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Human Soil Bank. The appeal of Peanuts lies in its sophisticated melding of wry wisdom and sly oneupmanship. Unlike such funny-page small fry as Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace or Jimmy Ratio's Little Iodine, its characters are disingenuous and uncute. Charlie, whose peanut-bald head is surmounted by a single dispirited curl, is a junior-grade Walter Mitty, whose highflying dreams of popularity crash in endless ignominies. Charlie's characteristic lament: "Good grief!" The chief scorpion in his child's garden of reverses is a promising young termagant named Lucy, who, with apprentice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Child's Garden of Reverses | 3/3/1958 | See Source »

...HANK K. VAN POOLLEN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 24, 1958 | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

...Hank Wente leaped 21 feet, eight inches to gain a third in the broad jump competition, held in the afternoon. Weightmen John DuMoulin and Jim Doty both did fifty-four feet in their event, but could not make the finals against the likes of Olympic champ Hal Connolly and several other fine performers

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: K. of C. Meet Draws 20 Harriers | 1/20/1958 | See Source »

...HANK R. POETIRAY Glendale, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 6, 1958 | 1/6/1958 | See Source »

Stanley lacks the stamina to play for any extended length of time, and will probably wear out early, placing the rebounding burden on 6-6 forward Hank Ide, the only sophomore in the starting lineup. Ira Stepanian is expected to start at the other forward...

Author: By Mark L. Krupnick, | Title: Crimson Five to Face Jumbos, Search for Seventh Straight Win | 12/19/1957 | See Source »

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