On October 2, 1950, Charles M. Schulz introduced a brand-new comic strip
with an unlikely round-headed hero, “Good ol’ Charlie Brown.”
PEANUTS was born. Soon, readers came to know and love a
whole cast of indelible young characters: philosophical Linus and his
crabby big sister Lucy; piano-playing Schroeder; attention-grabbing Sally;
pals Franklin, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Pigpen and his famous dust
cloud.
But noone stole the show quite like Snoopy, the coolest beagle on the
planet. From humble beginnings in just seven U.S. newspapers, PEANUTS grew
to become not only the best-loved comic strip in history, but a true
global phenomenon.