Dates
- Cover date
- September 1949
- On sale
- July 1, 1949
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Dog-napper · 1 pages
Sad Sack is wrongfully accused of stealing a boy's dog after paying to rescue it from the pound.
- Tries to Explain · 1 pages
Sad Sack steps back onto grass to take a photo of a lady and policeman but gets arrested afterward because of a sign that states, "Keep Off Grass | Under Penalty of Law"
- Cautious Soul · 2 pages
Sad Sack takes too long to cross a street from observing all the regulatory signs and traffic light, only to be arrested by a policeman for disregarding a 'no loitering' sign.
- Day at the Beach · 2 pages
Sad Sack unwittingly sells a hot dog that's been sprinkled with sand from kids jumping over his vendor basket to a man at the beach. The man takes out his wrath on Sad Sack by slamming the basket of hot dogs over Sad Sack's head. To add insult to injury, Sad Sack gets arrested for littering.
- Playful Kids · 2 pages
Sad Sack pretends to be shot dead by two mischievous boys playing with wooden toy guns only to be actually thrown off a pier by them.
- Foul Play · 2 pages
Playing for the Aces, Sad Sack hits a triple but while trying to steal home he gets slammed backward to a Sox third baseman by a line-drive foul ball and called out.
- Visit to the Zoo · 2 pages
Sad Sack saves women and children from an escaped tiger at the zoo only to be hauled off to jail for annoying animals.
- The Temperamental Mule · 1 pages
18-year-old Pete Moore tires of city life, quits his city job, then takes a train to the countryside where he finds a job on a farm but knows nothing of feeding pigs or farming. Despite being teased by the other farm hands, he quickly wins approval of Farmer Brown after cleverly getting Maudeen the stubborn mule to mind.
- Super Salesman · 2 pages
Sad Sack faces off with a pushy salesman.
- Double Trouble · 1 pages
Sad Sack offers to assist a brunette who's carrying packages cross the street but gets punched in his left eye when he causes her to trip at opposite curb.
- Costume Ball · 2 pages
Dressed as a police officer, Sad Sack mistakenly arrests a real police officer dressed as an inmate.
- Goes to the Movies · 2 pages
Sad Sack finds an empty seat next to a brunette in red dress at a theater featuring a horror flick.
- Bakes a Cake · 2 pages
Li'l Dot learns to bake a cake but misconstrues Mama's explanation of baking powder.
- Horseback Riding · Winnie & Maisie · 2 pages
Teen waitresses Winnie and Maisie go on a horseback riding double date with Ted and Wally.
- Insulting Ransom · 0.5 pages
Detective Snoopy fights with kidnapping mob, negotiates a ransom of 250,000.00 USD; an amount considered an insult to the kidnapped baby girl's mother and high society Madame.
- Medal or Tag? · 0.5 pages
Detective Snoopy defies Chief's orders to remain on duty and joins in a police parade with Oscar his dog.
- Fun at the Fair · Jimmy & Billy & Pal · 1 pages
Pal the Fox Terrier reveals secret of Pete the Half Man in circus exhibition at state fair.
- Milk Man · 1 pages
Working for the Ace Milk Co, Sad Sack climbs to the 8th floor to find a sign 'No Milk Today' on door only to hear customer holler to him to come back after he's already descended to ground level.
- Are You a Sad Sack · 1 pages
Five 'Sad Sack' fans from around the United States share their typical Sad Sack true experiences. Editors used this gimmick to conduct market research by encouraging readers to relate an experience, with the promise that the best contributions would be published.
Reprinted in
Harvey Collectors Comics (1975), Fun Parade (1947)