CLICK HERE FOR AUCTION LISTING!Four-panel strip w/pen and ink original art by Charles Schulz (1922-2000) for Peanuts daily strip that was published April 21, 1958. Nearly eight years after the comic strip debuted in newspapers across the country, Schulz had fully fleshed out his characters, both in look and in personality. Strip consists of four sections of thin artboard that assemble to overall size of 5-3/8x26". The strip features great baseball scene, showing Charlie Brown and Lucy Van Pelt in every panel. Standing in the outfield, Charlie loudly declares "I Got It! I Got It!" which causes Lucy to go on and on, repetitively shouting things like "You Want It? Take It! Who Needs It?" at Charlie. As he successfully catches the ball, he is clearly annoyed by her philosophical insight into America's Pastime. The strip ends with Charlie exclaiming "Good Grief!" in defeat.
"While not pulling away a football as she is so infamous for, Lucy still manages to turn the screws to good ol' Charlie Brown with expected comical results. In this late '50s strip, Schulz once again connects his readers with his characters, using something as simple as a pick-up baseball game as a metaphor for life's frustrations," contemplated Hake's Senior Consignment Manager Mike Bollinger. "Who hasn't closed their eyes and channeled their inner Charlie Brown every now and then?"
Schulz has signed last name at bottom right of last panel. Second panel has United Features Syndicate Inc. copyright strip. First panel has printed "Peanuts" title, which has some glue staining. Last panel has a spot of aging above Charlie Brown's head, but otherwise art remains clean. As mentioned above, each panel is a separate piece, attached on back w/pieces of aged masking tape. Backs of each panel also have some scattered residue and glue staining from mounting. Fine/VF overall, but panels could easily be separated for professional framed display. Great example of 1950s Peanuts comic strip art.
