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Issue: Sad Sack Army Life Parade #51
Publication Date: April 1974
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Issues: #51 of 57 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Giant Size Harvey Comics [Figurine]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Sad Sack, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 25 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Evelyn Johnson
Disclose Notes: Indicia reads "Sad Sack Army Life Parade" (not possessive; cover is 'Sad Sack's...").
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S., then Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: First issues were square-bound, then saddle-stitched as page count was reduced.
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Sad Sack Cutting Down Tree

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): George Baker
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Soldiers
Synopsis: Sarge alerts Sack to the fact that the huge tree he is cutting down will fall on him.
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Pages: 1
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1974 Calendar

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Harvey Characters
Character(s): Casper; Richie Rich; Little Audrey; Sad Sack; Baby Huey; several others
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: top third of page advertises Harvey Characters and their status on TV, in print, and in affiliation with UNICEF. Bottom two thirds is a calendar for 1974, with Sundays and holidays notated in red.
Harvey comics would sometimes print ads or promos on page 1.
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UNICEF Promo

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Casper; UNICEF
Character(s): Casper; children of various nationalities; Malawian Doctor
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Pages: 1
Disclose 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.
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Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This story begins on page 3 of the comic; the indicia is also on page 3.
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Happy Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob; two officers; several soldiers; Sarge; guard
Synopsis: Sarge creates a happy scene when he goes on furlough.
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Pages: 1
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Day Off

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob; unidentified soldier
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.
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Who's Responsible?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Slob; soldiers; tank drivers; firemen
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.
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Pages: 5
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Casper comic books ad

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper; Spooky; Wendy; Nightmare; Ghostly Trio; Baby Huey; Little Audrey
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: half page ad at top of page.
Reproduces eight different Casper titles on sale, including three on-sale dates.
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Sad Sack comic books ad

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): George Baker; Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Sadie Sack
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Reproduces covers for eight different Sad Sack titles on sale, including four on-sale dates.
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...Here's the new Richie Rich Comics Group!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Richie Rich
Character(s): Richie Rich
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reproduces the covers from ten different Richie Rich titles and lists the on-sale date for seven of them. Also has the Harvey Jack-in-the-box logo and ten other character logos such as Casper, Sad Sack and Little Audrey.
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The Protectors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 1
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Big Fat Mouth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Slob; various soldiers; doctor
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.
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Pages: 5
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Good Trick

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Congressman; officers; doctors; air traffic controller; Russian spies
Synopsis: In order to get him to re-enlist, the Sarge tricks Sack into believing he has been promoted to jet pilot.
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Pages: 5
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Mix-Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack and the Sarge
Character(s): Sarge; doctor; Sad Sack; Troops; Colonel; Lieutenant
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.
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Hey Kids!..Tell Mom and Dad about these hit records for you!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Baker; ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Casper, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff
Character(s): Various Harvey characters including Wendy and Sad Sack.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Small insets of 45 rpm records and sheet music starring the Harvey characters.
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Hey Kids!..Harvey Comics are ready for YOU on Thursday Friday Saturday! Sunday, too!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): George Baker; ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, military
Feature(s): Casper; Richie Rich; Sad Sack
Character(s): Casper; Richie Rich; Sad Sack
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Three on-sale dates in January, 1974 list numerous Harvey comics, including characters not illustrated such as Little Dot and Spooky.
George Baker drawing of Sad Sack with word balloon instructing readers to send postcard to Harvey Comics in NYC if their local dealers do not carry Harvey Comics.
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Running Wild

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Rhoads
Penciller(s): Joe Dennett
Inker(s): Joe Dennett
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Mama; Boris; The Captain; The Major; camp guard; movie audience
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.
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Pages: 5
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Daily Routine

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ol' Sod Sack
Character(s): Sod Sack; Mrs. Sack
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Pages: 2
Disclose 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.
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Seeing Things

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ol' Sod Sack
Character(s): Sod Sack; dancing girls; 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.
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Pages: 2
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Another Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Our Spacemen
Character(s): scientist; General; technician; astronaut
Synopsis: After 5 postponements of a space shot for various reasons, the astronaut postpones again when a fly has been trapped in his helmet.
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Pages: 1
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The Orbit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Our Spacemen
Character(s): Astronaut; two officers
Synopsis: After space orbit is proven safe to a questioning public, the orbit around earth becomes crowded with commercial rides around the world.
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Pages: 1
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Good Use

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, science and technology
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Doctor; Sad Sack; two working soldiers
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.
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Get both spending money and prizes Sell GRIT

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Grit
Character(s): photo of teenage boy GRIT salesman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: One of the ubiquitous Grit ads from the 1970's, wherein the weekly newspapers would be sent on credit to teenage boys selling door-to-door. Wikipedia has a good article on the history of the publication, which is now a monthly magazine. For years syndicated comic strips appeared within the pages of the rural-based periodical.
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Order by mail Specials

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Disclose Notes: Novelty items such as card tricks, decals and fake traffic tickets are offered by The Fun House of Newark, NJ.
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Do you need extra money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Disclose Notes: Ad for greeting and seasonal cards to be sent on approval to child or teen salesperson, no money or postage needed. The order coupon was postage metered and could be folded and mailed without envelope to Cheerful House of White Plains, NY. Featured the 'Guaranteed to consumer by Parents Magazine' seal.

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