Li'l Folks 2.0


Li'l Folks 2.0

Originally shared by Randy Culler

The Peanuts comic strip first appeared 66 years ago today in seven U.S. newspapers.
via Frank Beacham 

It appealed instantly to children and those who loved childhood.
Charles M. Schulz first drew Charlie Brown for a weekly single-panel cartoon called “Li’l Folks” in 1947, in The St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota, where he was born.

When he expanded to a strip format in 1950, he was forced to change the name from “Li’l Folks” (which was too close to “Li’l Abner”) to “Peanuts.”

The hapless Charlie Brown was made to fail constantly, especially in baseball, most likely because readers could relate better to losing than to winning.

Only twice, in 1993, did Charlie hit game-winning home runs.
Charlies Schulz died at age 77 on Feb. 12, 2000, hours before his final Sunday strip was published.

By then, “Peanuts” had appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries and 21 languages, and he had drawn more than 18,250 strips.
When Schulz died, one cultural expert said that the comic strip was “arguably the longest story ever told by one human being.”

Thanks New York Times!

Comments

  1. Pat KightOctober 2, 2016 at 8:36 AM

    Yep. I'm just one year older than Charlie Brown; Peanuts has been part of the fabric of my entire life.

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