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Sad Sack tries to court a farm girl

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack [Private Sad Sack]; Rockjaw [Brigadier General Rockjaw]; Sarge [Sergeant Circle]; Sadie [Sadie Sack]; Muttsy [Muttsy K9 Dog]; Slob [Private Slob Slobinski]; Tweeter [Private Hifi Tweeter]; Potato Sack [Sad Sack's Cousin Potato Sack]

First Line: #2 of 10 All-New Issues!

Synopsis: Using a pitchfork, a farmer stops Sad Sack from attempting to court a farm girl.

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Notes: The seven thumbnails at left plus one thumbnail in upper right of front cover (uncredited pencil and ink artwork of Fred Rhoads) and remaining cover art (Story, Pencils, Inks, Coloring, Lettering, Editing) is the uncredited work of Ken Selig.

Memo from Alan Harvey

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

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Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: biography, non-fiction

Feature(s): Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey

Character(s): Victoria Harvey; Mascot Toby

First Line: Dear friends, with the recent passing of my mother, our C.E.O. Victoria Harvey...

Synopsis: Typeset memo from Alan Harvey (President of Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.) lamenting loss of his mother Elsa Victoria [a.k.a. Vicki] Lorne Harvey (1931-04-07 to 1994-05-15) and wife of late Harvey Comics founder Alfred Harvey.

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Sad Sack in "Taking Over"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, jungle, military, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; [First] Sergeant Circle; Lieutenant Packrat; Slob Slobinski; [Brigadier] General Rockjaw; unidentified army Captain; unidentified army cook; unidentified Major General; random soldiers

First Line: R o o o o a r

Synopsis: Jungle animals invade the army base wherein cartoonist Fred Rhoads skillfully weaves speech balloons filled with double entendres as Sad Sack and a cast of familiar characters deal with monkeys, stampeding hippos, water buffaloes, rhinos, an elephant, a lion, a zebra, and a gazelle.

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Sad Sack in "New Ideas"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; [First] Sergeant Circle; [Brigadier] General Rockjaw; unnamed lieutenant; unnamed major general; two civilian circus owners; two villainous enemy spies; circus animals

First Line: I can't take this any longer!

Synopsis: In continuing saga of jungle animals invading Camp Calamity, Sad Sack tries to convince Sarge that the animals can be trained to do various enlisted jobs. Meanwhile, circus owners arrive at the army base and start asking about then demanding their escaped animals be returned just as sinister-looking enemy spies report back to their country that they have observed new U.S. Army tactics and implore their comrade to likewise start training animals to fight.

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Sad Sack and Nap Sack in "Swamped"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Nap Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Sad Sack's little brother Nap Sack; [First] Sergeant Circle; good swamp monster; evil swamp monster

First Line: I thought we were going fishing, Sack!

Synopsis: Sad Sack together with his little brother Nap Sack and Sarge go boating in a swamp just as Sarge falls asleep and has a dream or nightmare of them encountering a large frightening monster that turns out to be a nice but lonely and unloved monster. After befriending it they encounter an evil monster and the two monsters tangle with one another causing Sad Sack to bump, kick, sock Sarge.

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Sack Attack Invading Your Favorite Comics Shop Now!

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Sad Sack; Circus Sack; Potato Sack; Samson Sack; Scoop Sack; Sea Sack; Seer Sack; Silver Sack; Sir Sack; Sky Sack; Smiley Sack; Sunny Sack; Starlet Sack; Story Sack; Sunbeam Sack; Swampy Sack; Swim Sack; Sweetie Sack; Swifty Sack

First Line: Ask for them on the front line!

Synopsis: Ken Selig as editor-in-chief commissioned cartoonist Fred Rhoads to create a tongue-in-cheek one-page black-and-white advertisement for 19 new comic characters all of whom are related to Sad Sack while Alan Harvey (eldest son of Harvey Comics founder Alfred Harvey and sole heir to Sad Sack Incorporated) reiterated his claim to copyright royalties and trademarks of the same.

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Back Issues!

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

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: Alfred Harvey presents The Original Black Cat

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Sad Sack's Cousin Potato Sack and his army of spuds! in "Country Cousin"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, crime, humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Potato Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Potato Sack; Potato Sack's 11 unnamed children; Potato Sack's unnamed wife

First Line: W a - a l! Cousin Sad!

Synopsis: Cartoonist Fred Rhoads cunningly weaves veiled references to the Harvey Publications extended family and their insatiable appetite for money [potatoes] by employing sarcastic devices in a clever parody of the Harveys as a backwards southern family in competition with other comic book publishers (e.g. potato rustlers represent Archie, DC, Marvel, etc.) vying for same market.

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Sad Sack's Cousin Potato Sack and his army of spuds! in "It's Got Everything!"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Potato Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Potato Sack; Potato Sack's 11 unnamed children; Potato Sack's unnamed wife; farm animals

First Line: Oh! You grow other things on your farm besides potatoes, Cousin "Potato"?

Synopsis: In a classic parody to 'the grass is greener on the other side of the fence' Sad Sack perceives his country cousin Potato Sack's farm is rich because it's teaming with abundant produce, livestock and happy kids without realizing how much work is needed to feed them all plus invading insects that can bring ruin.

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Enter The Realm of Sad Sack in Days of Knights in "Soldiers of Yore"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, humorous, military, war

Feature(s): Knave Sack

Character(s): Knave Sack; unnamed king; unnamed medieval knights [commissioned military officers]; unnamed prisoners

First Line: You look weary from your journey, knave Sack!

Synopsis: Sad Sack is transported to medieval times as Knave Sack where he must release prisoners to save the kingdom from enemy attack because the knights are both on strike and too busy negotiating a new contract for increased fringe benefits and perks.

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Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey

Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey

First Line: Founding C.E.O. Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.

Synopsis: Professional black and white studio photograph of late Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey by William Colby published as a tribute after her passing (1994-03-15).

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In Memoriam Victoria Harvey

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, historical, non-fiction

Feature(s): Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey

First Line: The Spirit Lives On!

Synopsis: Back cover memorializes Elsa Victoria Lorne Harvey [as Victoria Harvey] with her date of birth (1931-04-07) and date of passing (1994-03-15).

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