the best deals on sad sack comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Mar 12, 2021 readers and book lovers science matters classwarfare newsletter. Feb 26, 2000 harvey released the first sad sack comic book in 1949.
Sad sack the newspaper strip sad sack net comics, the. Looking back, we fondly remember some of the supporting characters to sad sack. While in the comic books produced by alfred harvey, the sad sack would remain forever the soldier of misfortune, the comic strip would soon have him sporting his civvies once again. Here are four who deserve some major screen time but havent yet received it. Agent liberty may be the main villain terrorizing national city in supergirl season 4, but theres also a femme fatale who will shake up karas world. Sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Thecomicstrip sad sack net comics, the official sad sack. George baker during wwii, sad sack began his life as a comic strip character when, on june 1942, harvey comics issued the first sad sack comic book titled yank the army weekly. Mercy graves played by rhona mitra will make her first appearance in the season 4 premi. American splendor by robert pulcini and shari springer berman. Trumps sad sack sycophant allen weisselberg is a portrait in pathetic. Most every syndicate was interested when george baker was starting his successful sunday comic strip. Many comic book heroes are getting time in the spotlight.
Sad sack harvey silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. As if being a civilian was a nightmare, sack was back digging trenches, cleaning garbage pails, and peeling potatoes, only this time he was enjoying it. Heres what you should know to get started with comic book investing. You dont even have to wear a costume to get free comic books this year although its decidedly more fun if you do. Sad sack was army slang from a joke that meant inept rookie. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. Keeping up with casper and his friends casper, the friendly ghost. Trumps sad sack sycophant allen weisselberg is a portrait in. Rhoads worked with the character until the early 1980s, while also doing spinoff features like gabby gob and the sarge. But they were both about privates in the army who had to deal with other crazy military characters. If you thought that getting free stuff on halloween was only for trickortreaters, think again. That poor sad sack sarah has been stuck in the same deadend role in this company for years. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt.
The sad sack comics series had the longest continuous run of all harvey comics produced. The character proved to be so popular for servicemen and the publicatlarge, that two hardback collections were published by simon and schuster. Harvey comics also known as harvey world famous comics, harvey publications, harvey comics entertainment, harvey hits, harvey illustrated humor, and harvey picture magazines was an american comic book publisher, founded in new york city by alfred harvey in 1941, after buying out the small publisher brookwood publications. Yes, we have sad sack original art, books, comic books and comic strips. Learn about comics that are geared specifically for kids with this list of the top 18 childrens comics. This time, as in the sunday comic strip, the adventures of sad sack showed our hero as a civilian. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1. As a child, you never wondered about the bionics of the comics featuring little audrey, casper the friendly ghost, baby huey, sad sack, herman and katnip, mutt and jeff, richie rich, little dot, the black cat, stumbo the giant, and little lotta. Rhoads was one of the artists who worked on the postwar sad sack comic books, helping illustrate the characters comic woes for more than.
Some comic books dont just have science in them, but actually go so far as to teach science concepts. Sad sack comics from harvey comics league of comic geeks. Home of the world famous sad sack comic character, and all his funny friends. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. The term perfectly describes the humiliations and absurdities of this soldiers military life. The sad sack comic strip ran in newspaper syndication until 1957. Jul 12, 2020 the sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Sad sack comics is a comic book series by harvey comics. George baker, creator of sad sack cartoon, is dead the new. By the 1980s, sack was appearing in just one title. In the 1960s and into the early 70s comic books were still fighting.
During this time, bakers sad sack caught the eye of alfred harvey. The two men met, became friends and eventually drew up an agreement for harvey comics to publish a regular comic book in 1949. With power out because of a storm, general rockjaw dragoons the insolent sack as a runner. Actors who played more than one comic book character in their careers.
George baker, creator of sad sack cartoon, is dead the. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Sad sack harvey comic book collections, sad sack grade 8. Sad sack is a metaphorical military slang for the term sad sack of shit common in wwii. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The phrase has come to mean an inept person or inept soldier. In 1989, when the harvey family sold off the harvey world characters to jeff montgomery, they retained the rights to sad sack for sentimental reasons. The sack as he was referred to was an unlikely candidate for stardom.
May 09, 1975 george baker, the walt disney artist who entered the army and created the sad sack cartoon character, died wednesday of cancer in the alhambra medical center on the campus of the university of. Harvey uncertified no silver age cartoon character comics vintage comic books, vintage cartoon, vintage. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Instead it features our man engaging in such daredevil feats as. As the comic strip ran in the newspaper, george baker sold the rights of sad sack to harvey comics and the comic book version of sad sack was born, but remained under bakers mentoring. More and more people are getting into comic books and not just for fun, either. Jerry lewis starred in a movie loosely based on the cartoon characters in 1957. The 1957 comedy film the sad sack starring jerry lewis was based on bakers fictional character.
Originally a cartoon strip put together during world war ii by george baker for an army weekly, the series was popular enough to get its own comic book starting in 1949. Wendy, the good little witch wendy, the good little witch. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. George baker the main character the sad sack was never given a name, the term sad sack being not a name but an army term for. Comic books are a great way for kids to get interested and excited about reading and helps to develop. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Sad sack comic books vintage 70s on guard the flight no. Sad sack is repeatedly mangled en route, and mixes up messages for the colonel on maneuvers and the generals wife going shopping, with disastrous results. The official web site of the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture character the sad sack. The sad sack a comic strip and comic book character was created by sgt. Im a fan of science fiction and even science fiction comic books, like iron man and fantastic four, but its the rare comic book which a. Now, the story behind their glory reverberates with renewed discoveries by author mark arnold. Dec 20, 20 a few additional details may be found in the encyclopedia of american comics 1990, edited by ron goulart.
He reminded me of the comic book character, sad sack. See how your favorites stack up with links to fan sites, lists of favorites, and comparisons of enemies. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. George held out, and with good reason, his collection of cartoons from yank the army weekly, titled the sad sack and published by simon and schuster, was the best selling comic strip collection of all time. The army tests a new zap gun by shooting sack out of it.
May 01, 2014 but while raimi could get very easily bogged down in spidermans mopey, sad sack qualities a core part of the comic book character, webb wants to have lots of fun. This book has 67 pages and was uploaded by a nonny moose on february 21, 2016. A singularly inept person, as in poor george is a hopeless sad sack. Sad sack silver age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. All item images are used solely for identification purposes.
The strip soon made the transition to harvey comics in 1949 and ran for 257 issues, even enjoying several specials and spinoffs. Sad sack net comics, the official sad sack comics web site. George baker read about sad sack s creator news all the latest intelligence. Altogether, sad sack probably had more ancillary titles than any other harvey character except richie rich. Oct 09, 2019 the thing is to be daring and bold and different anything you can make that is unique coming out of the comic book space into.
George baker cartoonist wwii sad sack us army 96th infantry. In 1954, he joined harvey comics, where he became a longtime artist on sad sack comic books, based on the world war ii character created by george baker. Harvey released the first sad sack comic book in 1949. Sad sack and the sarge comic books for sale online. Jan 22, 2009 sad sack was a longrunning comic character. Hospital dayworking as a file clerk at the veterans hospital. Jailhouse rock song wikipedia he is probably best known to audiences today for his role as sad sack uncle billy in capras christmas classic its a wonderful life 1946 with james stewart. Rhoads left harvey in 1977 in a dispute over pay rates and unkept promises, and the sad sack line went into decline as did harvey comics in general. This term alludes to a cartoon character, sad sack, invented by george baker in 1942 and representing a soldier in illfitting uniform who failed at whatever he tried to do. Sad sack and company salutes americas veterans for their heroism and sacrifices on behalf of our nation and the world. Dont be such a sad sack i know youre disappointed about missing the. Sad sack by george baker a popular army cartoon wwii.
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