Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 13, 1951
August 11, 1951
August 14, 1951
Transcript:
Charlie Brown sits on the floor reading. He says,"Gee, this man is so famous they put his picture on the cover of a magazine"<BR><BR> He walks off to Patty sitting on the floor playing with her doll. He asks,"Patty, do you think I'll ever be on the cover of a magazine?"<BR><BR> He looks at the reader as she puts her doll down and replies,"Sure, if it's a comic magazine!"<BR><BR> He grits his teeth and chases her. She runs along saying, "Sometimes I get the best of that ol' Charlie Brown!"<BR><BR>
1balto2 over 13 years ago
Oh, the irony…
yow4zip Premium Member over 13 years ago
He should be honored.
MoonlitKnight Premium Member over 12 years ago
And he was put on the cover of a comic magazine within a few years
rushiewaggoner almost 12 years ago
Did she just break the fourth wall?
IceDude101 over 9 years ago
Burn!
Stormwyrm over 7 years ago
You’ll have your day Charlie Brown! Time Magazine, April 9, 1965!
DutchCountryman over 5 years ago
First fourth wall break in the strip. They were very rare, maybe a one or two every decade. My favorite is when Lucy asks Charlie Brown “Do I have beautiful eyes?” and he replies “Yes. They look like little black dots of India ink!”
peanutsmean over 4 years ago
Patty’s criminal record October 3, 1950, January 1, 1951, May 28, 1951, June 6, 1951, June 14, 1951, June 19, 1951, June 22, 1951, July 21, 1951, August 2, 1951, August 13, 1951
Zilba Follie over 1 year ago
Back when the terms “comic magazine” and “comic book” were still used interchangably.