Saturday, January 23, 2021

Hank Aaron and Peanuts

For two weeks in August 1973, Peanuts devoted its daily (non-Sunday) strip to Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Snoopy. You can start on Wednesday, August 8, and read through to Wednesday, August 22.

Here’s some context: “Hammerin’ Hank’s 715th Home Run” (Fishwrap). And the New York Times obituary for Aaron.

Thanks to Stefan Hagemann for pointing me to this moment in baseball, comics, and culture.

comments: 2

Stefan said...

What a great ending to this series of strips. I won’t spoil, but I will say that Fred Snodgrass would be pleased. I think.

Michael Leddy said...

Yes. How strange (in terms of time) to think that these strips appeared in Fred Snodgrass’s lifetime.