Original hand-inked four panel Peanuts daily comic strip by Charles Schulz, 28 x 7, signed and inscribed across the top in blue ballpoint, "For Sue, who knows what it's like to be a little red-haired girl—Sparky," and also signed vertically in the last panel with his artist signature, "Schulz." Dating to November 14, 1963, the comic strip shows Charlie Brown sitting on a park bench with his lunch, contemplating a romantic encounter: "I wish I could eat lunch with that little red-haired girl. I wonder what I'd do if she came over here and sat down… I wonder if I… good grief! She saw me looking at her! She's standing up! She's coming over here!! She's coming over here!! What'll I do? What'll I do?" The final panel shows Charlie Brown with his paper lunch bag over his head. Matted and framed to an overall size of 31 x 10. In fine condition, with Schulz's signature and inscription a shade light.
This strip came as part of a story beginning on November 11th and concluding on November 16th, which would go on to be adapted for the animated television special 'You're in Love, Charlie Brown' (CBS, June 12, 1967). As in Schulz's original cartoons, the special centers on Charlie Brown's feelings towards the Little Red-Haired Girl, although the girl herself remains unseen throughout. The character was based on Donna Johnson, a red-haired woman who once turned down Schulz's proposal but, in turn, inspired several tales of Charlie Brown's unrequited love.
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