Even though Peanuts is one of the world’s most popular comic strips, Snoopy and Charlie Brown creator Charles M. Schulz didn’t have the best thoughts on the comic’s title.
On October 2, 1950, one of the most famous strips in the world debuted; Peanuts, which presents the adventures of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole gang created by the artist Charles M. Schulz.
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Although Peanuts became one of the most recognized comic strips in the world, the title of these stories was one of the details that Schulz did not like, who had another name in mind for his work.
Time magazine, in an article dedicated to Peanuts as part of its 65th anniversary, where it was revealed that Charles M. Schulz originally named this cartoon Lil’ Folks (little friends).
These strips were part of a comic that only ran for one issue, but despite this Schulz continued to publish these strips through United Feature Syndicate (UFS), a company dedicated to distributing strips like Garfield and Lil Folks, which was renamed as Peanuts (cacahuates / maní in Spanish).
From Lil’ Folks to Peanuts
The reason for the name change is because there was already a comic strip with that name, so in order to avoid a legal conflict, those in charge of UFS changed the title, without consulting Charles M. Schulz, who was not he liked that name.
“Although I’ve always resented the title ‘Peanuts’ that I was forced to use, and I’m still convinced that it’s the worst title for any comic strip, it probably doesn’t matter what it’s called, as long as every effort brings some kind of joy. someone, somewhere”.
From its appearance in 1950 to the present day, Peanuts became the most influential comic strip in the 20th century in the United States. Peanuts was published in 2,600 newspapers, to some 355 million readers in 75 countries, and translated into 40 languages. Its last publication was in February 2000.
Additionally, Snoopy became the face of numerous marketing campaigns, including a NASA program, and ran for President of the United States in 1970. Most recently, Snoopy served as an ambassador for an insurance agency for more than 40 years.
Peanuts made the leap to the small screen and in 2015 the first computer-animated film was produced.
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