Sad Sack Comics #243

Harvey's beloved everyman soldier is front and center in this 1975 entry in the long-running series, with George Baker's cover depicting the hapless Sad Sack caught up in the cheerful chaos of an Army Band performance. Drummers pound away, horn players blow with gusto, and figures tumble across a bright yellow background in Baker's wonderfully loose, rubbery style. It's a warm and funny snapshot of military life gone gloriously sideways — exactly the kind of gentle, good-natured comedy that kept this series "loved by millions.