Click on the Calendar button under the comic and go to 6 Jan 1974. This is the comic albeit in black and white, when you look at it the day before, it will be yesterdays one.
Love it when everything is automated through computers. They work, except when they don’t. Not sure if the programming can be written to look for these sort of errors.
My first husband worked in the plate-room at the newspaper. This is a plate issue. Somehow they didn’t use the black plate. Only the yellow, blue and red ones. (There are only 4, black being the 4th).
I can see how this happens in today’s automated world. With thousands of comics to get out, who has time to inspect all of them? What is surprising is that, so far in my readings, this is the only strip I’ve seen it on. Usually, when software goes ka-blowie (a technical term), it fails across the board.
Normally when software works sometimes and not others, it’s the data being fed to it that is the issue. I’m not sure how that applies here.
It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
This has happened with a cartoon here where the creator is alive and visits the comments section every day, and he had a heck of a time getting GoComics to fix the situation which lasted for weeks.
After closer scrutiny, it appears as though Lucy Van Pelt’s dress scene has been attacked by the tongue of a Jacksonville Jaguar who had eaten blue cotton candy instead of zebra muscles.
dercoggins Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Where’s the black??
mnexplorer+ almost 4 years ago
What happened?
Rumball almost 4 years ago
Happy (hic!) New Year.
Argythree almost 4 years ago
The same thing is showing for this ’toon on the ArcaMax site…
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
Happened on Ginger Meggs too.
angelolady Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I can almost remember the dialogue…..but not quite. Maybe if I stare at it some more.
6th Billiard Ball Student almost 4 years ago
Is this an Ansel Adams joke?
monkeysky almost 4 years ago
This can’t be right
hammytech almost 4 years ago
LOL…. someone skipped a step
wjones almost 4 years ago
The printing press ran out of black ink.
dsTrekker Premium Member almost 4 years ago
It’s maybe more entertaining without the black.
Twinkly lights almost 4 years ago
I just checked the Go comics archives… this was from January 6th, 1974, if you want to read it.
Marblemouth almost 4 years ago
It is not at all funny today but I understand the need to conserve resources now and then.
MaggieK9 almost 4 years ago
The strip appears not to have loaded correctly – is it me or are others having trouble ?
Scorpio Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Click on the Calendar button under the comic and go to 6 Jan 1974. This is the comic albeit in black and white, when you look at it the day before, it will be yesterdays one.
hangedman almost 4 years ago
I kind of like it.
david_g almost 4 years ago
Printer has run out of black ink.
VincentGoudreault almost 4 years ago
The black can be found here:https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/January_1974_comic_strips
Oddly, there, it is the color that is missing. Go figure…
dollarduke almost 4 years ago
oops!
dollarduke almost 4 years ago
This was in my local paper, Lucy pats Linus head every time she walks by to make sure he stays shorter than her!
littlejohn Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This is how I feel when I get up on some mornings.
Qiset almost 4 years ago
One cell short.
gopogogo Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I also notice that the original 1974 strip had those extra ‘Sunday panels.’
BigDaveGlass almost 4 years ago
Whoops, must have run in to a police person….
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Love it when everything is automated through computers. They work, except when they don’t. Not sure if the programming can be written to look for these sort of errors.
imagenesis almost 4 years ago
It is like watching a negative, but with colors… good grief Charlie Brown!
unclebob53703 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Is this a Peanuts strip or an episode of The Twilight Zone?
kucpa Premium Member almost 4 years ago
You don’t say…
soozewarren almost 4 years ago
ooops
dlkrueger33 almost 4 years ago
My first husband worked in the plate-room at the newspaper. This is a plate issue. Somehow they didn’t use the black plate. Only the yellow, blue and red ones. (There are only 4, black being the 4th).
Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Now’s the chance to write our own strip.
Ellis97 almost 4 years ago
What happened to the outlines and words?
LeoDenenberg almost 4 years ago
I think this might be what it’s supposed to look like
The Fly Hunter almost 4 years ago
This is a do-it-yourself comic strip!
Watchdog almost 4 years ago
Comics by the numbers?
Mentor397 almost 4 years ago
AHHHH!
nyscotsman1 almost 4 years ago
Must be a peanut allergy.
dflak almost 4 years ago
I can see how this happens in today’s automated world. With thousands of comics to get out, who has time to inspect all of them? What is surprising is that, so far in my readings, this is the only strip I’ve seen it on. Usually, when software goes ka-blowie (a technical term), it fails across the board.
Normally when software works sometimes and not others, it’s the data being fed to it that is the issue. I’m not sure how that applies here.
Best Commenter Ever almost 4 years ago
Poll: What was your reaction when you learnt Linus and Lucy had a younger brother?
johngregor Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I thought that teabag I found in the hallway looked suspicious – but free tea.
Ralph Newbill almost 4 years ago
Oops… 2020’s revenge!
thepinkbaroness almost 4 years ago
Uhm
Durak Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Curse you 2021! A pandemic affecting comic strips!
dv1093 almost 4 years ago
WTF?
exitseven almost 4 years ago
Is this a do it yourself strip?
christelisbetty almost 4 years ago
It’s the ghost of Peanuts past.
Fantom Premium Member almost 4 years ago
It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
Houston, we have a problem…
tnerd Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Black Lines Matter
ms-ss almost 4 years ago
This is worse than Geech!
kennnyp almost 4 years ago
i sorta like it this way…..just ‘fill in the blanks’….
brick10 almost 4 years ago
WOW! Pastel Peanuts !
su43dipta almost 4 years ago
This is the strip. Ironically, without any colors
www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1974/01/06
chimpulis almost 4 years ago
This usually happens when I print photos. The culprit is the black ink nozzle being clogged.
saan1ty almost 4 years ago
I think I saw this issue on a Garfield once
artheaded1 almost 4 years ago
Nicely surreal! We can write our own script!
marilynnbyerly almost 4 years ago
This has happened with a cartoon here where the creator is alive and visits the comments section every day, and he had a heck of a time getting GoComics to fix the situation which lasted for weeks.
alanrobisch almost 4 years ago
What Happened to the cartoon?
verticallychallenged Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I’m actually enjoying some of the comments more than the B&W version of today’s comic.
Walter Parmantie Premium Member almost 4 years ago
It was from January 6, 1974. https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1974/01/06
txmystic almost 4 years ago
Dude, I’m tripping…
The Orange Mailman almost 4 years ago
Looks negative to me.
WCraft Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This is actually an Andy Warhol original.
Neil59 almost 4 years ago
How miserable having her for a sister, huh?
geese28 almost 4 years ago
Try playing basketball Linus
jagedlo almost 4 years ago
Better hope he stays smaller than you, Lucy…you know what they say about payback…
johngregor Premium Member almost 4 years ago
LOL. They fixed the Comic. People From the Future who read today’s comment are going to think we were all tripping balls.
6th Billiard Ball Student almost 4 years ago
After closer scrutiny, it appears as though Lucy Van Pelt’s dress scene has been attacked by the tongue of a Jacksonville Jaguar who had eaten blue cotton candy instead of zebra muscles.
knight1192a almost 4 years ago
Doesn’t work that way.
RandomPerson5372 almost 4 years ago
Uh the way you grow does not agree with that fact
sew-so almost 4 years ago
When this came out originally, my older brother decided that it was a great idea, and started pushing down on the top of my head.
He grew to 6’4", I only reached 5’4". Take that as you will.
Kid Covid almost 4 years ago
Huh. They fixed it.
EricS.Harris almost 4 years ago
A different image search found this.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SoinUwRkqgBk8dGpeRa4e96kqs762g0yvx_dxmDeD9RFBKce8gxCBzRQzMurm0PgB_LZ=s85
Not as helpful.
tommaso almost 4 years ago
Did anyone manage to get this strip with black?