Batman – “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night” by Snoopy (Charles Schulz), Len Wein & Walt Simonson!

When I was a kid Peanuts (especially Snoopy) was all the rage.  I know for a fact I’ve read the strips above many times over the years.

I am also a long time comic book and Walt Simonson fan. I read the story below when it was first released (and many more times over the years).

But…

…It wasn’t until last night that (thanks to a Tweet from Blake Scott Ball) that I learned that Len Wein/Walt Simonson actually turned Snoopy’s story into a Batman tale!  I knew the “Dark and stormy night” was Snoopy’s famous first sentence, but I’d forgotten the rest.  Seeing the Peanuts strips alongside the Batman tale brought a smile to my face and made me love ’em both even more.

Click on the art above and below to see them biggie-sized.  Thanks to Blake Scott Ball for his Tweet!