The Very First PEANUTS Comic Set The Saddest Part of Charlie Brown’s Character in Stone

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The Very First PEANUTS Comic Set The Saddest Part of Charlie Brown’s Character in Stone
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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Charlie Brown is universally recognized as the central character of Charles Schulz' legendary comic strip Peanuts, but many readers might be surprised to learn he did not start out that way. In fact, he made only a passing appearance in Schulz' debut cartoon – something that several comic experts nevertheless suggest set the foundation for who the character would become.

Related Charlie Brown's Football Gag Gets a Horrifying Ending in Hilariously Dark Fanart In a post on X, @hausofdecline shared a tribute to Peanuts' football gag, one that takes a wild turn while remaining true to the essence of the joke. It’s a much stranger strip looking at it in isolation. This created the world of Peanuts, and Charlie Brown, who is so central to the entire thing, is almost like a walk-on character who disappears.

Given Peanuts longevity, it might be easy for readers to mistake the comic's characters' familiarity for staticity, or fail to recognize the different ways the strip's most iconic gags took shape over the years. A closer look at some of Charles Schulz' formative strips, along with the expert perspectives of scholars and historians like Gene Kannenberg, Jr.

That said, it is important to note that even in Peanuts' debut, Charlie Brown is indeed the focus of the cartoon, in the sense that he is the subject of all its dialogue, and ultimately the punchline of the strip's very first joke.

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