By: E&P Staff A pair of original "Peanuts" comics (one daily and one Sunday) were purchased for a combined $106,270 at a recent in-house and online sale conducted by Philip Weiss Auctions.
The daily strip -- signed by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz and dated June 27, 1957 -- sold for $52,110. It pictures Snoopy in all four panels and Charlie Brown in the last panel.
The 13-panel Sunday comic -- dated April 8, 1962 -- went for $54,160. It features a baseball gag involving Snoopy and Linus.
Coincidentally, a "Peanuts" exhibit called "Baseball as Allegory" will open May 14 at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif.
The sale of the two comics continues a trend of Schulz's work attracting high bids. In February, a 1952 "Peanuts" strip sold for $31,640. And last December, a 1955 "Peanuts" comic went for a whopping $113,525.
"Peanuts" reruns by Schulz (1922-2000) continue to be syndicated by United Media.
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