Creator

George Baker

Biography

George Baker (1915–1975) was an American cartoonist who worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios before being drafted in 1941. While stationed at Fort Monmouth he created The Sad Sack, a pantomime strip for Yank, the Army Weekly depicting the misadventures of an unlucky private. After the war he transformed the character into a syndicated comic strip and long-running comic book series.

Creator Details

Name

George Baker

Issues

1,406

Series

26

Gender

Male

Birth Date

May 22, 1915

Death Date

May 5, 1975

Birth Place

Riverside, CA

Country

United States

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Series

Sad Sack Comics

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Harvey

292 issues

The Comics Before 1945

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

Blackthorne's Harvey Flip-Book

Blackthorne's Harvey Flip-Book (1988)

Blackthorne

1 issue

Sad Sack and the Sarge

Sad Sack and the Sarge (1957)

Harvey

155 issues

Harvey Collectors Comics

Harvey Collectors Comics (1975)

Harvey

16 issues

Sad Sack Laugh Special

Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958)

Harvey

93 issues

Sad Sack Army Life Today

Sad Sack Army Life Today (1975)

Harvey

4 issues

Sad Sack's Army Life Parade

Sad Sack's Army Life Parade (1963)

Harvey

57 issues

Sad Sad Sack World

Sad Sad Sack World (1964)

Harvey

46 issues

Sad Sack with Sarge and Sadie

Sad Sack with Sarge and Sadie (1972)

Harvey

8 issues

Issues

Issue #292

#292

Issue #292

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Aug 24, 2005

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Issue #291

#291

Issue #291

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Issue #290

#290

Issue #290

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Issue #288

#288

Issue #288

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Issue #289

#289

Issue #289

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Stumbo the Giant ; Sad Sack

#1

Stumbo the Giant ; Sad Sack

Blackthorne's Harvey Flip-Book (1988)

Issue #287

#287

Issue #287

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Issue #155

#155

Issue #155

Sad Sack and the Sarge (1957)

Issue #286

#286

Issue #286

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Issue #154

#154

Issue #154

Sad Sack and the Sarge (1957)

Issue #285

#285

Issue #285

Sad Sack Comics (1949)

Frequent collaborators

Chester Gould

Chester Gould

Vic Herman

Joe Simon

Joe Simon

Andre

Alfred Harvey

Alfred Harvey

Lee Elias

Lee Elias

Gene Byrnes

Gene Byrnes

Art Helfant

Ray Thompson

Fred Harman

Milton Caniff

Milton Caniff

Walter Berndt

Walter Berndt

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