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Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 10-3-51 (United Feature Syndicate, 1951). The existential ang...

2005 February Comic Auction #815

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Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 10-3-51 (United Feature Syndicate, 1951). The existential angst of that round-headed kid, and the fleeting loyalty of his flop-eared pup... such are the themes of this exquisite early Peanuts, in which Charlie Brown learns that the price of friendship is the cost of a single ice cream cone. The complex relationship between a boy and his dog is only one of the joys to be found in this four-panel masterpiece, which also demonstrates the sure hand and supple linework of Maestro Schulz, who was only in his second year of drawing the strip (in fact, since Peanuts officially premiered on October 2, 1950, this strip marks the beginning of the strip's second year in syndication). This early installment features the early "versions" of the characters, including Charlie Brown's smaller feet and gi-normous head, and Snoopy's smaller, more puppy-like appearance. Patty, who does a walk-by in panel three, was one of the only other main characters to appear in these early strips, before the cast expanded to include Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, et al. We've had the privilege of offering many early Peanuts strips in the past, but this one is so iconic, so emblematic of the character of Good Ol' Charlie Brown, that we must proclaim it as the finest we've ever put up for public auction. The image area measures 27" x 5", and the art is in Excellent condition, folded (as virtually all of them are) between the second and third panels, and displaying some light smudging at the bottom of the fourth panel, but generally quite gorgeous. The piece has been professionally matted and framed, and is ready to go directly up on your wall.

Schulz, Charles:Schulz, Charles is the creator of Peanuts, an renowned American comic strip. He served in the army during World War II, later becoming an art school instructor and then a free-lance cartoonist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1950, he sold the Peanuts strip to United Features, and it became the most widely-read comic in history, appearing worldwide in over 2,000 newspapers.. American cartoonist, illustrator, and author, 1922-2000

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