Sad Sack Inc. has filed suit against Steve Geppi, owner of Diamond Comic Distributors, charging that Geppi pilfered 15,000 pages of original art from a Harvey Comics warehouse.

According to the complaint, the Sad Sack art, was discovered missing several years ago, shortly after Geppi had had access to the warehouse. When confronted by Sad Sack Inc. President Alan Harvey, Geppi reportedly denied any knowledge of the absent art and the matter was dropped. The current suit stems from the discovery of pages of the missing art being sold at the San Diego Comic-Con International. According to Harvey, the sales were traced to the Alexander Gallery in New York and then to Geppi. Geppi, Geppi's Comic World, the Alexander Gallery and gallery owner Alexander Acevedo are named in the suit, which seeks compensation of $1,740,000, plus an additional $3,5000 in punitive damages.

The art in question includes 800 covers by Sad Sack creator George Baker and other Sad Sack art dating from after 1954.

Geppi has not, as yet, responded to the Journal's requests for comment. The Journal will continue to follow this story as it develops.

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