Characters of the Comics

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown, the famous yellow shirted, bald headed kid has become an American legend. He is also troubled and has more downs than ups in his life. Despite this fact, he is the most beloved animation and comic strip characters. This Peanuts character came from Charles Schulz's own childhood adventures and experiences. One of the most well known sequences with Charlie brown in it also contains another character, Lucy. Yes, yes, it is the unforgettable football scene. This scene of Charlie Brown running for the football and then toppling onto his back first appeared on November 16, 1952.


Snoopy

Snoopy, the beloved Peanuts Beagle was based off of Charles Schulz's family dog, Spike. His adventures as a flying ace were based on Charles Schulz's own experiences from World War II. The first licensed Snoopy product came in the form of a plastic doll, but has now expanded into clothing, greeting cards, dishware, and many other products. Television specials from the 1960's are still around today with their original viewing audience.

In the 1990's, Snoopy would become the primary advertising character for the insurance company Met Life. On October 25, 2007, Met Life launched its blimp program to celebrate their 20th anniversary. this blimp project consists of three blimps, the "Snoopy One, "Snoopy Two", and "Snoopy Three." These three blimps, which are the most recognized blimps in the United States, provide aerial coverage for many sporting events. Since then, Snoopy has been a great advertising icon for many companies and items for children.

Lucy

Lucy was introduced into the Peanuts comic strips on March 3, 1952. But before Lucy, there was Voilet. She was a brown haired girl who also played the classic football prank on Charlie Brown. Now back to Lucy. Even though she has a crabby side, she also has a romantic side. She has been in love with Schroeder for a long time, but Schroeder has never been to affectionate towards Lucy. Also, Lucy is always nagging Linus to get rid of his security blanket. The only time when Lucy actually felt sorry for his little brother was in the T.V special "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" when linus was stuck in the pumpkin patch all night. In the episode, Lucy got candy and put Linus in bed after Halloween night was over. One of the most famous qoutes in comic strip history is with Lucy and Snoopy where Lucy says," Happiness is a warm puppy."