Harvey Collectors Comics #16
In "Dog Catcher Story," Sad Sack—ever the beleaguered beach vendor—finds himself in a chaotic chain of mishaps when a stray hot dog basket becomes the center of a sandy scandal. Written and drawn by George Baker, with cover art by Baker and Warren Kremer, this 1979 Harvey Collectors Comics entry captures the classic misfortune of the character in a single, perfectly timed sequence of slapstick moments.
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Sad Sack is a hot dog vendor at the beach and puts down his hot dog basket to call out his wares (pantomimed; only sound effects and signs are lettered). While he looks around, playing children kick sand in the basket and he soon sells a sandy hot dog to a large man on the beach. Eating the ruined hot dog, the customer becomes irate and smashes the hot dog basket over Sack's head. Walking away in dismay, Sad Sack is grabbed from behind by a policeman who arrests him for littering.
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