6 December 1950 (midwest.social)

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[-] m_f@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Is "Sparky" a pseudonym used by Schulz?

[-] m_f@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks 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

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