Issue Details

Issue	#37
Published	October 1967
Cover Price	0.25 USD; 0.35 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	?
Notes	Indexer's copy was missing covers. Issue is squarebound but stapled.

Cover Details

Genre	humor
Pencils	George Baker ?
Inks	George Baker ?
Notes	Indexer's copy was missing covers. Issue is squarebound but stapled.

1 page Sad Sack story "The Pot Man"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis	Sack misunderstands Sarge's directions for washing pans.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Best Foot Forward"

Characters	Sad Sack; General Rockjaw
Synopsis	The General and Sad Sack go to Mars where they discover a disturbing sign of life.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

5 page Sad Sack story "The Woodsman"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; Sgt. Sidney Trublood; Dirty Pierre; Dirty Pierre's pet beaver
Synopsis	Sad Sack is left to devise a way for his battalion to cross a river and meets Dirty Pierre. When Sad Sack befriends the pet beaver, the beaver returns the favor by building a dam to hold back the river.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Clean Job"

Characters	Sad Sack; Hifi
Synopsis	Sack borrows some shampoo and pours it in a soda pop bottle, which Sarge apparently drinks.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "The Repairman"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis	Sack finds a way to stay dry under a leaky roof.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

5 page Sad Sack story "Space Baby"

Characters	Sad Sack; [Glop Glop]; Sarge; Lost & Found officer
Synopsis	Sack finds an alien who appears to be a baby and treats it well while everyone else treats Sad Sack badly, so the alien blasts everyone else for being so nasty.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien
Pencils	Jack O'Brien
Inks	Jack O'Brien
Notes	The alien says only one phrase: Glop Glop. Artist credit from Heritage Auction Galleries.

1 page Sad Sack story "The Big Eater"

Characters	Sad Sack; mess sargeant
Synopsis	Sack complains about a too small portion, but then cannot stand to eat the larger portion he gets. He trashes the food but the cook forces him to eat it from the garbage.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page The Sarge story "Ready"

Characters	Sarge
Synopsis	Sarge readies his voice for his daily yelling.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

1 page The Sarge story "Picture"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis	Sarge cannot stand to get his picture taken because he hates to smile.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Big Game"

Characters	Sad Sack
Synopsis	Sack goes fishing and is dragged all over the lake by what appears to be a big fish, but is really no bigger than a minnow.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

5 page Sad Sack story "The Thing From The Outer Barracks"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; The Professor; Hifi; Sadie Sack; camp barber
Synopsis	The Professor tries to invent instant G.I. coffee but instead creates a hair growing formula, accidently giving Sad Sack so much hair he scares everyone in the camp.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Nightshift"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis	Sad Sack keeps napping all day so Sarge assigns him night duty.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "The Sign Man"

Characters	Sad Sack; a dog
Synopsis	Sack is painting a Beware of Dog sign but cannot finish it before the dog attacks.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

5 page Sad Sack story "Knight School"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; General Rockjaw; Hifi
Synopsis	Sack forgets to salute the general so Sarge is assigned to teach him the history of the salute, but Sack daydreams his way into more trouble.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Good Dog"

Characters	Sad Sack; Hifi; Hifi's dog; Sarge
Synopsis	Hifi's dog seems mean, but Hifi keeps him to bite Sarge.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Quiet Time"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; a lieutenant; a doctor
Synopsis	Sack has the shakes from all the noise on the artillery range, so Sarge sends him to help out the camp band as a rest, where Sack is stuck carrying the bass drum.
Genre	humor
Script	Jack O'Brien ?
Pencils	Jack O'Brien ?
Inks	Jack O'Brien ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Habit"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sad Sack's mom
Synopsis	Sack get a furlough to visit home but a leaky roof is nearly the same conditions he just left.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

Half page Dollar Bargains advertisement "Order By Mail Specials"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Dollar Bargains novelties.

Half page Casper The Friendly Ghost and Company promo (ad from the publisher) "...And Here Comes Harvey Films"

Letters	typeset
Notes	House ad for Casper The Friendly Ghost and Company TV show, listing stations it appears on.

5 page Sad Sack story "The Brain"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; an officer; a doctor; politicians
Synopsis	Sack is hit on the head by a baseball and an emergency brain operation turns him into a genius. He becomes an Brigadier General and later president before another bonk on the head turns him back to normal and he loses his reelection race.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

2 page Sad Sack story "Force of Habit"

Characters	Sad Sack; doctors
Synopsis	Sack get so used to driving a tank that he rams his car into a wall.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

5 page Sad Sack story "In Other Words"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; Slob Slobinski; Colonel Lilyliver; Colonel Grunty
Synopsis	Sack discovers that Colonel Lilyliver will demote Sargeants who verbally abuse the men, so Sack records Sarge. But when he turns in the evidence, a new Colonel who likes Sarge's style has replaced Lilyliver.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

Half page Regency Mail Order advertisement "Exclusive Fun Products By Mail!"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Regency Mail Order novelties.

Half page New Casper Cartoon Show promo (ad from the publisher) "A New Show On ABC TV"

Characters	Casper; Wendy; Spooky; Nightmare; Ghostly Trio
Notes	House ad for New Casper Cartoon Show.

1 page Harvey Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Notes

House ad for Harvey Comics, with 18 covers shown.

1 page Hi-Power Binoculars; 250 Magic Tricks story "untitled"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Two ads, for Hi-Power Binoculars and 250 Magic Tricks, from unnamed company.

1 page Giant Harvey Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Here Are the GIANT Harvey Comics Now On Sale!"

Notes

House ad for Giant Harvey Comics, with 14 covers shown.

5 page Ol' Sod Sack story "The Sharpies"

Characters	Sod Sack; Maw Sack; Louie; Frankie; sheriff; various contractors; police
Synopsis	Two bank robbers pay Sod for his house to use as a hideout, and continue to pay everyone who stops by to keep them quiet.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

1 page Sad Sack text story "The Experiment"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; a colonel
Synopsis	The Army sends an expedition to Venus and Sad Sack bumbles along, causing minor problems that lead the rest of the group to believe the weather is far worse than it is.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes 3 illustrations.

Half page Hot Stuff promo (ad from the publisher) "Hot Stuff, The Little Devil"

Notes

House ad for Hot Stuff comics. Appears at bottom of first page of "The Experiment."

Half page Richie Rich promo (ad from the publisher) "Richie Rich"

Characters	Richie Rich; Freckles
Notes	House ad for Richie Rich comics. Appears at bottom of second page of "The Experiment."

1 page Cookie story "Mistake"

Characters	Cookie; a lieutenant; a colonel
Synopsis	Cookie accidentally mixes up a tasty recipe.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

1 page The Brass story "New Light"

Characters	Sarge; a lieutenant; a colonel
Synopsis	Sarge and the brass are discussing nightly raids on a refrigerator when the lights go off, and when the lights come back on they discover the three of them are the culprits.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

2 page Sad Sack story "Get Away"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis	Sack finds his furlough papers in Sarge's desck and accidentally pushes Sarge into a swimming pool on his way out of the office, so he spends the vacation worried about returning to camp.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

1 page Sad Sack story "Luck"

Characters	Sad Sack; Sarge; a doctor
Synopsis	Sack breaks several limbs in a fall and is quite happy to spend six months in the hospital.
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Rhoads ?
Pencils	Fred Rhoads ?
Inks	Fred Rhoads ?

Half page Grit advertisement "Boys Here's A Swell Way to Make $1 to $5 Weekly"

Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for selling Grit newspapers; some type is in colors.

Half page Zenith Company advertisement "Fascinating Stamps"

Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for stamps from Zenith Company; some type is in colors.

1 page Revolutionary War Soldiers Set advertisement "204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set"

Pencils	Russ Heath ?
Inks	Russ Heath ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for Revolutionary War Soldiers Set from unnamed company.