Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 06, 1965
Transcript:
"“Hold your chin up… That’s right…” Charlie Brown says to Snoopy sitting in the grass, Charlie Brown kneels in front of him and ties string to his dog collar. <br> <br> “I must be out of my mind!” Snoopy is thinking as he stands behind Charlie Brown who is holding the spool of string that is tied to his collar. <br> <br>Charlie Brown turns to Snoopy and says, “Ready?” <br> <br> Charlie Brown starts running as Snoopy flaps his ears and starts to rise up into the sky. <br> <br> Charlie Brown keeps on running looking back to see Snoopy rising further up into the sky. <br> <br> Snoopy looking a bit worried is high up in the sky among the clouds. <br> <br> “OH, NO!” says Charlie Brown as the kite string goes limp. <br> <br> CRUNCH! Charlie Brown steps back startled as Snoopy comes crashing down headfirst. <br> <br> Snoopy is lying on his stomach leaning his head over the edge looking frazzled as he is thinking, “Good Grief, What a Dream! I’m going to have to stop eating those thirty-inch pizzas just before going to bed!” <br> <br>" dialogue-text,"“Hold your chin up… That’s right…” Charlie Brown says to Snoopy sitting in the grass, Charlie Brown kneels in front of him and ties string to his dog collar. <br> <br> “I must be out of my mind!” Snoopy is thinking as he stands behind Charlie Brown who is holding the spool of string that is tied to his collar. <br> <br>Charlie Brown turns to Snoopy and says, “Ready?” <br> <br> Charlie Brown starts running as Snoopy flaps his ears and starts to rise up into the sky. <br> <br> Charlie Brown keeps on running looking back to see Snoopy rising further up into the sky. <br> <br> Snoopy looking a bit worried is high up in the sky among the clouds. <br> <br> “OH, NO!” says Charlie Brown as the kite string goes limp. <br> <br> CRUNCH! Charlie Brown steps back startled as Snoopy comes crashing down headfirst. <br> <br> Snoopy is lying on his stomach leaning his head over the edge looking frazzled as he is thinking, “Good Grief, What a Dream! I’m going to have to stop eating those thirty-inch pizzas just before going to bed!” <br> <br>"
This is a very, very, very, very, very unusual Peanuts strip. The tone, the betrayal of Snoopy by CB, the shocking graphic violence are unparalleled by any other Peanuts strip that I can remember. Disturbing and cause to wonder what occasioned it.