Linus first appeared in the comic strips in 1952 and quickly aged to be close to the other cast members. This rapid-fire aging isn't uncommon in the Peanuts comics, but many fans are glad that ...

Charles M. Schulz had a few unforgettable stories behind the creation of his Peanuts characters, though one of the best is about Linus van Pelt.

Linus Maurer, a longtime cartoonist for the Sonoma Index-Tribune whose friendship with fellow illustrator Charles M. Schulz led the “Peanuts” creator to name Charlie Brown’s blanket-wielding ...

Linus Maurer, whose friend Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding friend in "Peanuts," has died at age 90.

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.

Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his "Peanuts" comic ...

To celebrate 55 years of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Jean shared some other stories behind a television gift that keeps on giving, from the absence of Santa Claus to Snoopy’s mischievous streak.

The limited-edition Peanuts Collection officially launches on Thursday, May 15. You can find these treasures at select Moleskine stores worldwide, online at Moleskine.com, Amazon and other retailers.

The special finds Linus and Lucy’s highly annoying brother Rerun, the closest thing the Peanuts franchise has to a “Poochie,” taking up marbles in an effort to be the most popular kid at ...

It was Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown, a Job who suffered to soothe our suffering. It was a faith related via parable, the classic text being the 1966 TV special “It’s the Great Pumpkin ...