You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown
Just finished reading "You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown" by Charles M. Schulz, published by Owl Books, an imprint of Henry Holt Books back in 1971.
"You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown" collects the daily and Sunday comic strips from 1976, 1977, and 1978 and is of special note because it introduces Clara, who I believe would later evolve into Marcie, into the comic strip as Peppermint Pattie's friend. I think that the only time Clara is in the Peanuts comic strip is during the run when Peppermint Patty is tent monitor at the summer camp she is spending two weeks at.
Peppermint Patty's mother is one of the great unresolved mysteries of the Peanuts comic strip. In the comic strip from September 27, 1973, it is revealed that Peppermint Patty does not have a mother. No concrete explanation is given for why this is so. Peppermint Patty lives as an only child with her father, who works nights. Schulz's introduction of a single parent family in 1973 was revolutionary - even though single parents with children had been introduced into mainstream culture in various forms of media - usually the parent was a widow/widower - because it showed how the lack of a parent could impact the child in the family unit. It's also curious on how the mystery of what happened to Peppermint Patty's mother is never really focused on since she never discusses her mother; and Schulz never really commented on it, but he did address social issues in his strip on occasion.
This collection is also noteworthy because for the first time, Lucy raises the rates on her Psychiatric Help Booth to 7-cents for "Winter Rates," and she has a side hustle selling edible "Goop" for 5-cents.
Snoopy also becomes the manager of Charlie Brown's baseball team for about two weeks and boy-oh-boy, is he ever a brutal manager.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Youve-Come-Lon...
"You've Come A Long Way, Charlie Brown" collects the daily and Sunday comic strips from 1976, 1977, and 1978 and is of special note because it introduces Clara, who I believe would later evolve into Marcie, into the comic strip as Peppermint Pattie's friend. I think that the only time Clara is in the Peanuts comic strip is during the run when Peppermint Patty is tent monitor at the summer camp she is spending two weeks at.
Peppermint Patty's mother is one of the great unresolved mysteries of the Peanuts comic strip. In the comic strip from September 27, 1973, it is revealed that Peppermint Patty does not have a mother. No concrete explanation is given for why this is so. Peppermint Patty lives as an only child with her father, who works nights. Schulz's introduction of a single parent family in 1973 was revolutionary - even though single parents with children had been introduced into mainstream culture in various forms of media - usually the parent was a widow/widower - because it showed how the lack of a parent could impact the child in the family unit. It's also curious on how the mystery of what happened to Peppermint Patty's mother is never really focused on since she never discusses her mother; and Schulz never really commented on it, but he did address social issues in his strip on occasion.
This collection is also noteworthy because for the first time, Lucy raises the rates on her Psychiatric Help Booth to 7-cents for "Winter Rates," and she has a side hustle selling edible "Goop" for 5-cents.
Snoopy also becomes the manager of Charlie Brown's baseball team for about two weeks and boy-oh-boy, is he ever a brutal manager.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Youve-Come-Lon...
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