Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 11, 1965

This is the first appearance of Roy, a kid Charlie Brown met at summer camp. The two share similar character traits, being lonely and upset. Having things in common, the two become friends. Roy would appear in another summer camp story the following year. This time, he gets acquainted with Linus. Roy would later hang around Peppermint Patty’s neighborhood.

Here is a list of the Peanuts kids and pets introduced so far, in the order of their appearance, along with the dates.1. Shermy – 10-02-502. Patti – 10-02-503. Charlie Brown – 10-02-504. Snoopy – 10-04-505. Violet Gray – 02-07-516. Schroeder – 05-30-517. Lucy Van Pelt – 03-03-528. Linus Van Pelt – 09-19-529. Pigpen – 07-13-5410. Charlotte Braun – 11-30-5411. Sally Brown – 08-23-5912. Frieda – 03-06-6113. Faron – 05-23-6114. Little Red Haired Girl – 11-19-6115. 555 95472 – 09-30-6316. 3 95472 – 10-17-6317. 4 95472 – 10-17-6318. Roy – 06-11-65

Aw :)

I wonder why Shultz added a character like Roy if he was going to get the Shermy treatment. He started disliking him “because he had no character traits” when he could’ve easily given him some