Sad Sack Goes Home #[nn]

In "Sad Sack Goes Home," George Baker delivers a wry, self-aware satire of postwar civilian life through the misadventures of a soldier finally discharged after years of grueling duty and disciplinary trouble. Struggling to navigate the absurdities of buying clothes, finding housing, and earning a wage—only to be treated with unexpected kindness—Sad Sack finds himself questioning whether the military was really the worst place he’s ever been. With sharp, expressive art and a perfectly timed punchline, this 1951 free issue by George Baker (writing, drawing, and inking) captures the humor and irony of civilian life through the eyes of a man who’s seen too much army.