Casey Stengel, huh? I would love to see when this strip was originally published. As a baseball trivia fan, I have a feeling this would have been after the Yankee glory days, when Stengel was leading a hapless bunch of Mets to the worst record in league history.
This may be a difficult concept to grasp, but: artists draw differently in black & white than they do in color. There are subtle nuances, textures, things of that nature. Mr. Schulz did NOT draw the daily strip with crayons. For those of you happy about the colorized appearance of these strips: good for you. It has nothing to do with “historical accuracy”, it has to do with the artist’s intent and style. If I want to see Peanuts NOT in the form it was intended, I’ll get a child with a box of crayons to produce this format.
@FanOfPeanuts, if you want to see the original, go back through the archives here to 1964. They haven’t colored them yet, but you won’t likely see as many comments as you will here in the present day. But then in 1964, you wouldn’t see comments like this in your paper or reprint anthology book, either.
Also, a kid with a box of crayons would not do as good a job as the hired monkey who did the colorizing here, unless the kid is way above average. I’ll take these colors over your color solution any day.
Bruce/Fl almost 13 years ago
Wow, seems someone decided to go back and get the crayons out.
Boo!
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
Snoopy must be bored.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
He doesn’t have a pitcher like you, Charlie Brown.
zoner1974 almost 13 years ago
Casey Stengel, huh? I would love to see when this strip was originally published. As a baseball trivia fan, I have a feeling this would have been after the Yankee glory days, when Stengel was leading a hapless bunch of Mets to the worst record in league history.
anuro3 almost 13 years ago
I agree… Yay to the return of the crayons!
ebbetsjim almost 13 years ago
Definitely when Casey had the Amazin’ Mets.
FanOfPeanuts almost 13 years ago
This may be a difficult concept to grasp, but: artists draw differently in black & white than they do in color. There are subtle nuances, textures, things of that nature. Mr. Schulz did NOT draw the daily strip with crayons. For those of you happy about the colorized appearance of these strips: good for you. It has nothing to do with “historical accuracy”, it has to do with the artist’s intent and style. If I want to see Peanuts NOT in the form it was intended, I’ll get a child with a box of crayons to produce this format.
comicnut4636 almost 13 years ago
Black & white, colored who cares? It’s STILL THE GREATEST COMIC EVER!!!
granadln almost 13 years ago
Did Snoopy stay up too late?
GESWho almost 13 years ago
@FanOfPeanuts, if you want to see the original, go back through the archives here to 1964. They haven’t colored them yet, but you won’t likely see as many comments as you will here in the present day. But then in 1964, you wouldn’t see comments like this in your paper or reprint anthology book, either.
Also, a kid with a box of crayons would not do as good a job as the hired monkey who did the colorizing here, unless the kid is way above average. I’ll take these colors over your color solution any day.
JP Steve Premium Member almost 13 years ago
He’s the best player you’ve got, Casey. Don’t push your luck!
gofinsc almost 13 years ago
The copyright date between panels 2 and 3 appears to be 1964, but it is too small at 200% and really blurry higher than that.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Original was published on May 28, 1964.