“We All Have To Start Somewhere” Department. Case in Point No.4

For this continuing feature, case in point No. 4 is almost too easy — it’s good ol’ Charlie Schulz. Everybody knows by now that the late Charles Schulz tried his hand at magazine gag cartooning, with very limited success, before he became a “Peanuts” superstar. These three early cartoons of his appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in the 1940’s or 1950’s, and they are copyrighted by SEP.

There’s nothing much I can say about these early panels that hasn’t already been said. Aren’t they wonderful curtain-raisers for Schulz’s legendary cartoon strip career? Note the appearance of an early version of Snoopy.

Yes, “we all have to start somewhere”.

I’m also adding a photo of Schulz that I came across in a cartoon book that was published in 1966.

If you want to learn more about Charles Schulz, I recommend the recently-published biography written by David Michaelis, “Schulz and Peanuts”.

schulz2.jpg

schulz1.jpg

schulz3.jpg

schulzphoto.jpgCharles Schulz

One Comment

  1. comment title
    These are great — it is really fun to see that cute little Snoopy and interesting to try to map out who might have morphed into which eventual Peanuts character.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Foreword

Welcome to the Eli Stein Cartoon archive. To begin, read my introduction and personal notes, and then please look at the cartoons, which are categorized by either decade, publication name or topic. I’ve included some personal comments, memories and photos below many of the cartoons. I’ll be adding cartoons, memories and photos ad infinitum. Remember, your comments are appreciated (just click on the “comment” link at the bottom of each post).

Categories