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Anniversary of the first peanuts comic strip

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This event began 10/02/2025 and repeats every year forever

1950 Peanuts debuted - notice how the characters look different. One of the problems today is when an artist starts a comic, people want the character to be in a "final" state but most toons, the characters changed over time. Look at the smurfs, originally in the Johann and Peewee strip but then flushed out. Look at charlie brown originally?  I see too many artists who are unwilling to submit work with the idea that it can change. It doesn't have to be finalized. I think great lessons are in this. 
https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/October_1950_comic_strips

October 2nd 1950 

(The first ever Peanuts comic strip. Charlie Brown, Patty and Shermy appear. Patty would not be named until the end of the month and Shermy would not be named until December 18, 1950. The gag in this strip is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from May 29, 1949. This strip is adapted in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown)

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3rd

 (Patty, having her first speaking role, is reciting the traditional nursery rhyme "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" Schulz had previously referenced the rhyme in the Li'l Folks comic strip from October 17, 1948. This is also the first time Shermy is absent)

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4th

(The first appearance of Snoopy, the first wordless comic and the first time Charlie Brown is absent)

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5th

 (This is the first time two characters speak in a full sentence)

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6th

(Patty’s 5th appearance in a row)

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7th

 (The first time Charlie Brown speaks and the first time Patty is absent)

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9th

(The first time Shermy shows any affection towards Patty)

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10th

(The first interaction between Charlie Brown and Snoopy)

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