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submitted 2 years ago by m_f@midwest.social to c/peanuts@midwest.social

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[–] m_f@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This strip is adapted from the Li'l Folks comic strip from January 9, 1949:

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Is "Sparky" a pseudonym used by Schulz?

[–] m_f@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

His uncle called him "Sparky" after the horse Spark Plug in Billy DeBeck's comic strip Barney Google, which Schulz enjoyed reading.

Doesn't say why he started using his real name with Peanuts, though