Selling a Charles Schulz Snoopy Red Baron Comic Strip Art – Real Auction Examples & Pricing
To auction, sell or consign your Peanuts Charles Schulz Snoopy Flying Ace / Red Baron comic strip, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (NateDSanders.com).
What Are Peanuts Flying Ace/ Red Baron Comics?
One of the most iconic storylines of the Peanuts franchise revolves around Snoopy’s Flying Ace alter ego, a WWI pilot who sides with the Allied powers. The Flying Ace’s sworn enemy is the Red Baron, a reference to German WWI pilot Manfred von Richthofen, who is never actually seen in the comics. This fantasy storyline has had a profound affect on pop culture and even inspired American rock band The Royal Guardsmen to create the 1966 hit song “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron”.
Some of Our Realized Prices Spanning the Decades:
1967 Sunday Comic Strip – Sold for $60,000
We sold a Peanuts Flying Ace Sunday comic strip published on 1 January 1967 for $60,000. Strip features Snoopy complaining about the war at a European bar and subsequently getting kicked out for causing too much of a ruckus. This is one of just eight Sunday Peanuts strips to run on New Year’s day.
1967 Daily Comic Strip – Sold for $31,200
When Snoopy was depicted as the Flying Ace, his doghouse was imagined to be a Sopwith Camel, the British fighter biplane that was famously associated with the WWI Allied powers. We realized $31,200 for a comic strip published on 9 January 1967 in which Snoopy sweetly kisses his Sopwith Camel and professes his feelings for it.
1971 Daily Comic Strip – Sold for $28,000
The Peanuts Flying Ace storyline quickly became a fan favorite after its first appearance in 1965. Just one year later the storyline made a memorable appearance in the 1966 Peanuts Halloween special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”. We sold a daily comic strip featuring Snoopy as the Flying Ace beneath the night sky and stars for $28,000. Strip was published on 30 July 1971 and measures 33 x 11 inches.
Four-Panel Comic Strip – Sold for $17,394
We realized $17,394 for a four panel comic strip featuring Snoopy as the Flying Ace while piloting his doghouse aka the Sopwith Camel. Snoopy also has dialog that references finding the Red Baron and crossing enemy lines. Strip has no copyright tag and may have possibly been used in an ad campaign rather than published as a daily strip.
1979 Daily Comic Strip – Sold for $15,000
We sold a Flying Ace Peanuts comic strip published on 30 January 1979 for $15,000. Strip features Snoopy on an ambitious mission with his Sopwith Camel that’s abruptly interrupted by Charlie Brown announcing that it’s suppertime. Strip measures 24 x 7 inches and is signed at top by Charles Schulz.
1992 Daily Comic Strip – Sold for $13,441
We realized $13,441 for a comic strip featuring Snoopy taking Sally for a ride on the Sopwith Camel. Sally elaborates at how they are in the sky which prompts Snoopy to explain that he gets dizzy from heights and can’t look. Strip measures 21 x 7 inches and was published on 12 June 1992.
Sketch of Snoopy as Flying Ace – Sold for $1,250
We also sold a sketch of Snoopy as the Flying Ace within Schulz’s book Home is on Top of a Dog House for $1,250. Sketch of Snoopy in WWI pilot outfit appears on book’s front free endpaper and measures 5.75 x 5.75 inches.
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FAQs
How long was the Flying Ace / Red Baron storyline featured in Peanuts?
This beloved recurring fantasy theme was first featured on October 10, 1965 and continued until the 1990s.
How much is my Peanuts Flying Ace / Red Baron comic strip worth?
The value of your Flying Ace Peanuts strip can vary based on characters depicted, condition of the strip and if it’s a Sunday or daily strip.