A time-honored tradition for this beloved series was that on Veteran's Day, Snoopy would go "quaff a few root beers" with Schulz' old buddy, Bill Mauldin. Mauldin was the creator of Willie and Joe, who starred in the Armed Services comic strip. The comment about Mauldin being "very close friends with General Patton" is an in-joke. While Mauldin was serving during World War II, General Patton called him into a private meeting to complain about the Willie and Joe characters, as he felt they disrespected the Army and that Mauldin was "trying to incite a mutiny". Thankfully, Dwight Eisenhower, then Supreme Commander of the European Theater, told Patton to leave Mauldin alone. Created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 27" x 5.5". Signed "For Bill with Friendship, Charlie Schulz". Folded between panels, it is in otherwise Excellent condition.





