In the first row, second from the left, is Charles M. Schulz at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, in 1943. Schulz was in Company B of the 8th Armored Infantry Battalion, which is why I picked this cartoon by Sparky’s good buddy Bill Mauldin.
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Category: Charles M. Schulz
The all-time greatest comic strip
Birthday Boys
Yesterday, Charles M. Schulz would have turned 90 years old…
… and next month Stan Lee turns 90.
Charlie Brown is no turkey
Being the loyal Peanuts fan that I am, last night I watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and today I’m pleased to see that the ratings are looking good.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving delivered its biggest audience in four years — 8.1 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in the adult demo, up 22 percent from last year. Pretty spry for a 39-year-old repeat, huh?
Final Jeopardy!
Today’s Final Jeopardy answer was, “The creator of this comic strip did not like its 1950 change in title, believing it suggested insignificance.” All three contestants got the correct question, and Stephanie Jass has tied the women’s record of seven consecutive wins. So far she has won $147,570.
P.S. Stephanie lost on Wednesday.
Peanuts 2015
Craig Schulz says there’s a new Peanuts movie coming, slated for the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas in 2015.
Schulz original on Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow is in Minneapolis, and a visitor has the original art to the December 4, 1949 installment of Li’l Folks by Charles Schulz.
Watch Appraisal: 1949 Charles Schulz “Li’l Folks” Original Cartoon on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.
The owner says the art was found in his attic! The appraiser, Phillip Weiss, estimates the value of the piece at $18-24,000, and while it’s certainly a rarity I’m not sure a Li’l Folks original can get that much at auction. Ideally, it would go to the Charles M. Schulz Museum.
Note: the missing eyes were due to a printing error, which was a problem that also plagued the early installments of Peanuts in some newspapers.