Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 23, 1966
Transcript:
"Contact!" cries the World War I Flying Ace. He is seated on the doghouse.<BR><BR> "So long, chaps!" Snoopy turns and waves.<BR><BR> Snoopy flies, thinking, "Here's the World War I Pilot flying his 'Sopwith Camel'..."<BR><BR> "Today I'm flying over Belgium...I can see an army convoy below..." Snoopy looks down.<BR><BR> "But I must search out the infamous Red Baron, and bring him down!" Snoopy steers his doghouse.<BR><BR> "AAUGH! THERE HE IS ON MY TAIL! HE'S TRICKED ME AGAIN!"<BR><BR> "MY PLANE IS ON FIRE!!" Snoopy sweats.<BR><BR> "I've got to bail out!" Snoopy looks down.<BR><BR> "CURSE YOU, RED BARON!" Snoopy thinks, as he stands and raises his fist.<BR><BR> Snoopy jumps off the top of the doghouse. [PANEL 11]: Charlie Brown looks down at Snoopy and comments, "When bailing out, the average World War I fighter pilot did not land in his supper dish!" Snoopy raises his eyebrows and thinks, "How embarrassing!"<BR><BR>
The average pilot didn’t have a parachute