Summary
Though thePeanutsGang didn’t always have the best time at summer camp, their visits became an annual tradition for Charles Schulz’s beloved comic – and returning to them is sure to have readers looking back on their own childhood summers with nostalgia. Throughout the course of the comic’s run,Peanuts’camp cartoons were always eventful, featuring a number of funny recurring bits and memorable moments.
Things do not always go the way that thePeanutskids would like at camp, something that has been highly relatable for many young readers throughout the decades.
From going to a camp where the rain seemingly never ends, to Peppermint Patty and Marcie inadvertently getting Charle Brown kicked out of camp and sent home, thePeanutskids always made an impact at summer camp. The summer camp fun was not limited to the kids though, with Snoopy making quite the impression when he tagged along in some years.
10 Funniest Peanuts Comics That Capture the Joy of Childhood Summers
Peanuts always delivered comics that were nostalgic but not overly sentimental, striking a perfect balance in these sun baked summer strips.
10"Life Here In Camp Is Wonderful"
First Published: August 19, 2025
Receiving a rash on the head that makes one’s scalp look like a baseball sounds like an awful case of bad luck – and a medical anomaly – but it turns out to be one of the best things to happen to Charlie Brown during one 1973Peanutssummer camp plotline. Due to the baseball rash, Charlie Brown wears a grocery sack over himself, in order to avoid people trying to autograph his head, which did almost happen to him.
The doctor prescribes Charlie Brown a visit to camp for the baseball rash to go away, because it will get his mind off of baseball. Oddly enough, at camp,the sack wearing Charlie Brown becomes beloved by his camp mates and is elected camp president.The kids all ask Charlie Brown for advice and openly admire him thanks to the sack on his head,a first for Charlie Brown.
The “Sack” storyline was Charles Schultz’s favorite story of the entire Peanuts series.
9"My Poor Dog"
First Published: August 14, 2025
WhenCharlie Brown’s favorite baseball playeris a mile away from his camp in the town of Waffletown, Charlie Brown brims with excitement at the possibility of meeting his hero after dinner, whilehe also thinks the event will be a distraction from thinking about how Snoopy is doing at home.
Charlie Brown should know better, because Snoopy will always keep himself entertained, as he is shown renting his doghouse to Peppermint Patty and Marcie as the Flying Ace. Charlie Brown does end up meeting his hero and getting an autograph, even though Joe Shlabotnik cries while giving him the autograph – which is a story for another day – making for a rare win for Charlie Brown, while Snoopy is doing just fine at home too.
8"A Hundred Miles"
First Published: July 08, 2025
One special summer,Peanutssent Snoopy to camp with Charlie Brown. There was a catch though; Snoopy went to camp as his World War I Flying Ace persona. Snoopy would eventuallygo to camp with Charlie Brownas himself – and bring a bowling ball, for some inexplicable reason – but that was not the case in June 1967. In this strip, when Charlie Brown embarrasses himself at a baseball game with his crummy skills, he is determined to redeem himself, and decides to do so by winning the canoe race.
Tasking Snoopy as his first mate on board, Charlie Brown gives his all. Unfortunately for him, his all is not enough, andnot only does he lose, but it’s quickly revealed he made it barely four feet from the dock despite frantic paddling.
7"Woodstock Is Making Fun Of Me"
First Published: July 27, 2025
Traveling to camp with Charlie Brown as hisFlying Ace persona, Snoopydidn’t exactly make the best company for his owner, who seemingly hoped to ease his usual troubled time at camp by bringing along his dog.
In this strip, when Charlie Brown delivers Snoopy his mail to his tent, Snoopy finds he gets a letter from his buddy Woodstock. Normally, it would be great news to get a postcard from a friend. In this case, though, Snoopy finds Woodstock’s postcard to be poking fun of him, which is not the best thing to receive in the mail. While Woodstock could have been 100 percent sincere with Snoopy, playing along with his make-believe scenario,Snoopy instead figures that the letter is meant to ridicule him.
6"After All That What Can We Say?"
First Published: August 01, 2025
Unlike many of the other members of the Peanuts Gang, Peppermint Patty was not initially included inPeanuts’summer camp fun – or the lack thereof, according to Charlie Brown and Linus. However, finallyPeppermint Patty got to go to camp in June 1968, where she was given the special responsibility of being the camp monitorfor a group of girls.
Introducing herself to the girls she will be monitoring, Peppermint Patty explains a story about her name and nicknames, something that the girls are intimidated by when it is time for them to introduce themselves. The names of the characters are eventually revealed as Clara, Shirley, and Sophie, and they would reappear again at the summer camp in subsequent years. As it soon becomes clear,Peppermint Patty has her workcut out for her with this trio, with the girls always having something smart to say, keeping her on her toes.
5"You? A Troublemaker?"
First Published: July 13, 2025
One word that would notapply to Charlie Brownis troublemaker; he’s a good egg through and through. Yet, after a mix-up at camp, he not only gets labeled a troublemaker, but is sent home as a result. Interestingly enough, this is all Peppermint Patty and Marcie’s fault. When the two girls consider confronting the Little Red Hair Girl – because of Peppermint Patty’s jealousy – they gain the attention of the girl’s camp counselor, who in turn alerts the boys' camp counselor. Somehow, Charlie Brown ends up getting into trouble through his loose connection to it all.
That said, Charlie Brown could not care less about being booted from camp,as he’s just happy that his name has been mentioned at the Girls' Camp.While Linus may want to take up the false accusations and camp ejection to the Supreme Court, it’s safe to say that Charlie Brown isn’t all that concerned.
4"Just Teasing You, Sir"
First Published: July 14, 2025
Marcie and Peppermint Pattyare two peas in a pod, stuck like glue to each other for most of theirPeanutsappearances. However, the summer of 1989 featured events that separated the pals for a time. When Peppermint Patty has to attend summer school, and Marcie goes to camp with Charlie Brown and the gang, the iconic duo are split, though the pair keep in touch through calls.
Marcie takes telephone communication to full advantageto pull a joke on her buddy, briefly pretending that her and Charlue Brown are holding hands.With Peppermint Patty’s massive crush on Charlie Brown, she does not think the joke is at all funny, having to stuff the phone in her mouth to ensure she doesn’t blow up. Marcie always tries to bolster Peppermint Patty into sharing her feelings with Charlie Brown, but she just can’t seem to take the advice even with Marcie’s gentle ribbing.
3"A Hideout This Isn’t!"
First Published: June 24, 2025
Linus and Charlie Brown are not fans of camp, yet they always end up there when summer comes along. Even when Lucy brings up the mere mention of camp, LInus is upfront about his staunch opposition to the idea. Yet his pleas not to have to go are moot, and he is called for the bus to camp before it leaves. Linus has a plan in place though, andhides in Snoopy’s doghouse – until Snoopy sells him out.
While Snoopy may get along with Linus, it does not mean that he’s cool with him using his doghouse as a hideout, even if Snoopy rarely sleeps inside his humble abode. Linus does not take the betrayal kindly, with kicking and screaming, making readers wonder how bad the Peanuts Gang’s summer camp could possibly be; apparently, bad enough for theusually even-keeled Linusto fly into his own little rage fit.
2"What Friends?"
First Published: August 19, 2025
The firstPeanutscomicfeaturing summer camp has Charlie Brown bemoaning the fact that he had to go to camp once the school year finished. He is scared that he’ll miss his friends, being away from home. Rather than be a supportive friend, Lucy decides not to pull any punches andresponds with quite the cutting retort, questioning if Charlie Brown even has any friends.
Lucy has a tendency to go for the jugular, even if there aren’t necessarily bad intentions behind her behavior. She can’t help but kick a man when he’s down either, as is the case in this comic. Charlie Brown is already down in the dumps about having to go to camp; then for Lucy to suggest he has no friends adds another layer of hurt to it all, much to Charlie Brown’s irritation.
First Published: July 15, 2025
Charlie Brown and Linus' initial disdain for camp was inherited by the rest of thePeanutskids, especially Sally, as exhibited inPeanuts'1985 camp storyline. When the summer camp suffers torrential downpours every single day they are there, even the day they drive there, they dub the camp, appropriately enough, Rain Camp. There is no one that the horrible weather infuriates more than Sally, who wants to sue to get her money back – with Snoopy as her lawyer, of course.
While Sally mostly gripes about the rain situation, she doesfind her sense of humor again when writing a letter home to her parents, making a joke about how she has to stand in the river to get dry. She finds her little joke hilarious, thoughSnoopy does not feelthe same, resulting in Sally spouting off that the beagle can write his own letters home if he doesn’t care for her jokes.
Peanuts
Created by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that began as a comic strip in the 1950s and eventually expanded to include films and a television series. Peanuts follows the daily adventures of the Peanuts gang, with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them. Aside from the film released in 2015, the franchise also has several Holiday specials that air regularly on U.S. Television during their appropriate seasons.
