Hake’s premier Auction #246 contains over 1,400 lots of pop culture and Americana memorabilia, including many rare and impressive pieces. Among those are key comics, desirable action figures, and top notch original art like a Peanuts strip boasting many notable factors.

The Peanuts daily strip by Charles M. Schulz from April 21, 1958, is a four-panel strip on thin artboard assembled to 5-3/8” x 26”. It depicts a baseball scene showing Charlie Brown and Lucy Van Pelt in all four panels. Standing in the outfield, Charlie shouts “I got it! I got it!” at an approaching fly ball, and Lucy responds “You want it? Take it! Who needs it?” As Charlie catches the ball, he is clearly annoyed by Lucy’s disinterest in the game, and exclaims “Good grief.”

“While not pulling away a football as she is so infamous for, Lucy still manages to turn the screws to good ol’ Charlie Brown with expected comical results. In this late ‘50s strip, Schulz once again connects his readers with his characters, using something as simple as a pick-up baseball game as a metaphor for life’s frustrations,” Hake’s Senior Consignment Manager Mike Bollinger said. “Who hasn’t closed their eyes and channeled their inner Charlie Brown every now and then?”

Schulz signed his last name at the bottom right of the last panel. The first panel has the printed Peanuts title and the second has the United Features Syndicate Inc. copyright strip.

Hake’s Auction #246 is open for bidding now through Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24-25, 2026, at hakes.com.