Collection: Peanuts Biography and Art Gallery Collection

The popular comic strip Peanuts was conceived by a young Charles Schulz in 1950 following his mildly successful strip "Li'l Folks". The comic ran for 50 years in newspapers around the world, finally coming to an end on February 13, 2000, the day after Schulz's death. The strip includes a popular cast of characters including the lovable Charlie Brown, the comical Snoopy, the timid Linus, and the bossy Lucy. Though Peanuts is one of the most beloved daily comics of all time, the franchise successfully branched out into other media as well. The "Peanuts" canon includes successful television specials including "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965), and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966); a successful stage musical entitled "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" (1967); and the Saturday morning cartoon "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show" (1983-1985). Though Peanuts arguably reached its peak of success from 1965 to 1985, younger generations are still familiar with Charlie Brown and his gang, thus cementing the Peanuts characters as pop culture icons.