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Peanuts A Boy Named Charlie Brown "Trust Me, Charlie Brown" SOLD-OUT Limited Edition Cel #5/...
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Peanuts A Boy Named Charlie Brown "Trust Me, Charlie Brown" SOLD-OUT Limited Edition Cel #5/500 Signed by Bill Melendez (Bill Melendez, 1968/94). Charlie Brown falls for it every time: Lucy volunteers to hold a football upright so Charlie Brown can kick it... but Lucy pulls it away at the last second! Arrgh! Rats! This "football take-away" gag featuring innocent-looking Lucy and forever-trusting Charlie Brown was a reoccurring theme in Charles Schulz's classic Peanuts comic strip, and it made its way onscreen in the 1968 feature-length animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. For fans of that classic scene, here is a superb hand-painted limited edition pan cel with three sets of images -- Charlie Brown running to kick the ball as Lucy smiles; Lucy pulling the ball away as Charlie Brown flies through the air; and an utterly defeated Charlie Brown on the ground as a smug Lucy stands over him, the ball tucked under her arm. The cel is presented over a lithograph print background and the setup measures 39" x 10.5". This long sold-out cel includes a Peanuts Film Gallery seal in the lower left, a COA, and has been hand-signed by the great Peanuts animation director Bill Melendez (1916 - 2008). Numbered 5 of only 500 made! The background print has been added for presentation purposes. Very Good condition with light edge and handling wear.Auction Info
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(Lots 16001-16306) - 10:00 AM Central Time, Friday, December 12, 2025.
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