Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 28, 1963
Transcript:
"Beethoven...HA!" Lucy announces. She leans against the piano that Schroeder plays.<BR><BR> "Everyone talks about how great Beethoven was..." Lucy raises her arm.<BR><BR> "Beethoven wasn't so great!" She leans back.<BR><BR> "What do you mean, Beethoven wasn't so great?" Schroeder demands. "He never got his picture on bubble gum cards, did he?" Lucy points out.<BR><BR> She leans towards him: "Have you ever seen his picture on bubble gum cards? huh?" She shouts.<BR><BR> "How can you say someone is great who's never had his picture on bubble gum cards?" Lucy asks. Schroeder, with a scrawl in his dialog bubble, walks away.<BR><BR> "THAT'S what I mean when I say Beethoven wasn't so great!" Lucy turns and grasps the piano.<BR><BR> Lucy leans against the piano and smiles: "This has been a good day!"<BR><BR>
A good day, mostly because she got Schroeder to react to her, I think.
Also—maybe Beethoven (and Bach and Mozart) should have their pictures on bubble gum cards. Or just trading cards, these days, I guess,