Sad Sack
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Sad Sack is a comic strip character, originally a World War II-era U.S. Army private, known for his misadventures and downtrodden, luckless demeanor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sad Sack canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic strip character
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fictional United States Army personnel ⓘ fictional soldier ⓘ humor character ⓘ |
| alignment | good-natured but unlucky ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sad Sack comic books
NERFINISHED
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Sad Sack comic strips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
downtrodden
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hapless ⓘ long-suffering ⓘ luckless ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | George Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | American popular culture ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | Yank, the Army Weekly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gag cartoon
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war humor ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | non-superpowered character ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
situational comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | experiences of World War II soldiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAudience | general comic book readers ⓘ |
| medium | print comics ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from U.S. Army slang phrase "sad sack" ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of Sad Sack comics ⓘ |
| notableFor | misadventures in the U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army private ⓘ |
| originalAudience | American soldiers ⓘ |
| originalFormat | pantomime comic strip ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | perpetual victim of circumstances ⓘ |
| publicationType |
comic book character
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comic strip ⓘ |
| setting | World War II-era U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetDemographic | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of army regulations
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frustration with military life ⓘ |
| tone | light-hearted despite misfortune ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
everyday life of enlisted men
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military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| visualTrait |
often depicted in ill-fitting uniform
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often shown with dejected posture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.