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SPEAKING OF PICTURES … SAD SACK Stumbles His Way To End Of War. When Yank, the Army weekly, brought its 3 1/2 year publishing career to an end this month it also brought to an end the military career of an unheroic hero of World War II. A saggy little stumblebum named “Sad Sack,” he was the brainchild of Sgt. George Baker, a drafted Walt Disney artist. In his clumsy way Sad Sack modernized the tragic Greek hero whose path inevitably led to disaster. “The Sack” managed to survive the war and the Army only to be confronted now with peace. Next spring he will re-emerge in the newspaper cartoons as a civilian. ….. 1945 LIFE Magazine Article, A5364A. 19451231


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This Item is an original three page Magazine article, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The article is complete and opens the door to the time during which it was written and the social beliefs of that era. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 10.5 inches by 14 inches…. More >>

SPEAKING OF PICTURES … SAD SACK Stumbles His Way To End Of War. When Yank, the Army weekly, brought its 3 1/2 year publishing career to an end this month it also brought to an end the military career of an unheroic hero of World War II. A saggy little stumblebum named “Sad Sack,” he was the brainchild of Sgt. George Baker, a drafted Walt Disney artist. In his clumsy way Sad Sack modernized the tragic Greek hero whose path inevitably led to disaster. “The Sack” managed to survive the war and the Army only to be confronted now with peace. Next spring he will re-emerge in the newspaper cartoons as a civilian. ….. 1945 LIFE Magazine Article, A5364A. 19451231