Schulz, Charles M. (1922 - 2000)
"It's great to be popular" - SIGNED PRINT
Large printed green and black card calendar page removed from the 1979 Peanuts Date Book, reading "It's great to be popular!", signed by Charles Schultz in black ink upper left, minor wear, small pinholes to top left and right corners, 26 x 33cm , 1979.Written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, the syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip Peanuts ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulz's death), continuing in reruns afterward. The strip is considered to be one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, with 17,897 strips published in all, making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being", according to Professor Robert Thompson of Syracuse University. At its peak, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. (12569)
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