Snoopy's Many Roles
Compiled by Derrick Bang
Snoopy became a "Walter Mitty beagle" very early
in the strip's lengthy run, and he has subsequently adopted various guises, and pretended to be all sorts of
different animals...and occasionally people.
At last count, ol' Snoop has lived well over 100 alter-egos.
Some of these changes of identity occured only once,
while others -- such as the WWI Flying Ace, Joe Cool,
and the Beagle Scout -- became established personas.
For the most part, Snoopy began by imitating other
animals. Perhaps not content with the emotional
range found within such portrayals, he eventually
switched to imitations of people involved in
different occupations...and his true talent emerged.
The following list identifies the first time Snoopy
took each of these many roles.
A go-cart motor -- 1/12/52
A shark (in a wading pool) -- 7/21/54
A wolf -- 1/26/55
A rhinoceros -- 2/22/55
A snake -- 8/29/55
Violet -- 11/17/55
A pelican -- 11/21/55
Lucy -- 11/22/55
A moose -- 11/24/55
Beethoven -- 11/25/55
Mickey Mouse -- 11/26/55
A giraffe -- 2/7/56
A kangaroo -- 2/8/56
An alligator -- 2/28/56
A lion -- 5/3/56
An elephant -- 9/17/56
A polar bear -- 2/7/57
A bird -- 4/14/57
A mule -- 7/14/57
A circus dog -- 7/24/57
A sea-monster -- 8/23/57
A penguin -- 12/31/57
An anteater -- 3/1/58
A bald eagle -- 5/12/58
A vulture -- 5/13/58
A tiger -- 6/15/58
A goat -- 6/18/58
Big Man on Campus (an early Joe Cool) -- 1/29/59
A bloodhound -- 3/26/59
A cow -- 6/14/59 (and again on 4/18/63)
A (human) baby -- 6/23/59
A cricket -- 9/12/59
A mountain lion -- 11/29/59
A TV antenna -- 1/7/60
A "whirlydog" (early form of his helicopter) -- 3/14/60
A dinosaur -- 7/7/60
The "Mad Punter" -- 12/12/60
A ship's captain -- 1/29/61
A rabbit -- 3/16/61
A gorilla -- 3/21/61
A lost calf -- 3/26/61
A jungle ape -- 5/3/62
A shepherd -- 7/1/62
A gargoyle -- 9/27/62
A teddy bear -- 12/28/62
A weather vane -- 6/1/63
An ice-skating champion -- 2/23/64
A sheep -- 12/24/64
A partridge in a pear tree -- 12/25/64
A trapeze artist -- 3/2/65
A skateboard champion -- 3/29/65
A bowling ace -- 4/14/65
An author -- 7/12/65
An assistant psychiatrist (for Lucy) -- 6/25/65
A surfer -- 8/5/65
The WWI Flying Ace -- 10/10/65
A soldier of the French Foreign Legion -- 3/21/66
The WWI Army Surgeon -- 11/24/66
The "Masked Marvel" -- 2/9/67
A piranha -- 3/25/67
A "cheshire beagle" -- 4/18/67
A secret agent -- 9/7/67
The World-Famous Hockey Player -- 10/8/67
A film-style "creature from the sea" -- 1/13/68
A school principal -- 1/30/68
A baseball manager -- 3/13/68
The World-Famous Golf Pro -- 4/8/68
The Easter Beagle -- 4/14/68
The World-Famous Wrist Wrestler -- 4/22/68
Captain of the Rescue Squad -- 1/27/69
A prairie dog -- 2/12/69
The World-Famous Astronaut -- 3/8/69
The tether-ball champion -- 5/28/69
The World-Famous Roller Derby Star -- 7/4/69
The World-Famous Baseball Superstar -- 7/31/69
The World-Famous Football Star -- 9/16/69
The WWII Veteran -- 11/11/69
The World-Famous Skier -- 12/15/69
The "Head Beagle" -- 2/16/70
The World-Famous Tennis Star -- 6/11/70
The World-Famous Grocery Clerk -- 8/25/70
A sheep dog -- 4/25/71
Joe Cool -- 5/27/71
The World-Famous Football Coach -- 9/2/71
The World-Famous Swimmer -- 10/2/71
The World-Famous Attorney -- 1/12/72
Captain of the Starship Enterprise -- 2/7/72
A fierce pirate -- 8/14/72
A bat -- 11/10/72
The Pawpet Theater Host -- 3/17/74
A streaker -- 5/6/74
The Beagle Scout (initially a "tenderpaw") -- 5/13/74
The World-Famous Crabby Skating Pro -- 11/7/74
Joe Motocross -- 5/10/75
An airplane mechanic -- 6/24/75
A "man from the Chamber of Commerce" -- 7/2/75
The World-Famous Jogger -- 5/17/76
A helicopter -- 2/1/77
A cropduster -- 7/10/77
An owl -- 10/27/77
Peppermint Patty (a disguise) -- 12/5/77
A traffic copter -- 10/8/78
The World-Famous Disco Dancer -- 10/16/78
The April Fool -- 4/1/79
Blackjack Snoopy, World-Famous Riverboat Gambler -- 5/30/79
The World-Famous County Surveyor -- 6/18/79
A scarecrow -- 6/22/79
A fierce python -- 10/9/79
A bow & arrow hunter -- 1/15/80
Dr. Beagle and Mr. Hyde -- 3/19/80
A fierce rattlesnake -- 3/28/80
The World-Famous Census Taker -- 3/31/80
John McEnroe -- 5/6/80
Tracy Austin -- 5/7/80
John Newcombe -- 5/8/80
A Zamboni driver -- 12/5/80
A portrait painter -- 6/12/81
Joe Preppy -- 7/30/81
The World-Famous Hired Hand -- 2/27/82
The World-Famous Surgeon -- 7/12/82
Joe Sandbagger (while bowling) -- 10/21/82
An Olympic chariot racer -- 11/27/83
Flashbeagle -- 11/29/83
The Little Red-Haired Girl -- 2/10/85
"Punk" Beagle -- 8/7/85
The World-Famous Agent -- 9/15/86
Joe Aerobics -- 7/11/87
Alistair Beagle -- 6/27/89
"Shoeless" Joe Beagle -- 8/27/89
Santa Claus -- 12/18/89
Joe Bungie -- 8/5/90
A tennis ball-beagle -- 8/12/90
A fierce "October Beast" -- 10/2/90
The World-Famous Highway Flagman -- 1/9/91
A beaver -- 6/17/91
A school honor student -- 9/19/91
A trained service technician -- 10/10/91
A wounded soldier -- 2/23/92
A ventriloquist -- 4/13/92
A still-life painter -- 4/21/92
A pilot for Ace Airlines -- 6/8/92
Joe Grunge -- 4/26/93
A Revolutionary War Patriot -- 1/5/97
Blackbeagle, world famous pirate -- 7/31/97
The World-Famous Big-Rig Operator -- 3/28/98
The (F.) Scott Fitzgerald Hero -- 5/21/98
A diving expert -- 7/1/99
The World-Famous Orthopedic Surgeon -- 8/26/99
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