Today, we look at how Charlie Brown and Linus Van Pelt's whole friendship in Peanuts is based on a retcon. In the world of comic strips, one of the biggest godsends to any writer is a recurring setup.

The Peanuts watches Timex made in the '70s became big collectors' items; now, ... Charlie Brown has his signature yellow and black zig-zag, Linus gets red stripes, ...

I n the 1960s, beloved Peanuts character Linus was faced with an unexpected antagonist: his "blanket-hating" grandmother. Hell-bent on making him break the habit, the Van Pelt kids' grandma showed ...

Schulz told the story in a book celebrating "Peanuts'" 50th anniversary. "Linus came from a drawing that I made one day of a face almost like the one he now has," Schulz wrote.

Schulz told the story in a book celebrating “Peanuts'” 50th anniversary. “Linus came from a drawing that I made one day of a face almost like the one he now has,” Schulz wrote.