Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for January 21, 2021

what schmuck bait

I knew girls like that in elementary school. After this sort of conversation, they’d walk away about 5 paces and then burst into mean laughter.

Good Greif!

This is the first time I can recall Charlie Brown being like his older, familiar self.

So that is how politicians learn to lie!

I was always unlucky to be busy whenever there was a party. Eventually people just stopped mentioning parties to me so i missed them whether i was free to go or not.This used to happen to me all the time. I assumed

Forget your schedule. Go anyhow.

The kids are really mean to Charlie in the early years, starting with the very first published strip (“Good ol’ Charlie Brown. How I hate him!”)

Saw that coming from the 2nd panel. CB did not.

The original Mean Girls.

Feeling wanted much, CB?

Babes, huh?

That’s just in-your-face cruel. Look how happy they are that they just pantsed C.B.

Anyone not see that coming? Raise your hand and I’ll sell you a timeshare.

Oh, if Schulz can hear me from heaven, Schulz, this was one of your best strips ever! And me, here on GoComics, I have to add this to my saved comic strips!

And so it begins. Almost all of the earlier strips show him as just part of the ol’ gang. Now, I see his transition to full-time lovable loser!

Country Matters.

Poor Charlie Brown

That’s just mean.