The Sad Sack: His Biography in 115 Cartoons from the Pages of Yank Magazine
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The Sad Sack: His Biography in 115 Cartoons from the Pages of Yank Magazine
The Sad Sack: His Biography in 115 Cartoons from the Pages of Yank Magazine is a collection of World War II era cartoons by Sergeant George Baker, with an introduction by Sergeant Marion Hargrove. A Disney cartoonist before he was inducted into the Army in 1941, Baker created his iconic character as an entry for a military art contest. The Sad Sack's popularity began with his first appearance in Yank in May 1942 and grew swiftly and steadily. The cartoon in question was something new. There was no caption of sparkling wit beneath it. There was nothing there but the title -- Inspection -- and twelve drawings of a sad and extremely droopy-looking draftee. In the first drawing, the pathetic soldier lay supine and sloppy upon his tousled bunk, oblivious to the filthiness and disorder that characterized his little corner of the barracks. In the course of the next ten drawings, he rose and made his bed, cleared away the scattered clothing and newspapers and old candy wrappers, swept and mopped the floor, pressed his uniform, shined his brogans, polished his brass, bathed, shaved, dressed himself immaculately, and stood at the foot of his bunk, trim and erect in the midst of sparkling order and cleanliness, while the inspecting officers passed on their rounds. In the last picture, the inspectors had gone and our hero again lay supine and sloppy upon his tousled bunk, surrounded by the same scattered clothing and other debris. It was the full military cycle caught in a newspaper cartoon. Sad Sack is the perfect personification of the Army's little man, the hopeless underdog who has no stripes, no glory, no friends in the orderly room, no escape from the dread terrors of red tape and higher ranks. Since he is the Army's little man, none of his troubles are ever of his own making. No matter what he does or leaves undone, trouble will come to him from outside forces. The only thing he can ever be sure of is the perversity of fate.
