Superimposed Snoopys

Sometimes looking at a bunch of Peanuts book covers in a row will raise questions… and answers.

Question: Why does Snoopy look like he’s holding something in his right paw on this cover for a book coming out next March?

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Answer: See this book, coming out in January!

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And lest you think they are merely similar shots (there are, after all, many dancing Snoopy images, including one on the cover of my own upcoming book, The Snoopy Treasures), here is the first image superimposed over the second one with 50% transparency.

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