Celebrating Peanuts 60 Years

the long version

On October 2, 1950, the world was introduced to a comic strip that would eventually become an unparalleled cultural icon. Little did anyone know the impact, significance, and influence that Peanuts would hold when it launched in seven American newspapers on that date. Nearly 60 years later, the classic Peanuts strip appears in more than 2,200 newspapers in 75 countries in 25 languages.Andrews McMeel Publishing is proud to honor the 60th anniversary of this phenomenon with Celebrating Peanuts: 60