It's Only a Game

It's Only a Game
Front cover of the 2004 It's Only a Game book, collecting the complete run of the comic strip
Author(s)Charles M. Schulz
Current status/scheduleConcluded four-days-a-week comic strip
Launch dateNovember 3, 1957
End dateJanuary 11, 1959
Syndicate(s)United Feature Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor, Sports

It's Only a Game was a sports-and-game-oriented comics panel by Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts. [1] This panel feature ran for 14 months, from November 3, 1957, to January 11, 1959. It's Only a Game was distributed by United Feature Syndicate.[2]

Schulz and cartoonist Jim Sasseville (who also assisted Schulz on Peanuts stories for various comic books) produced this strip which appeared in newspapers four times a week, including Sundays. Schulz created the strip and produced the first few weeks worth of strips himself; after that, while Schulz was responsible for most of the written content and rough artwork, Sasseville was brought on board to provide some of the gags and all the finished artwork, done in Schulz's style (Schulz continued to receive sole credit for the comic).

Despite the resemblance to the children in Peanuts, most of the characters in these cartoons were adults. The comic focused on games, which could range from card games and board games to classic "sporting" games, or even recreational activities. Unlike most other sports comics, the sporting activities focused on many amateur sports, like golf and ping pong.

The strip was modestly successful, although its unusual three-times-a-week publication schedule (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) may have limited its placement in many newspapers. A Sunday strip was also offered to newspapers, consisting of the three panels from earlier in the week, along with a bonus fourth panel in an elongated format.

Given the growing popularity of Peanuts (along with his work on Young Pillars) and the resulting demands on his time, Schulz canceled the strip after 63 weeks.

References

  1. ^ Stephen D. Becker, Comic Art In America. New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959, (p.159, 366)
  2. ^ Schulz, Jean (October 2018). "Peanuts at Antiques Roadshow". Charles M. Schulz Museum. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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