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Charlie Brown

180 appearances · Golden Age · 1952–2025 · 8 key issues

Who is Charlie Brown?

Few characters in comics history have endured quite like Charlie Brown, the earnest, round-headed kid who first stepped onto the page in a Dell comic back in 1952 — a Golden Age debut that launched one of the longest-running presences in the medium, spanning an remarkable 73 years of publication. Sharing his world with beloved figures like Snoopy, Lucy Van Pelt, Linus, Schroeder, and Sally Brown, he's kept genuinely iconic company across 180 catalogued appearances, with eight of those issues recognized as collector-significant keys. His footprint stretches across The Complete Peanuts, Nancy, and even Mad, reflecting just how deeply this character permeated American comics culture. Whether you're a lifelong Peanuts devotee or a collector chasing Golden Age gems, Charlie Brown's comics legacy is as warm, genuine, and worth your time as the character himself.

★ First appearance

Trivia

Charles Schulz has drawn more of Charlie Brown's comics than any other artist in our catalog — 57 issues.

Appearances (most recent 150 of 180)

Peanuts (1952)

#[nn]#[nn]#1 #4 #13

Good Grief, More Peanuts (1957)

Tip Top Comics (1955)

#200 #211 #212 #213 #214 #215 #216 #217

Good Ol' Charlie Brown (1957)

Nancy (1957)

#149 #150 #151 #152 #153 #155 #157 #158 #160 #161 #162 #163 #165 #166 #167 #168 #170 #171 #172 #173

Four Color (1942)

Fritzi Ritz (1957)

Nancy and Sluggo (1960)

#174 #175 #186 #187

The Saturday Evening Post (1897)

#9 #11 #26-27 #8 #15 #19 #26

Mad (1952)

#59 #60 #61 #77 #80 #81 #82 #236 #242 #312

You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (1962)

The Wonderful World of Peanuts (1962)

You Can Do It, Charlie Brown (1963)

Good Grief, Charlie Brown! (1963)

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (1963)

As You Like It, Charlie Brown (1964)

For the Love of Peanuts (1963)

Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown (1965)

You Are Too Much, Charlie Brown (1966)

You're a Winner, Charlie Brown! (1966)

What Next, Charlie Brown? (1965)

The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (1967)

Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (1950)

This Is Your Life, Charlie Brown! (1968)

Let's Face It, Charlie Brown! (1967)

Peanuts Treasury (1968)

You've Had It, Charlie Brown (1969)

Comickazi (1969)

#1

You're a Brave Man, Charlie Brown (1968)

Peanuts Classics (1970)

You've Done It Again, Charlie Brown (1970)

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1971)

#1

You're a Pal, Snoopy! (1971)

You've Got to Be You, Snoopy (1971)

It's for You, Snoopy (1971)

You're Something Special, Snoopy! (1972)

Walt Disney Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks (1966)

Bugs Bunny (1962)

You Asked for It, Charlie Brown (1973)

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970)

Thompson Is in Trouble, Charlie Brown (1973)

They're Playing Your Song, Charlie Brown (1974)

Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book (1974)

Win a Few, Lose a Few, Charlie Brown (1974)

The Snoopy Festival (1974)

It's Show Time, Snoopy (1975)

You're On Your Own, Snoopy (1975)

You Can't Win Them All, Charlie Brown (1975)

You've Come a Long Way, Snoopy (1976)

Peanuts Parade (1975)

Sandlot Peanuts (1977)

The Complete Book of Cartooning (1977)

Crazy Magazine (1973)

You've Got to Be Kidding, Snoopy! (1975)

Think Thinner, Snoopy (1979)

The Comics Journal (1977)

#44 #65 #200 #277

Stay with It, Snoopy (1980)

Your Choice, Snoopy (1981)

Don't Bet on It, Snoopy (1982)

Classroom Peanuts (1982)

Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade (1982)

It's Chow Time, Snoopy (1983)

You've Got a Friend, Charlie Brown (1972)

Go for It, Charlie Brown (1983)

United Feature Comics (1939)

Writer's Yearbook (1929)

She Likes You, Charlie Brown (1986)

You're Supposed to Lead, Charlie Brown (1988)

Comics Scene (1987)

Cracked (1985)

Nemo: The Classic Comics Library (1983)

Good Grief, More Peanuts (Peanuts Classics) (1994)

Around the World in 45 Years [Peanuts] (1994)

The Literary Ace Strikes Again! (1997)

Punt, Pass & Peanuts (1998)

Punchline (1997)

Peanuts 2000 (2000)

#[nn] (first printing)

It's a Big World, Charlie Brown (2001)

The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)

A Peanuts Christmas (2002)

A Peanuts Valentine (2003)

Peanuts All-Stars (2006)

The Complete Peanuts (2004)

#1959 to 1960 #1965 to 1966 #1959 to 1960 #1975 to 1976 #1977 to 1978 #1979 to 1980

Mad for Decades (2007)

Unseen Peanuts (2007)

The Comics: The Complete Collection (2008)

glamourpuss (2008)

#2

Sam's Strip: The Comic About Comics (2009)

Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years (2009)