Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 24, 1954

Transcript:

A puzzled Charlie Brown stands afar and watches Lucy cruelly hit Linus on the back of the head.<br> <br> He walks up to her and exclaims, "That was the meanest trick I've ever seen! Linus wasn't doing anything to you!"<br> <br> He angrily asks, "What did you hit him for?!" She looks ashamed and grimaces.<br> <br> She shouts, "Because He Was There!"<br> <br>