Nothing tested Linus' stouthearted devotion to the Great Pumpkin more than November 1st, the day after the mysterious gift-giver was to fly over the most sincere pumpkin patches. The strip this image was found in was first published on November 1, 1961, when Charlie Brown informs a frustrated Linus that his pumpkin patch was passed over for a more "sincere" one in New Jersey.
