Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for November 17, 2017

It’s not TOO bad, Snoop – you’re the fastest kid in town, everyone loves you, and you don’t have to go to school…

thought balloons looking like speech balloons… how strange

Some dogs live better than most people’s children.

Sundays were on Saturdays, now they’ve moved forward to Fridays…Does anyone know why that is? (Apologies if this has already been discussed)

This dog will do a lot. Be a WWI flying ace, hit 700+ home runs, be a Beagle Scout leader, become Head Beagle etc. The world is your oyster, Snoop

Is this the first time Snoopy “speaks” in the comic? I don’t remember seeing it before.

Wait! What? Snoopy’s talking. He talks?

I think we can assume these are Snoopy’s thoughts rather than a verbalisation — he is only ‘talking’ to himself, after all. I presume it just took Schulz a little while to work out the best way to show it.

Hey Snoopy, you want to do something? Go shoot down the Red Baron.

Snoopy talkin with speech ballons, looks like Pooch Cafe

Snoopy is beginning his evolution from common everyday beagle to WW1 flying ace, ice skater, Joe Cool etc etc etc. At some point Schulz decided to lock in the human characters but experimented with Snoopy’s appearance and personality almost continuously. Whatever his motivation, it certainly worked with Snoopy eventually becoming a superstar…. unrecognizable from the original.

I’ve always wondered why Schulz decided not to do Snoopy as being able to think like a human (okay, much better than most humans!) in the TV cartoons and the movies. The best of the animated shows were excellent (indeed, classic) and they do work quite well with Snoopy merely making noises. Yet in the comic strip itself, Snoopy’s thoughts added so much…….

I would LOVE my dog’s life. Fed with the best food. The best place by the fire on a cold day. Trips to the woods and the beach on sunny days and lots of toys to play with. Surrounded by people who love him and do everything for him to keep him well and happy. It’s a dog’s life,eh? Still you do that for them when you love them so much.

Actually, the Sunday comics for Peanuts didn’t start until 1952. So, maybe, that’s why its messed up.

I thought Snoopy communicated through thought bubbles?

I just love this comic ,no matter what day it comes or if they say the right thing!!