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Prevent Accidents

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Private Sad Sack; Brigadier General Rockjaw; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; WAC Sadie Sack; Muttsy K9 Dog; Private Slob Slobinski; Private Hifi Tweeter

First Line: Prevent Accidents

Synopsis: In a chain reaction, Sad Sack accidentally hits Sarge with a hammer causing him to drop a bottle on Muttsy which in turn splashes liquid onto Sadie Sack whereby she pokes General Rockjaw in the tummy with her umbrella.

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The Original Sad Sack

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Feature(s): original Sad Sack cartoons

Character(s): Man in Black; Sad Sack

First Line: If you could own only one of the 100 million Sad Sack Comics sold this should be the one!

Synopsis: Indicia page promotes The Original Sad Sack No. 1 (Lorne-Harvey, 1991 Series, Recollections Brand) and credits George Baker with creating the Sad Sack. Top third of page also promotes first two issues of The Man in Black (Lorne-Harvey, 1990 Series, Recollections Brand).

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Notes: The front cover of The Original Sad Sack No. 1 (Lorne-Harvey, 1991 Series, Recollections Brand) is a reprint of the 1st anniversary front cover issue of the US Army magazine Yank which prominently featured Sergeant George Baker's Sad Sack (Yank, the Army Weekly; v2#1; June 25, 1943; 0.05 USD).

Mummy's Boy

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Mummy Prince Das Kcas; Mark Anthony; Princess Cleopatra; Private Hifi Tweeter; First Sergeant Cecil Circle

First Line: Whew! I'm bushed! But I'd better get back to work!!

Synopsis: While on digging detail in the Egyptian desert, Sad Sack nods off from exhaustion and has an elaborate dream sequence where he digs up a mummy case in which the mummy becomes his servant.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

The Gang's All Here

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Mummies; Private Sad Sack; Private Hifi Tweeter; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; Private Slob Slobinski

First Line: Come on out, fellas! He won't hurt you!

Synopsis: While on duty in Egypt, Sad Sack daydreams that he and his fellow soldiers have awakened mummies who'll obey their every command and do all the grunt work for them until Mummy Queen Cleopatra and Mummy Prince Das Kcas (anagram of Sad Sack) reverse the spell making the soldiers their slaves.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 Series) #279 (March 1981).

Orf! Orf! Orphan

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military

Feature(s): Brigadier General Rockjaw; Muttsy K9 Dog

Character(s): Brigadier General Rockjaw; Muttsy K9 Dog; civilian couple; Private Sad Sack; pet store owner; lady pedestrians; two children; grey dog; cat; Major General McBugle

First Line: Awp! Yawp!

Synopsis: Muttsy is ordered away after twice causing General Rockjaw to trip over him. Feeling ever more rejected by everyone he comes in contact with, Muttsy finally wins approval from a man in civvies who turns out to be General Rockjaw's superior officer.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 Series) #279 (March 1981).

Smart

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ol' Sod Sack

Character(s): Ol' Sod Sack; Maw Sack; bear

First Line: Careful, Paw! That bear's awful smart!

Synopsis: A wild bear fools Ol' Sod Sack.

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Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

Don't Cry

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): WAC Sadie Sack; uncredited female soldier; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; two random male soldiers

First Line: Gosh, I hate peeling potatoes!

Synopsis: Sadie Sack complains about peeling potatoes only to peel onions after delivery of an automatic potato peeler.

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Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

Orders

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): First Sergeant Cecil Circle; Private Sad Sack

First Line: Get lost!

Synopsis: Sarge orders Sack to get lost.

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Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

Sarge Shaper!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): First Sergeant Cecil Circle; Scientist; Brigadier General Rockjaw; Private Sad Sack; Private Slob Slobinski; random soldiers

First Line: ... and I believe this pill will give anybody a good figure ...

Synopsis: The Sarge swallows a scientist's fat-reducing pill but grows much meaner after it wears off.

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Pages: 5

Lucky Shot

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): First Sergeant Cecil Circle; random soldier; Private Sad Sack; Private Slob Slobinski

First Line: Where's that Sad Sack?

Synopsis: While golfing, Sad Sack hits a hole-in-one right into Sarge's mouth.

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Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

Aunt Dyna

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): First Sergeant Cecil Circle; Aunt Dyna; Aunt Dyana; unidentified tech corporal [Technician fifth grade]; Private Slob Slobinski; random soldiers; Captain Softseat; unidentified colonel

First Line: I won't take no for an answer, Cecil! I'm coming down to see how my favorite nephew is being cared for in the army, good bye!

Synopsis: Pacifist but tough Aunt Dyna visits the base looking for her nephew Sarge as he tries to avoid her.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Story title spells First Sergeant Cecil Circle's aunt as "Aunt Dyna" but Sarge's speech balloon in panel 4 on page 30 has her name lettered, "Yipes! Aunt Dyana!"

Oops!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Private Sad Sack; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; unidentified doctor

First Line: What's wrong, Sarge?

Synopsis: Sad Sack takes Sarge to the hospital for a hurting finger but crashes the jeep en-route putting both of them in the hospital with multiple serious injuries.

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Notes: This story was also reprinted in Sad Sack (Harvey, 1949 series) #279 (March 1981).

Totally Rad Tales

Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, fantasy, romantic

Feature(s): Svengali and Trilby

Character(s): La Svengali; Svengali; Trilby O'Ferrall; Trilby

First Line: Oh--Hello there! Come over here--Closer--I have a very interesting proposition for you--

Synopsis: Full color full page publisher's comics-form promotion for Totally Rad Tales (Harvey, 1992 series) with following lettered teaser inside a bordered rectangle with light blue background, "It was the strangest partnership since Svengali and Trilby! Only in this instance, a multi-million dollar empire could come crashing down at..."

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Notes: See following for details on artist Gus Schrotter [Gustav Schrotter (28 May 1901-25 June 1971)]
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Gustav_Schrotter/Creator
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Gustav_Schrotter
See also Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated (Seaboard Publishing / Famous Authors Illustrated, 1950 series) #12, last retrieved January 21, 2021 from GCD website
https://www.comics.org/issue/230053/

Recollections

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, horror, humorous, military, mystery, science fiction, superhero

Character(s): Black Cat

First Line: Dear Recollections Reader!.. Reach for the best in full color comics available July '92

Synopsis: Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc. (Successor to Harvey World which had ceased publishing in 1982) employs pencil and ink image of the super-heroine Black Cat in middle third of page 34 to promote a variety of 1992 series re-issues (Branded Recollections) including: The Original Black Cat #1-9; Totally Rad Tales #1; The Original Sad Sack #1; Sad Sack Comics #288, #289; The Man in Black #1, #2; Vintage Comics Classics (Red Demon) #1; War Heroes #1; and War Sirens and Liberty Belles Volume 1.

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Notes: Publisher also lists instructions for ordering from their new business address:

Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.
1963 Palmer Ave.
Larchmont, NY 10538

The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc.

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

First Line: Have you heard about it?

Synopsis: Typeset black & white comics-form advertisement including coupon for free brochure about The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc. as accredited by NATTS (the National Association of Trade & Technical Schools).

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Totally Rad Tales

Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, horror, science fiction

First Line: It's uncanny! He's erasing himself from sight!

Synopsis: Full color back cover (p. 36) previewing Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.'s preview of issue titled Totally Rad Tales No. 1 (Recollections Brand)

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