Publishers / Harvey / Sad Sack Laugh Special (1958) / #20
20April 1964
$0.25

Sad Sack Laugh Special #20

Harvey · April 1964 · on sale 1964-01-15

First appearance: Hi-Fi TweeterFirst appearance: Slob Slobinski1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Sad Sack Laugh Special (Harvey, 1958 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
April 1964
Key date
1964-04-00
On-sale date
1964-01-15
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hi-Fi Tweeter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Slob Slobinski - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Baker; inks: George Baker; letters: George Baker
1Trickycomic story1
2Why Not?comic story1
3Getting Evencomic story5
4Special Offercomic story1
5Dreamercomic story1
6New Theorycomic story5Sad Sack, Hi-Fi Tweeter First
7Following Orderscomic story1
8The Curecomic story2
9Possessivecomic story1
10Innocent Bystandercomic story5
11Status Seekertext story1.5letters: typeset
12The Improvisercomic story2
13Good Examplecomic story3
14Street Fightingcomic story1
15Smartcomic story1
16Can't Wincomic story1
171964 Harvey Calendarpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
18New Ideascomic story5Sad Sack, Slob Slobinski First
19Psychocomic story1
20Problemcomic story1
21Night Outcomic story5
22The Replacementcomic story5
23The Imposterstext story1.5letters: typeset
24-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25
25-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Warren Kremer
26Pinned Downcomic story2
27Quiet!comic story3

Printings and variants

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Series context

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Sources

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