"Whirlydogs Don't Fly"

There are about three story arcs from the classic Charles Schulz strip Peanuts that have always stayed with me and that I remember fondly from my youth. One was when Snoopy went to the moon and the other was when Snoopy's doghouse was threatened by freeway construction. The final one I refer to is one I read in a paperback collection when I was young and recently visited again via the Peanuts website, which is running all the classic strips pretty much in chronological order.

It is the story of when sister Lucy steals Linus' security blanket forcing the lad to go "cold turkey" from his steady supply of banky. It was a funny story and had a happy ending, depending on whether you think recidivism was a good thing or not. As a kid I loved the story arc for what it was but as an adult I read a lot of different things into the Schulz story, which makes me think that the recent biography that got the Schulz Family so upset could be partially correct in being able to peer into the mind of the creator through the content of his strips.

The original story ran from 2nd to the 21st of January 1961 and you can read the entire arc through these links to the official website. I'd just link to the first part of the story and tell you to have at it but the website employs a sliding time line and in a few weeks will no longer make January available to readers.

Enjoy!

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19