Peanuts briefly subtitled featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M.
The strip's original run extended from to , continuing in reruns afterward. Peanuts is among the most popular and influential in the history of comic strips, with 17, strips published in all, [ 1 ] making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being". Peanuts focuses on a social circle of young children, where adults exist but are rarely seen or heard. The main character, Charlie Brown , is meek, nervous, and lacks self-confidence. He is unable to fly a kite, win a baseball game, or kick a football held by his irascible friend Lucy , who always pulls it away at the last instant.
The comic strip has been adapted in animation and theater. Schulz drew the strip for nearly 50 years, with no assistants, including the lettering and coloring process.
Peanuts was originally sold under the title of Li'l Folks , but that had been used before, so they said we have to think of another title.
I couldn't think of one and somebody at United Features came up with the miserable title Peanuts , which I hate and have always hated. It has no dignity and it's not descriptive. Here I was, an unknown kid from St.
