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THE COMPLETE PEANUTS FAMILY ALBUM

The Lovable Loser

“As soon as I get up in the morning, I feel I’m in over my head ” –Charlie Brown

above left: Style Guide art, 2012 – CSCA | above right: Comic-Con postcard, 2013 – CSCA | opposite: Style Guide art – CSCA

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harlie Brown rarely comes out on top, but he never

stops trying. When he strikes out with the bases

loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, misspells the

word “beagle” in the spelling bee, and fails to get even

a single piece of candy when he’s trick-or-treating, we

can all relate, even if our own failures pale in comparison

to Charlie Brown’s.

Charles Schulz drew from personal experience when

creating tales of Charlie Brown’s comic mishaps, but often

exaggerated the results. “Charlie Brown is a caricature,”

he observed. “We all know what it’s like to lose, but

Charlie Brown keeps losing outrageously. It’s not that

he’s a loser; he’s really a decent little sort. But nothing

seems to work out right.”