A rare and interesting item, this is a compilation of sergeant george bakers the sad sack cartoons, printed in 1944, the sixth printing by simon and schuster inc. The original book was concurrently published as an armed services edition mass market. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading yank, the army weekly. To keep the sad sack abreast of developments, yank has sent me to dozens of army camps, to panama, africa and italy. Sad sack played by mel blanc made an appearance with bob hope and betty grable on the april 29, 1944 episode of g. Later a hardcover collection of bakers wartime sad sack strips was published in 1944 and the new sad sack in 1946. George baker may 22, 1915 may 7, 1975 was a cartoonist who became prominent during world war ii as the creator of the popular comic strip, the sad sack. Bbc remembering the freckleton air disaster of 1944. During this era, which lasts from about 1957 to 1960, he made six films and honed his skills as a promising director, learning a great deal from mentor frank tashlin. The sad sack 1957 jerry lewis full length comedy movie director. Sponsored by old gold cigarettes, the sad sack radio program aired in 1946 as a summer replacement series for the frank sinatra show. Book is crisp, spine is tearing away inside of cover, mainly clean, some foxing. Following the recently discovered image from australia, of the sad sack snack bar, owned by the whittle family, another souvenier image has now come to light showing the staff together with sgt joseph m.
Simon and schuster, 1944 black cloth, front board at the bottom edge has a sillouette of sad sack. The sad sack 1944 kindle edition by amy pilkington. It is a a bit worn and torn but preserved the hardcover book nicely. Freckleton air disaster 23rd august 1944 american airmen and villagers search for survivors after an usaaf b24 liberator crashed into the centre of the village of freckleton, lancashire, england. The title was a euphemistic shortening of the military slang sad sack of shit, common during world war ii. The sad sack 1944 kindle edition by pilkington, amy. Sad sack comic story 2 pages report information script george baker as sgt. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It starred herb vigran as sad sack with a cast of jim backus, sandra gould, ken. Classic adventures from the pages of yank magazine the army weekly.
Former owner name written in ink on the first blank end paper and attached book plate. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of military life. Originally drawn in pantomime by baker, the sad sack debuted june 1942 as a comic strip in the first issue of yank, the army weekly. The sad sack is an american fictional comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. George baker to depict the army life of a bewildered civilian trying to be a. The sad sack 1957 hosted on extabit, rapidgator, rapidshare, lumfile, netload, uploaded and torrent with keygen, crack and serial. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The sad sack strip, yank british edition, the army weekly, 20th february 1944, wwii replica memorabilia relating to americans yanks in the uk. George bakers sad sack comic strips as originally appearing in the yank magazine sad sack is the perfect personification of the armys little man, the hopeless underdog who has no stripes, no glory, no friends in the orderly room, no escape from the dread terrors of red tape and higher ranks.
Red covered hard boards with black cartoon on cover and black lettering on spine. And the angels sing 1944 murder, he says 1945 incendiary blonde 1945 hold that blonde 1945 the blue dahlia 1946 monsieur beaucaire 1946 the perils of pauline 1947. The sad sack comic strip a happy memory for world war. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. To ask other readers questions about the sad sack, please sign up. Ruby currell was one of only three children to survive the inferno that engulfed the classroom. The 1957 comedy film the sad sack starring jerry lewis was based on. Leteat sad girl status sad boy status new sad love whatsaap status video sad, whatsapp sad status, whatsapp sad video, whatsapp sad song, whatsapp sad status in hindi. Watch the sad sack 1957 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. The comic strip followed sad sack troubles and foibles of a misfit in military life. George baker the main character the sad sack was never given a name, the term sad sack being not a name but an army term for.
The drawing here was done by a very good friend, sergeant gregor duncan, of the european stars and stripes, a short time before he was killed in the allied advance on rome. Baker, before the war, was a mainstay at disney, working on many of their projects in late thirties. He grew appalled by the cheerful and tailored manner in which the average soldier was portrayed to the public, and embarked upon a campaign to depict soldiers in a more authentic manner, resulting in the birth of the sad sack. A disney cartoonist before he was inducted into the army in 1941, baker created his iconic character as an entry for a military art contest. Soldiers of the 90th infantry division supported by a sherman tank. The sad sack, a hapless gi, private, with whom most gis identified with. The majority of the child victims along with miss jenny hall, a teacher and local girl who had arrived at the freckleton school only the day before the accident, as well as a number of civilians killed in the sad sack snack bar, were buried in a communal grave in. Private meredith bixby lewis simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training.
The situation comedy radio show picks up with sad sack returning home to make a civilian life. After the war ended, the sad sack ran in newspaper syndication in the united states until 1957. George baker cartoonist wwii sad sack us army 96th. The comic strip here we proudly present the original george baker comic strip. A hopelessly innocent private gets himself kidnapped in morocco.
Published june 1st 1944 by ams press first published 1944. The sad sack was originally a comic strip created by sgt. The sad sack is a solid example of the first phase of lewiss solo career, before he began directing his own material. In the original comic, the sad sack s name is just that, private sad sack, and he was even given an uncle, a colonel named saggy sack. This website is dedicated to the men who fought in the area of grandmenil during the war of 19401945, with a main focus on the battle of the bulge 16 december 25 januari 1945. Watch the video for sad sack from jerry lewiss the early 60s for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. George baker sad sack net comics, the official sad sack. The film stars jerry lewis and peter lorre and was released by paramount pictures. Sad sack affair, sadzot, 6th panzer army, december 27 1944, 87th chemical mortar battalion, 509th parachute infantry battalion, 32nd armored regiment the battle of grandmenil war is a horrible human experience bob kauffman. A few additional details may be found in the encyclopedia of american comics 1990, edited by ron goulart. Cartoonists such as sergeant george baker, creator of the popular sad sack cartoon, lampooned spam.
The aircraft crashed into the holy trinity church of england school, demolishing three houses and the sad sack snack bar. Gregor was killed on the allied advance onto rome, italy. Army veteran of world war ii, displays a the sad sack comic book. But in the movie, the sad sack s name is meredith bixby. Andrea started as a sad sack and ended as a woman of integrity wochit. His biography in 115 cartoons from the pages of yank magazine. In the sad sack snack bar, which had been opened to cater for american servicemen from the airbase, 14 were killed. Freckleton disaster main page aviation archaeology.
Sad sack is an american comic strip and comic book character created by sgt. Home january 19 january 26 auction 2020 1944 the sad sack by sergeant george baker. Set in the united states army, sad sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of. The sad sack is a 1957 comedy film based on the harvey comics character of the same name, created by george baker. This short segment features mel black being taped doing a radio show with lucille ball and kay kaiser. His biography in 115 cartoons from the pages of yank magazine is a collection of world war ii era cartoons by sergeant george baker, with an introduction by sergeant marion hargrove.
A biography of a typical soldier in 115 cartoons from the pages of yank magazine. The sad sack 1957 jerry lewis full length comedy movie. Small size book that contains 115 cartoons of this great caracter, famous from being in yank magazine. Freckleton air disaster 23rd august 1944 american airmen. Whether they served in italy, france, north africa, asia, or the pacific, they had shared the danger of combat and the everpresent threat of more spam. The original book was concurrently published as an armed services edition mass market paperback. Jerry lewis, phyllis kirk, david wayne, peter lorre, gene evans, mary treen, joe mantell, george dolenz. The sad sack by sergeant george baker 1944 hardcover book. First appearing as a comic strip in yank, the army weekly by sgt. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.