![]() ![]() His talent was apparent at an early age, as he was published at just 14 in Ripley’s Believe it or Not, which was an illustration of his dog, Spike (a name he would later re-use for one of Snoopy’s brothers) and his ability to eat bizarre items. Citing comic strips has one of his main sources of entertainment growing up, he expressed wanting to be a cartoonist early, and even applied to work at Disney. Just two days after he was born his uncle gave him the nickname “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug in the comic strip Barney Google. It seems Schulz was destined to be in the comics. Thankfully his work has lived on with the 2015 film, and the new Apple+ TV show, but there is really no better place to appreciate and learn about the man behind the comic than the Charles M. Schulz’s passing in 2000 was a blow to the comic community and anyone else who had been touched by his work through his strips and the variety of television specials. ![]() Until 2000 I enjoyed a fresh laugh and words of wisdom from a dog, a round headed kid, and others with Peanuts (my mom’s favorite strip), which had been going strong since 1950. Growing up I loved turning to this page and following the lives of the characters in Stone Soup, Luann, Zits, Mutts, and more. Here, in the middle of politics, tragedy, and change, are rows and rows of little boxes, each telling their very own story. There is something so incredibly charming about the comics page of the newspaper. ![]()
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