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Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) · The Collector

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Harvey
Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958)

Sad Sack Laugh Special

Harvey · 1958–1977

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 93
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover price: 25¢–30¢
Editions: 169

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

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Issues

93 issues · 169 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #1 cover

#1

Oct 1958 · 2 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #2 cover

#2

Apr 1959 · 2 editions

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 12418
Metron series 6531

Catalog data from Metron and the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #3 cover

#3

Jul 1959 · 2 editions

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#4

Apr 1960 · 2 editions

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#5

Jul 1960 · 2 editions

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#6

Oct 1960 · 2 editions

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#7

Jan 1961 · 2 editions

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#8

Apr 1961 · 2 editions

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#9

Jul 1961 · 2 editions

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#10

Oct 1961 · 2 editions

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#11

Jan 1962 · 2 editions

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#12

Apr 1962 · 2 editions

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#13

Jul 1962 · 2 editions

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#14

Oct 1962 · 2 editions

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#15

Jan 1963 · 2 editions

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#16

Apr 1963 · 2 editions

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#17

Jul 1963 · 2 editions

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#18

Oct 1963 · 2 editions

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#19

Jan 1964 · 2 editions

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#20

Apr 1964 · 2 editions

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#21

Jul 1964 · 2 editions

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#22

Sep 1964 · 2 editions

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#23

Dec 1964 · 2 editions

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#24

Mar 1965 · 2 editions

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#25

Jun 1965 · 2 editions

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#26

Sep 1965 · 2 editions

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#27

Dec 1965 · 2 editions

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#28

Mar 1966 · 2 editions

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#29

Jun 1966 · 2 editions

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#30

Jul 1966 · 2 editions

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#31

Aug 1966 · 2 editions

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#32

Oct 1966 · 2 editions

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#33

Dec 1966 · 2 editions

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#34

Feb 1967 · 2 editions

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#35

Apr 1967 · 2 editions

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#36

Jun 1967 · 2 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #37 cover

#37

Oct 1967 · 2 editions

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#38

Nov 1967 · 2 editions

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#39

Feb 1968 · 2 editions

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#40

Apr 1968 · 2 editions

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#41

Jun 1968 · 2 editions

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#42

Aug 1968 · 2 editions

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#43

Oct 1968 · 2 editions

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#44

Dec 1968 · 2 editions

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#45

Feb 1969 · 2 editions

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#46

Apr 1969 · 2 editions

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#47

May 1969 · 2 editions

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#48

Jul 1969 · 2 editions

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#49

Sep 1969 · 2 editions

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#50

Nov 1969 · 2 editions

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#51

Jan 1970 · 2 editions

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#52

Mar 1970 · 2 editions

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#53

May 1970 · 2 editions

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#54

Jul 1970 · 2 editions

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#55

Sep 1970 · 2 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #56 cover

#56

Nov 1970 · 2 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #57 cover

#57

Jan 1971 · 2 editions

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#58

Mar 1971 · 2 editions

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#59

May 1971 · 2 editions

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#60

Jul 1971 · 2 editions

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#61

Sep 1971 · 2 editions

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#62

Nov 1971 · 2 editions

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#63

Jan 1972 · 2 editions

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#64

Mar 1972 · 2 editions

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#65

May 1972 · 2 editions

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#66

Jul 1972 · 2 editions

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#67

Sep 1972 · 2 editions

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#68

Nov 1972 · 2 editions

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#69

Jan 1973 · 2 editions

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#70

Mar 1973 · 2 editions

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#71

May 1973 · 2 editions

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#72

Jul 1973 · 2 editions

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#73

Sep 1973 · 2 editions

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#74

Nov 1973 · 2 editions

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#75

Jan 1974 · 2 editions

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#76

Mar 1974 · 2 editions

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #77 cover

#77

May 1974

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#78

Jul 1974

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#79

Sep 1974

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#80

Nov 1974

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#81

Jan 1975

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#82

Mar 1975

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#83

Jun 1975

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#84

Aug 1975

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#85

Oct 1975

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#86

Dec 1975

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#87

Feb 1976

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #88 cover

#88

Apr 1976

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#89

Jun 1976

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #90 cover

#90

Aug 1976

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#91

Oct 1976

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #92 cover

#92

Dec 1976

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) #93 cover

#93

Feb 1977

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

7 people credited

Writers

Fred Rhoads3 issues · #37–#87
Art Helfant1 issue
Jack O'Brien1 issue

Artists

Fred Rhoads6 issues · #37–#90
Art Helfant1 issue
Jack O'Brien1 issue

Cover artists

George Baker78 issues · #1–#88

Inkers: Fred Rhoads (3), Art Helfant (1), Jack O'Brien (1)
Letterers: Fred Rhoads (2)
Editors: Leon Harvey (86)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

69 characters

Sad Sack36
General Rockjaw18
Hi-Fi Tweeter15
Slob Slobinski14
Sadie Sack13
Sarge11
Sarge7
Captain Softseat5
Cookie5
Uncle Sod Sack5
Cookie4
Sarge Circle4
The Sarge3
Cleo2
Maw Sack2
Ol' Sod Sack2
Sod Sack2
The Professor2
a colonel1
a doctor1
a dog)1
a lieutenant1
Ali Bammy1
an officer1

Publication details

Publication notes

Issues #1-76 in this series all have a 35¢ Canadian edition with an identical indicia. Issues #5-76 (and possibly some or all issues between #1-4) all have "single copies 25¢, 35¢ in Canada" (or very similar language) printed in their indicia. This is not printed in any issues from #77 until the end of the series. The U.S. editions have a price of "25¢" printed on the cover, while the Canadian editions have a price of "35¢" on the cover.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Binding: squarebound, then saddle-stitched
Color: four color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US, then standard Modern Age US
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior