Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 05, 1953
July 04, 1953
July 06, 1953
Transcript:
Shermy calls out, "Hey, Charlie Brown!!--Aren't you coming with me?" Charlie Brown rests on some steps and says, "Nope. Not today."<BR><BR> Charlie walks away from Shermy and says, "Tomorrow maybe, but not today.." Shermy is a bit confused.<BR><BR> Walking alone, Charlie says, "Sometimes I just like to be alone..."<BR><BR> Charlie says, "Someday I'll probably go away.. I'll go so far away nobody will ever see me again.."<BR><BR> Charlie stops and says, "Gee, it's kind of lonesome way out here."<BR><BR> Charlie starts to run and says, "I was wrong! I guess I'm just not the kind to be alone.."<BR><BR> Charlie says, "This is where I belong! This is what I like.."<BR><BR> Charlie stands in the middle of a filled and crowded sandbox and says, "The hustle and bustle of the city!"<BR><BR>
gimmickgenius over 13 years ago
Wow, I recognize Schroeder, Patty and Violet, but who are the rest of these kids?
yow4zip Premium Member over 11 years ago
A nice happy ending.
MoonCrest113 over 7 years ago
Patty and Violet are the only girls, does that mean something?
Stormwyrm over 7 years ago
Looks like a rare strip with a lot of anonymous kids.
IdunnoNoodles about 7 years ago
Schulz didn’t bother putting shermy in
KurtWeber about 6 years ago
The color version of this is, I think, the first time Charlie Brown’s shirt is yellow.
FrostbiteFalls over 1 year ago
This is the first strip to depict anonymous characters, though Shermy (in the first panel), Violet, Patty and Schroeder are recognizable.