George Baker created a character for Yank magazine back during World War II called "The Sad Sack", humorously honoring the average G.I. Joe who was out there saving the world from ruin.
Here's a few of those great pantomime strips collected into book form.
Go Sad Sack, go.
Beautiful ideas clearly communicated without words.I'm coming off of 2 week work binge (probably adding to the ruination of the world) of 10-12 hour days and clocking 900+ miles on the odometer. Last night I hit some old haunts with the Crowley boys and Co. and started feeling human again...after falling into deep Sad Sack mode
Thanks be to places like Joe Jost's, Mother's Tavern, The Irish Mist, Harpoon Harry's and Hy-Roy's from all us Sad Sacks for giving us a place to breathe once in a while.
And thanks George Baker for showing us it's OK to be a sad sack.
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