Good Grief! Over five decades, artist and writer, Charles M. Schulz drew 17, 897 Peanuts comic strips.  His first comic was published over 73 years ago on October 2nd in seven newspapers.

“In the four-panel cartoon, Charlie Brown waves to two other children, Shermy and Patty. As he strolls past them, Shermy tells Patty, “Good ‘ol Charlie Brown… How I hate him!” Charlie’s beagle Snoopy made his entrance two days later — walking on four legs — and Charlie donned a signature zigzag shirt that December. The full “Peanuts” gang — Schroeder, Lucy, Linus, Pig-Pen, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock, Marcie, and Franklin — arrived in print over the next 18 years.”

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Charles Schulz has inspired 45 animated television specials, five feature films and countless merchandise sales.  To learn more about him and his work please visit Genius Hour- Peanuts.