Bill Peckmann &Books &Comic Art 12 Nov 2010 09:36 am
George Baker’s Sad Sack
- George Baker‘s comic strip The Sad Sack appeared regularly in the Wartime publication, Yank, The Army Weekly. I grew up reading the comic book version of this strip, many years after WWII, and I had no idea, as a kid, that the comic had such a history. I only knew that I thought it was funny and well drawn.
The strip started in Yank, and, after the war, was syndicated by The Bell Syndicate. The strip was ultimately sold to Harvey Comics in 1957, and they produced the comic books.
This collection of strips, here, in book form, shows us the evolution of the character and we can see his growth. It’s a collector’s item of a book and another gem contributed here by the inestimable Bill Peckmann from his library. Many thanks to him for the loan and the scans.
The front cover of the book
The back cover.
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The book’s short introduction.
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on 12 Nov 2010 at 9:15 pm 1.The Gee said …
I haven’t looked through the scans yet but I just wanted to state:
I do envy Bill Peckmann’s library. What you’ve shared is always really good.
There’s always something great I knew nothing about. And, after seeing it, I’m–we all are–a bit better for having seen it.
So, thanks for Bill for sharing and for you for sharing it with us (or with anyone).