Sad Sad Sack #43

Poor Sad Sack just can't catch a break — the cover of this 1973 Harvey issue finds him seated on a dunking-booth-style contraption, getting absolutely splattered while Sarge operates a hose and another bystander looks on in wide-eyed dismay. George Baker's cheerful, rubber-limbed artwork captures the whole hapless ensemble — Sad Sack, Sarge, The General, Muttsy, and Sadie Sack — with the kind of good-natured military misadventure that made this series such a delight. At just 20 cents, Sad Sad Sack World #43 delivers a cover full of splashy slapstick energy that's hard to resist.