Collection: Charles M. Schulz

This collection is dedicated to Charles Schulz, without whom Peanuts would not be made possible. It was through his creative style that we met Charlie Brown and his unique friends. He is missed by many Peanuts fans who followed his work throughout the years. Below are bits of his history, with portions adapted from Wikipedia.org.

Charles Schulz loved to draw, even at a very young age. He would draw pictures of his family dog, Spike, who we all know in the Peanuts cartoon and comic strip as one of Snoopy's brothers. During his teenage years, he was very shy, and at one time, the high school yearbook staff rejected his drawings. He took some art correspondence courses for awhile, then, after his time in the military as a Staff Sergeant during World War II, he took a job teaching art. He gained some income by sending in a drawing to the Saturday Evening Post. They liked the first one so much they asked for more. After sending them 13 cartoons, he moved on. His first effort was a comic strip called Lil' Folks, in which he first used the name Charlie Brown. He tried to have it published with the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a regular feature, but it never came to pass. However, that same year, 1950, he approached United Features Syndicate with his Lil' Folks strip. They bought it, the name was changed. and Peanuts was born. Much of the strip was, and still is, based on events in his life. The Peanuts comic strip is one of the best-known and loved series of all time. And that's how it all began! Life just wouldn't have been the same without Peanuts! Charles Schulz may be gone, but never forgotten! His legacy continues through his children, his animated specials, and his comic strip still runs by way of reprints in papers worldwide.