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.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Hank Aaron and Peanuts
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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.
Yes. How strange (in terms of time) to think that these strips appeared in Fred Snodgrass’s lifetime.
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