The Charlie Brown comics are officially known as the Peanuts strip, and the reason for it is somewhat bizarre, which is why Charles Schultz hated it.

The first Peanuts comic may be one of the most iconic comic strips, not only in the series but in Sunday comic strip history. Released on October 2, 1950, this strip features Charlie Brown ...

In the decades since the end of the cherished newspaper strip, audiences continue ... Since Charlie Brown debuted in “Peanuts” in October 1950, he has been a rare comic child—neither ...

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One of the hosts of “You Don’t Know Peanuts: The Untold Stories” recently sat down for a conversation about starting the first official ... podcast and the comic strip’s enduring ...

2, 1950, but the comic itself can be dated back to a 1948 prototype named “Lil Folks.” Several characters have been added and taken away throughout the lifespan of the strip. Creator Charles Schulz ...

Wildly popular strips like “Bloom ... helped define the art form. The first was Charles Schulz’s casually profound “Peanuts,” which debuted in 1950 and went on to inspire multiple TV ...