Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 26, 1969
Transcript:
Linus sits in a chair reading the newspaper. He says, "A sports banquet!"<BR><BR> Linus continues, "Look, Charlie Brown, they're going to have a sports banquet right here in our town! They're going to invite Willie Mays and Bobby Hill and Arnold Palmer and . . ."<BR><BR> Linus says, "And Joe Shlabotnik!! They're even going to invite Joe Shlabotnik!" Charlie Brown says, "He's my hero! I'd get to meet him in person! Wouldn't that be great?"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown continues, "I can see me now sitting at the same table as Joe Shlabotnik . . ." Snoopy thinks, "I can see me now sitting at the same table as Peggy Fleming . . "<BR><BR>
Of course, there were a couple of times LUCY was able to find a Joe Shlabotnik bubble gum card, but I still say he never did exist, was just a fictional Peanuts character, even.