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Issue: Sad Sack Laugh Special #48
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/08/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 27 (25 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from notation in grease pencil on comic cover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: four color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US, then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound, then saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
George Baker (signed)
George Baker (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sadie Sack; Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Muttsy; Sarge
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Miscellaneous
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To Bee or Not to Bee!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge
Sack! Slap that bee on my back!
Sack is reluctant to slap a bee on Sarge's back.
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Miscellaneous
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Golf Pro!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack
Fore! Pow!
Sack has an accident while golfing.
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The Boston Spam Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Sarge; Cookie; Slob Slobinski
In the true spirit of the Minutemen Sack and his buddies protect their patriotic rights of free choice of chow!!
Sack and the other enlisted men rebel against their Spam-heavy diet.
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Miscellaneous
5
Put Down

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack
Commanding Officer
Sack plans to tell off his captain.
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Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime gag.
Snow Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Sarge
Sack! I think it's your turn to shovel snow!!
Some confusion about whose turn it is to shovel snow.
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Miscellaneous
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Robinson Gruesome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge; Robinson Gruesome
Only Sack could find himself in the middle of such mess starting from...
Sack is assigned to a remote island outpost, where he meets a stranded old man and his bloodthirsty parrot.
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Miscellaneous
5
Man to Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sarge; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Sad Sack
Hi-Fi! Why are you goofing off? Aren't you supposed to be on work detail?
Hi-Fi objects to Sarge picking on him.
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Miscellaneous
1
Happy Guy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Okay! You asked for it!
A "SMILE" sign gets Sack in trouble.
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Miscellaneous
1
All Put Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Sarge
Put her over, Hi-Fi!
Sarge gets the worst of it when Sack and Hi-Fi play baseball.
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Miscellaneous
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The Hang Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge
Help! What are you doing down there, Sarge?
Sarge needs Sack's help.
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Miscellaneous
1
Dead Duck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Herman; Sarge
Sob! Sob! Sob! Sob!
Sack adopts a duck; meanwhile, Sarge is going duck hunting.
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Miscellaneous
5
The Meatball Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sarge; Sad Sack; Cookie
Pop! Wap! Splat! Splop!
Sack and Sarge need a replacement ball to play handball.
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Miscellaneous
2
Man on the Moon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; General Rockjaw
Sack takes to outer space to show everyone he's the greatest truck driver on the moon!!
The army is sending the first man to the moon, but Sack fouls things up.
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Miscellaneous
5
Egg Drop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack
Bloom! Bloom!
Sack goes duck hunting, but only succeeds in angering the ducks.
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Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime gag.
Hidden Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge
Aha! I've caught you!!
Sarge thinks Sack hasn't dug his foxhole.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Message

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sarge; Sad Sack
Ah! This is the life! Living outdoors like nature intended!!
In the desert, Sarge gets in trouble trying to answer Native American smoke signals.
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Miscellaneous
1
Indian Attack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge; Chief Crazy Scooter; Running Dough
Are the Indians out here friendly!?
Sack and Sarge are captured by Indians.
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Miscellaneous
5
Story continues in "The Big Gusher."
Surprise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Rhoads
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sarge; Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski
What a grouch! He's always crabbing!
Sack and Sarge take a swim to get away from Sarge.
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Miscellaneous
1
Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Rhoads
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
The General
General Rockjaw
You've been stationed in Washington 20 years now General!
The General dreams that he is sent to the front.
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The Big Gusher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge; Chief Crazy Scooter; Running Dough
You white eyes will be working the rest of your lives building us a new village!!
The Indians make Sack dig for oil, and he finds some.
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Miscellaneous
5
Story continues from "Indian Attack."
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Casper; Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Stumbo; Little Dot; Little Lotta; Spooky; Nightmare; Hot Stuff; Buzzy; Wendy; Little Audrey; Katnip; Baby Huey; Herman; Sarge; Sad Sack; Richie Rich; Bunny
1969 calendar illustrated with Harvey characters.
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Sniffer First Class!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military, nature
Muttsy
Muttsy; Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Captain Softseat (in dream); Bloodson (in dream); Cookie
You found him, Rover!
While the men watch a movie involving a bloodhound, Muttsy dreams of being a great tracker.
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Miscellaneous
5
Steady Study

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Rhoads
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typeset; ?
Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge (in dream); Slob Slobinski
The Sad Sack saw the advertisement in the newspaper he was reading.
Sack dreams that he is promoted to general, then is elected to the Senate and to the presidency.
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Miscellaneous
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Obstacle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sadie Sack
Sadie Sack; Bobo
What are you powdering all up for, Sadie?
Sadie and her boyfriend break up.
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Miscellaneous
2
The Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Rhoads
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Subject Matter
humorous
Ol' Sod Sack
Sod Sack; Captain Softseat
This is the latest ultimate weapon! Nothing can stop it!
The army gets Sod riled up when they test their new weapon near his house.
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Miscellaneous
2
Clean Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Fred Rhoads
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Sad Sack; Sarge
We call it space debris!
The job of cleaning up space debris naturally falls to Sack.
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Miscellaneous
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