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Issue: Sad Sad Sack #4
Publication Date: July 1965
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Issues: #4 of 46 Issues (85 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Giant Size Harvey Comics [Figurine]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Hits Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/15/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 42 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

House advertisement in this issue lists the on-sale date as April 1, 1965.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Muttsy
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Feature(s): Harvey Comics
First Line: Here are the five giant Harvey Comics now on sale!
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The Bear Facts

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sad Sack; Ol' Sod Sack
Synopsis: Sod's bear rug turns out to be alive.
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Best Dressed Woman

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Ol' Sod Sack
Synopsis: The reason Sod asks Sad to bring a sack of potatoes every time he visits is that his wife always wants new dresses.
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The Hold Out!

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Ol' Sod Sack; Cousin Cornpone
Synopsis: Sad Sack and his uncle Sod retrieve his cousin Cornpone, who took to the hills years earlier to avoid being drafted.
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Good Example

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Hi-Fi Tweeter; General Rockjaw
First Line: Sack! You get us in trouble every inspection!
Synopsis: Sad Sack outshines his colleagues.
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Big Date

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Character(s): Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Suzie
Synopsis: Hi-Fi mistakenly thinks a ventriloquist's doll is a real woman.
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Sound Effects

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter; General Rockjaw; Sarge Circle; Captain Softseat
Synopsis: When Hi-Fi tests his new stereo speakers with a tape of war sounds, military brass comes to believe the camp is under attack.
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Fouled

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: The Sarge is upset when his scheme to trip Sad Sack doesn't work.
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He Did It!

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Character(s): Captain Softseat; Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: The Sarge goes of the deep end.
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Evidence

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; Captain Softseat
Synopsis: Sad Sack's plan to get the Sarge in trouble for yelling at him backfires when the Captain yells the same thing at him.
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Inspection

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sarge Circle
Synopsis: The Sarge inspects the camp, and is annoyed that everything looks good.
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Big Break

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; two scientists
Synopsis: A meteorite hits Sad Sack and becomes lodged in his head, and scientists perform a series of tests on the stone.
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Snack

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Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: Sad Sack sneaks a midnight snack from the kitchen, but becomes concerned that he ate Sarge's fishing worms.
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Decoy

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: Sad Sack uses a decoy in order to take a nap.
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All Shook Up

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Synopsis: The Sarge enjoys startling Sad Sack to wake up every morning.
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Physical Fitness!

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): General Rockjaw; Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Hi-Fi Tweeter
Synopsis: General Rockjaw has to think creatively when he's ordered to lead the enlisted men on a fifty mile hike.
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Dull Week

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Character(s): Sarge Circle
Synopsis: When Sad Sack is on a week long furlough, the Sarge has no reason to get out of bed in the morning.
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Fixed Up

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Character(s): Sarge Circle; Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski
Synopsis: The Sarge has his stripes tattooed on his arm.
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On Guard

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Captain Softseat
Synopsis: Sad Sack imagines he is protecting the camp from an invasion of martians, not knowing that they are the talent for a stage show.
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Right Time

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: Sad Sack waits for the right time to ask the Sarge for a furlough.
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Feature(s): Harvey Comics
First Line: Here are the giant Harvey Comics now on sale!
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Disclose Notes: House advertisement for Giant Harvey Comics on sale between February 11 and April 1, 1965.
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Hero First Class

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Hi-Fi Tweeter; Private Greenhorn; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: Sad Sack finds a receptive audience for his embellished war stories.
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Happy Day

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Captain Softseat; Lieutenant Packrat; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: The enlisted men are happy when the Sarge goes on furlough.
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Day Off

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Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski
Synopsis: Sad Sack spends his day off digging in the garbage looking for a lost ring.
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Who's Responsible?

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Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Sarge Circle
Synopsis: Sad Sack burns down the camp after Sarge puts him in charge of his office for a few hours.
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New Casper Spinning Ghost Top

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Character(s): Casper
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First Line: Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly
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First Line: A is for automobiles
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Feature(s): Harvey Comics
First Line: Hi, boys and girls. Here are the funniest comics now on sale at your friendly dealer.
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Running Wild

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge Circle; Mama; Boris; Captain Softseat
Synopsis: Sad Sack and the Sarge seek shelter in an old house, but come to believe that the people living there want to eat them.
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Daily Routine

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ol' Sod Sack; Mrs. Sack
Synopsis: Sod gets angry when his wife asks him to chop some wood for the fire.
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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack; Harvey Comics
Character(s): Sad Sack
First Line: I'm loaded with work!
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Feature(s): Richie Rich; Harvey Comics
Character(s): Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly
First Line: I have a big problem - I'm making too much money -
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Seeing Things

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ol' Sod Sack; Mrs. Sack
Synopsis: Ol' Sod attributes the dancing girls he's watching to the corn squeezin's he's been drinking.
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Another Bug

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Our Spacemen
Synopsis: The rocket launch has to be aborted because a fly is trapped in the astronaut's helmet.
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The Orbit

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
First Line: What in the world does anybody want to go up there for?
Synopsis: After the first astronaut orbits the Earth, around the world rides become commercialized.
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Good Use

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Doc
Synopsis: Sad Sack tries to be less clumsy but keeps getting hit in the head.
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First Line: Grow 2 living monsters in your own room.
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Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
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First Line: 3 complete fishing outfits
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First Line: Now rainy days can be fun days!
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