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Richard Kimmel
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Nice find. I was lucky to find a copy when I first started collecting cartoonist work from WW2. Baker’s character today is overshadowed by Mauldin’s Willie and Joe, but Sad Sack was hugely popular with GI’s during the war as well. There were many cartoonists during the war, several which are almost unknown today.

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I used to buy Sad Sack comic books back in the 50's. I think Beetle Bailey came along and pretty much took over the military themed comic book category. Today, old Sad Sack is all but forgotten. Still some funny stuff. :lol:

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Oh, I definitely remember Sad Sack. I've got some of the later (1950's) comic books at home in my comic book collection. (Yes, I am a nerd. Thanks for asking.) We've got the Sad Sack comic on VD in our Venereal Disease and the US Army in WWII display at the museum right now, too. :)

 

Here's another one from WWII people don't generally remember - The Wolf. Mort Walker, the Beetle Baily cartoonist, actually said in one of the Beetle Baily collections that his character "Killer" is based on the Wolf, except that instead of wiggling his wolf ears whenever a pretty girl is near, the peaks of his garrison cap do the wiggling. :) Picked up a copy of The Wolf in hardcover a while back at an antiques shop for $5. :)

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Richard Kimmel

What is really unique about this book is that the WWII G.I. who originally owned it gave it to his son, when the son entered the service and wrote a note to him on the inside. So, it survived two military generations.

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This is a Sad Sack figure that I picked up a few years ago. He stands about about 16" tall and is made of hard plastic and I believe that he is a product of the 1950's.

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Abby K-9, is your Sad Sack comic book that is venereal disease related dedicated to that topic? Could you explain it a little bit more or even post a picture of it? I'm very curious and I look forward to your response. Thank you

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