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Issue: Sad Sack Comics #290
Publication Date: October 1993
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Issues: #290 of 4 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagLorne-Harvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Lorne-Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/06/1993
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Publication date is both printed on page 2 and inferred from first paragraph of Alan Harvey's memo (p. 2) wishing his father Alfred Harvey (Harvey Comics founder/publisher) a happy 80th birthday.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color; color interior early issues, black & white interior later issues
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: mando paper ?
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Sad Sack

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
First Line: #1 of 10 All-New Issues!
Synopsis: While parachuting, Private Sad Sack lands on General Rockjaw's airplane; breaking off a wing.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Main front cover artwork is by Ken Selig whose secret signature (xx13) is lettered on the tail of General Rockjaw's airplane. The seven thumbnail sketches at left of front cover are Fred Rhoads' art. A facsimile of original World War Two 'Sad Sack' military cartoon strip---a black & white pantomime character named after a pejorative army term 'sad sack of s#*t' selected as the first permanent feature for Yank magazine---creator George Baker is altered to possessive form as George Baker's.
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Memo from Alan Harvey

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction
Character(s): Victoria Harvey; Mascot Toby
First Line: Dear Friends, Welcome to a landmark month here at Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.! Happy 80th Birthday Dad!!
Synopsis: Typeset memo from Alan Harvey (President of Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.) celebrating the 80th birthday of his father Alfred Harvey (Harvey Comics founder) and announcing re-introduction of both Sad Sack Comics and Black Cat Comics; including a price reduction from 2.75 USD to 1.00 USD.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Alan Harvey urges Sad Sack Comics and Black Cat Comics fans to visit their favorite comic shop to purchase copies of the former. Attempts to justify issue 290's price reduction to 1.00 USD (issues 288 & 289 were 2.75 USD full color) as a celebration of publisher Alfred Harvey's 80th birthday, however, all interior pages were switched to black & white as a cost-cutting measure despite being printed on higher quality bond paper (32lb bond/80lb text/120GSM [grams per square meter]).
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The Diamond Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Private Slob Slobinski; unidentified go-go girl; crook Roscoe; crook Manny; crook Skin; unidentified crook; police officers; doctor
First Line: Fabulous! Beautiful! Gorgeous!
Synopsis: Privates Sad Sack and Slob Slobinski unwittingly interfere with a diamond heist inside a go-go girl nightclub in a story filled with hilarious double entendre.
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Pages: 5
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Collectors Item

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Sad Sack; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; The Sarge; Sarge; Cookie; Lieutenant Packrat; two aliens
First Line: I wonder what that Sad Sack's up to today?
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets hypnotized by two aliens visiting Earth while he's on garbage duty. Believing the garbage heap is a stockpile of something important to humans, the aliens teleport Sad Sack to their UFO with samples.
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The Good Old Way!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, nature
Feature(s): Nap Sack
Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Sad Sack's kid brother Nap Sack; First Sergeant Cecil Circle; Muttsy K9 Dog, bear; fish; patrons; waitress
First Line: An old fashioned picnic in the woods! Wow! What fun! Huh, Muttsy?
Synopsis: Sad Sack, Nap Sack and the Sarge have their outdoor picnic feast thwarted by several mishaps only to learn Nap Sack cares too much for the wild fish. Sparing them, they resort to a drive-in 'picnic'.
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All in the Family

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Swifty Sack; Starlet Sack; Swinger Sack; Seer Sack; Potato Sack; Swampy Sack; Sadie Sack; Nap Sack; Ski Sack; Muttsy K9 Dog; Sweetie Sack; Sky Sack; Knave Sack; Wisecracker Parrot
First Line: You won't want to miss out on any one of these top-notch issues!
Synopsis: Upper half of centerfold (pages 18-19) introduces panoply of new characters appropriated from cartoonist Fred Rhoads without credit, then trademarks them for exclusive benefit of Lorne-Harvey Publications, Incorporated. Lower half of centerfold features publisher's promotion and preview of front covers to five future Sad Sack Comics (issues 290-294) priced at 1.00 USD each and available only via direct market at comics specialty shops.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Black & white previews of Sad Sack Comics issues 290-294 represent principal front cover artwork of long-time Harvey Publications employee and managing editor Ken Selig, however, proposed cover for issue 293 was never published. Moreover, proposed cover for issue 294 became actual cover of issue 292 which was published as a softbound 80-page book titled Sad Sack (Lorne-Harvey, 2005 Series).
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A Star is Born!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Swinger Sack
Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Sad Sack's Cousin Swinger Sack; dancing partner Bunny; TV production crew
First Line: Cousin Swinger Sack! Hi Sad!
Synopsis: Sad Sack accidentally trips his cousin Swinger Sack during a TV show take, but the producers love the outcome and he slips into the script only to mess it all up.
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Pages: 5
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What a Pad!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Swinger Sack
Character(s): Private Sad Sack; Sad Sack's Cousin Swinger Sack; gorgeous babe Candy; gorgeous babe Sandra; taxi driver; Private Slob Slobinski; Private Hifi Tweeter; random soldiers
First Line: Wow! What a pad!!
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets invited to his showbiz cousin Swinger Sack's penthouse for a party with beautiful girls Candy and Sandra, however, the party turns out to include nothing of what he was expecting.
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'Talkin' with the Animals

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military
Feature(s): Muttsy K9 Dog; Wisecraker Parrot
Character(s): Muttsy K9 Dog; Wisecracker Parrot; guard; Lieutenant Packrat; Brigadier General Rockjaw; soldier
First Line: Wake up, Muttsy! I can't sleep with all your snoring!
Synopsis: General Rockjaw mistakes Muttsy K9 Dog and Wisecracker Parrot as new secure couriers sent by Washington but their coded messages--which are actually walnuts being cracked open for food--are misinterpreted as orders to blow up Camp Calamity.
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Pages: 5
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The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc.

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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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Pages: 1
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Villains!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Alfred Harvey's Black Cat
First Line: I see a Black Cat crossing your path!
Synopsis: Superhero Black Cat swings from a rope and into action atop a green spherical background showcasing her use of judo moves against villainous opponents.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full color in-house promotion for 10th issue of Black Cat by Lorne-Harvey Publications, Inc.

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