By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Turns out russ created the two most famous comic book toy soldier ads and they are probably among the most widely remembered and most reprinted ads ever seen in comic books of the era. Dec 14, 2012 and while the cartoon book was printed long after the 1842s the adventures of obadiah oldbuck or the 1897 collection of the yellow kid in mcfaddens flats, the cpis comic predates famous funnies, the first credited comic book in america, by fifteen years. The company has been family owned and managed for over 50 years and we always pride ourselves in keeping abreast with the latest technology and design trends. Original 1960s comic, children version based on the wwii george baker comic strip in army life.
It will be based on the security forces, military and police, in the near future in the middle east and is being produced by us special operations command at fort bragg in north carolina. Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad. Telling fictional stories of the united states army, it was a sister title of the other charlton war comics fightin air force, fightin marines, and fightin navy. Sad sack takes another soldier to get an aspirin for his headache, then writes a book called i saved my buddy, which is made into a movie. Values of sad sacks army life free comic book values. Make offer sad sack comic books vintage 70s on guard the flight no.
Bakers style of humor didnt work as well for comic books, whose main audience was younger than hed been accustomed to, and looking for less raunchy reading matter. Sad sacks army life comic books all regular issues are out of stock. The navy did a graphic novel that dealt with the role of medics and corpsman in the docs. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Follow the misadventures of sad sack and his army buddies in the stories. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Setting in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, private that experiences some of the absurdities and humiliations of. Lot of six silver age sad sack comic books harvey comics.
Sad sack army life parade harvey, 19631976 1971 harvey features syndicate and george baker. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Comic book, sad sack around the world number 1, harvey comic, vintage comic, army life, world travel, first issue, collectible, 1970s thebountifulship 4. Sad sacks oldest police and army supply store in the. Vintage 1963 charlton comics fightin army 51 comic book. This book is an examination of american army legal proceedings that resulted from a series of moments when soldiers in a war zone crossed a line between performing their legitimate functions and committing crimes against civilians, or atrocities. Almost every story ended with sad sack getting the short end of the stick. Fightin army was a bimonthly war comic published by charlton comics from 19561984 though it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 to the end of its run. Get the best deals on charlton silver age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at. That days destruction and devastation did not condemn this country to a future filled with fear. Bbc news middle east us army to produce mideast comic.
Harvey comics published original sad sack stories in the sad sack. Each artboard has 1961 or 1962 penciled date at top margin. Sad sack and the sarge comic book no 108 august 1974. Ernie colon and sid jacobson did a comic for military onesource on the readjustment to life in the states and on ptsd, entitled coming home. Even returning sack to the army in 1952 didnt help much. The sarge loses his hearing due to cannon fire, and sack begins to verbally insult him in a quest for revenge. Are there any comic book heroes dc or marvel preferably. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Popular military life books meet your next favorite book. Harvey comics sad sack comic book army life today no. All of the civilian strips were involved in promoting the war effort because we had an enemy that had to be. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. In order to get him to reenlist, the sarge tricks sack into believing he has been promoted to jet pilot.
Sad sack silver age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. A metahuman from a nonaligned dc universe continuum, who gained his powers from a radiation accident while he was a sailor exposed to radioactive water he later gains superhuman abilities which make him appear to be as powerful as postcrisis superman, replete with flight, superstrength, nearinvulnerability, supersenses and energy projection from his eyes. Follow the misadventures of sad sack and his army buddies in the stories gunny sack. Sad sack and the sarge comic book no 108 august 1974 on.
No, this loss, as profound as it was, did not break the soul of this nation. The official authorized website for the classic harvey comics, cartoon, and motion picture. During the 1950s and 1960s the series kept expanding, adding titles like sad sack and the sarge 155 issues, sad sack s funny friends 75 issues, sad sack laugh special 93 issues, sad sack army life parade 61 issues. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sacks army life volume 1.
The sad sack, first edition abebooks shop for books. You are bidding on a huge lot of 29 vintage sad sack s comics from the 1960s. We spoke to russ directly on 1804 to talk about his classic comic book ads. Sad sacks army life parade 1963 comic book price guide. The comics were created through a defense department program, america supports you, where companies come together with the department of defense to support the u. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. Sad sack and the sarge comic book he who gets kicked, 106. Get the best deals on sad sack harvey silver age comics. Sad sacks army life parade 1971 is a comic book published by harvey comics. Sad sacks army life 19631976 46 vgf june 1973 comics. A sad sack is military slang for a pathetically inept soldier that constantly screws up despite the best intentions.
See more ideas about comics, comic books and comic covers. It was by common consent that we were in the war, and no daily strip dared make an antiwar remark. Visit my store to see more interesting and unique comic s like this one. Initially a civilian in the book, the sack reenlisted in the spring of 1951, and his return to army life made the comic book, aimed at a teenage audience not at servicemen, a bestseller during the korean war and after even though baker no longer drew the feature except, it sez here, for covers. Sad sacks army life 1963 1976 46 vgf june 1973 comics book in comic books bronze age 197083. Get the best deals on sad sack comic book collections when you shop the. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Sad sack army life today view pictures of their covers. Sarge and the captain try to get sack out of their hair by having him help cookie, but the plan backfires. Aug 9, 2015 this board is about war and military comics and other related objects. Sad sack harvey silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. What is your sad sack s army life comic book worth.
Published by harvey comics 1949 1989 and by lorneharvey publications 1989 present. 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. The free to read americas army comic series from idw is based on the popular firstpersonshooter video game of the. Mar 31, 2005 the comic is to be a collaborative effort with the us army, which says it has already done initial character and plot development. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when. A story of modern war by mark bowden, dear aaron by mariana zapata, the enemy by le. The new sad sack is a book based on the sad sack comics written during the golden age. Sad sack harvey comic book collections for sale ebay. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack s army life volume 1. This giantsized, squarebound issue is loaded with fun material. The officious captain mainwaring arthur lowe, a banker pressed into service in the guard, finds himself saddled with a platoon of aging pensioners. See more ideas about war comics, comic books and comics. The new avengers comic book series was a joint publication and venture by marvel comics and the army air force exchange service.
Some of my comic s are discounted 50% or more so if you find a comic like. Each is boldly signed by creator george baker at bottom of image area. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. Later on, they bought the sad sack cast of characters from baker, and built an entire line around them. Mystery box comic book grab bags 1 comics including chances of rare varients. That description crystallizes the essence of the sad sack strip, created by george baker in 1942 at the beginning of u. Set in theunited states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Sad sack s army life comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Find the value of the harvey comic sad sack comics volume 1.
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