Sad Sack

[Richard Kimmel]

I would guess this could be considered a homefront item? This old book, loaded with wartime cartoons from Yank Magazine, was given by a father to his son who was in the military. I don't think there's a WWII vet living who has not heard of the "Sad Sack".

[Bob Hudson]

Friday night my son and I watched the movie version of Sad Sack with Jerry Lewis. There was also a newspaper comic strip that ran through the late 1950's and the Sad Sack comic books produced into the early 80's.

 

Sad Sack is apparently a shortened version of the WWII phrase, "a sad sack of sh*t."

 

Wikipedia says Baker would only say he took his title from a “longer phrase, of a derogatory nature”.

[hirsca]

He even made the cover of YANK magazine. I also hace a comic from the 50's, but the cover is missing. Al Hirschler in Dallas.

[517th]

The Sad Sack Doll,unfortunately missing his garrison cap. Any more out there?? :thumbsup: ...........517th

[JMcCulloch]

whoa…….Richard Kimmel. There is a name I have not thought of in over a decade.