#peanuts comics

There are lots of great strips I just don't have room to comment on. I strongly encourage everybody to read along at the official GoComics page or by purchasing the Fantagraphics hardcover collections.

May 4, 1961

I remember people making this exact same complaint when I was a kid in the 90s. I’m starting to think that kids never actually made lemonade stands but we all convinced ourselves they did because we liked the mental image.

May 6, 1961

I audibly laughed at that first panel. This kid’s a god damned machine.

May 9, 1961

For some reason I didn't connect Charlie Brown's clapback to the bowling games at first so I thought he was implying her dad was out cheating on her mom.

Still kind of read it that way, tbh.

May 11, 1961

Because hyperfixations are a key symptom of autism. Trust me on this, I make a Peanuts blog.

May 14, 1961

It’s funnier when you realize she broke into Charlie Brown’s back yard to do this.

May 24, 1961

I already knew about Frieda’s cat but I had no idea Schulz made such a big deal out of her getting him beforehand. 

Also that is a janky looking cat. I can see why Faron didn’t stick around for long.

May 28, 1961

The lyrics are a bit different, but I THINK this is the song he’s singing here:

The video says it was released in July of 1961 (two months after this strip came out) but I’m guessing it was on the radio for a while before it got released on vinyl. 

A very strange choice for a 5 year old. You’re weird, Linus.

May 31, 1961

Oh hi Sally! I kind of forgot you existed for a hot minute there.