Sad Sack Comics #281

Poor Sad Sack has traded his army fatigues for a magician's tuxedo and top hat, but the cover of this 1981 Harvey Comics issue makes clear the show isn't going quite to plan — streamers burst everywhere, a little bird takes flight, and a "SPLAT!" sends the audience of baffled soldiers ducking for cover. Ken Selig's lively linework captures all the cheerful chaos of "Sad Sack's Magic Show" with the kind of rubbery, expressive energy that made this series a crowd-pleaser for decades. A fun, feel-good slice of Harvey humor that wears its tagline — "Loved by Millions" — with an easygoing confidence.