Cartoonists – want the sense that Schulz is looking over your shoulder?

Here’s an interesting item up for auction – a drawing board from Schulz’s studio. Now, this wasn’t Schulz’s own board, which remains properly ensconced in the Schulz Museum. No, this was the board used by Dale Hale, who worked in the studio most notably on the Peanuts comic book stories. Schulz actually made some corrections on this very board (Charlie Brown’s head was tough for anyone else to get just right.) It’s in good condition, so maybe you can work on your own cartoons with the sense that Sparky is correcting your every mistake…

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