Thursday, July 27, 2006
The Forgotten: Charlotte Braun
Yes, Charles Schultz penned Snoopy, Charlie Brown and The Peanuts for 50 years, and actually died the day after the last cartoon was printed. Creepy thought there yet, kinda sweet. He often snook in many concept characters for its time. A Billie Jean King clone, the first black cartoon character, and a Kite Eating Tree. However hidden in the annals of strip history is Charlotte Braun. Charlotte only appeared in 10 strips, because of a negative public response. She was similiar in appearance to Charlie Brown, but really rude and annoying. So she was shelved in 1955 never to be seen again. Some say she had a meth problem,some speak of rumors of her Linus and the blanket, some say she became obessessed with creating a rocking chair that makes pies, still others say when she grew up she did a spread in "Swank" magazine. I say she was make believe and its all just rumors. Ahhhhh innocense.