Being the anniversary month of when Peanuts (and Snoopy) first appeared in 1950 there is a plethora of news items about the comic strip and its characters, and that is not counting the multitude of stories about local corn mazes.
On Oct. 2, 1950, “Peanuts” made its comic strip debut. Featured in seven newspapers, the four panels introduced the nation – and eventually the world – to Good ol’ Charlie Brown. Just two days later, his canine companion, Snoopy made his first appearance.
While Snoopy’s official birthday is Aug. 10, today marks the anniversary of his debut. On Oct. 4, 1950, audiences met the pup. Soon after, readers would discover that Snoopy was no average dog.
Olivia Munson at USA Today muses on just what kind of a dog is Snoopy.
Snoopy is a beagle, of course, but…
The cartoon beagle “is a collector of fine art and a root beer connoisseur.” He also enjoys a good supper, playing make-believe and writing, according to his profile.
Snoopy alsohas several alter-egos, including “Flying Ace” and “Joe Cool”. Whether he’s battling the Red Baron or exuding charm, Snoopy can be anyone he wants to be with the help of his immense, creative imagination…
And then USA Today and Olivia Munson ponder what kind of bird is Woodstock.
Snoopy even has his own sidekick, a little birdie named Woodstock. He first appeared in “Peanuts” on April 4, 1967 and the two’s friendship has been integral to the comics since.
We know Snoopy is a beagle, but what bird is Woodstock?
?Quién es Esnupi¿
Esnupi refers to the Spanish nickname for Snoopy the dog from the Peanuts. Esnupi memes surfaced en masse in 2024, mostly due to the gimmick account @esnupicore on Twitter / X, which inserted Esnupi into exploitable meme templates and went viral multiple times.
Snoopy’s loyal following makes it no surprise that he also has a strong fanbase in Spanish-speaking countries, where he is often affectionately called “Esnupi,” a practice that can be traced as far back as the 1970s and all the way into the 2020s. The name has even inspired a whole genre of posting; here’s how “Esnupi” and the meme trend “Esnupicore” came about.
Snoopy has apparently become a very popular meme image in the Spanish speaking world.
Both Know Your Meme and the Daily Dot explain the origins of the Spanish meme and its 2024 resurgence.
When Peanuts Worldwide put that “worldwide” in their name they weren’t just whistling Dixie.
While Gen Alphas nowadays may ask who or what Snoopy is, we OGs remember reading PEANUTS comic strips and watching the cartoons just like they were yesterday, as it was part and parcel of our fondest years.
Snoopy first appeared along with his owner Charlie Brown in newspaper comic strips in 1950 and has since become indisputably the most famous beagle. If you’re a fan, dive into Snoopy’s world by visiting Snoopy Museum Tokyo the next time you’re in Japan.
Singapore’s The Smart Local visits the Snoopy Museum in Tokyo.
UDON Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of a new line of manga titles, MANGA BIOGRAPHIES, which will see the lives of some of history’s most interesting and influential people be brought to the globe-spanning medium of manga. UDON is proud to begin this line with Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz, exploring the life and times of the revered creator of the internationally beloved Peanuts comic strip.
A new graphic biography of Charles M. Schulz, drawn manga style, is available.
Both Anime News Network …
With supervision by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, the manga biography begins with Schulz’s humble childhood in Minneapolis and ends on an uplifting note, celebrating the everlasting impact his work has made on fans worldwide. Of course, the book is an idealized summary of Schulz’s life and only lightly touches on the tougher aspects.
and Catholic University’s The Tower review the book.
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz, which was first released in Japan in 2019, was published here earlier this week on October 1.
Kuki brilliantly realizes the life of Schulz in around 140 pages of mostly black & white manga. All of the figures are lovingly realized in stereotypical manga style.
As to be expected in this page count, Kuki breezes through many eras, especially Schulz’s high school years and time serving in World War II. There were a few moments where it felt like things skipped forward too abruptly…
As mentioned above Snoopy first appeared in the Peanuts comic strip on October 4, 1950. It would be a number of years before his WWI Flying Ace persona would show up.
Throughout Peanuts’ more than half a century’s worth of comic strips, holiday specials, and feature films, Snoopy has developed a number of alter egos that only serve to make him an even more iconic member of the Peanuts gag – and perhaps his most well-known is the “WWI Flying Ace”. Snoopy has portrayed himself as a number of imaginary characters, including “Joe Cool” and “World Famous Tennis Player”, but his WWI Flying Ace persona is second to none, and the character’s extensive history in Peanuts lore confirms it.
From ScreenRant: Snoopy’s “WWI Flying Ace” First Appearance & Most Memorable Moments Explained
Snoopy’s WWI Flying Ace alter ego made his debut in the Peanuts comic strip published on October 10, 1965.
Some Snoopy fans are enraged that an account dedicated to the beloved character is engaging with politics.
Snoopy Weekly, a now-deleted popular X account unaffiliated with the “Peanuts” comic [emphasis added], got backlash for a post that endorsed former President Donald Trump in the election next month.
Saba Hamedy for NBC News reports about Snoopy fans angered by one account’s pro-Trump post.
The account, which had more than 19,000 followers, was among several Snoopy fan pages on social media that have amassed large audiences in the last few years amid the beagle’s resurgence in meme culture.
While Disney Corp forces children’s centers to remove murals of their characters, Peanuts Worldwide actively promotes the happiness of children facing health problems with murals and cartoon painting supplies.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan is getting a new mural this week, courtesy of “Peanuts.” There’s already one at a clinic in Antarctica, because a generation after Charles Schulz’s passing, his comic strip remains universal.
Neal Rubin of The Detroit Free Press reports on the Peanuts and Schulz effort.
We connected [with Jeannie Schulz] by video call a few days ago so that I could have the sheer fun of talking to her, and so that she could explain Take Care with Peanuts, the project that’s putting paintbrushes in the hands of young patients in Detroit and mounting murals on all seven continents.