Sad Sack Comics

A short-lived but fondly remembered humor title from Super Publishing, Sad Sack Comics (1949–1950) brought the hapless, perpetually down-on-his-luck GI created by cartoonist George Baker from the pages of Yank and The Saturday Evening Post into his own three-issue comic book series. Baker, the strip's defining artist, helmed the series, translating the character's signature brand of wordless, slapstick military misfortune into the comic book format. While brief, the series stands as a notable example of a beloved wartime character finding a post-war home in the burgeoning comic book field.