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Linus Van Pelt

Linus Van Pelt

121 appearances · Golden Age · 1956–2020 · 2 key issues

Who is Linus Van Pelt?

Few characters in American comics have burrowed so deeply into the cultural imagination as Linus Van Pelt, who made his debut in 1956 and has been charming readers across an extraordinary 64-year span of publication. A creation of the incomparable Charles M. Schulz, Linus is the philosophical heart of the Peanuts universe, sharing the page with beloved figures like Snoopy, Lucy Van Pelt, Schroeder, Sally Brown, and Violet Gray in stories that defined what newspaper-strip comics could mean to generations of fans. With 121 catalog appearances — including two collector-recognized key issues — and a presence stretching from Dell's early editions through The Complete Peanuts and beyond, his longevity speaks for itself. If you're building a serious Peanuts collection or simply want to rediscover why Schulz's little world felt so profound, Linus is absolutely essential reading.

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★ First appearance

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Trivia

Charles Schulz has drawn more of Linus Van Pelt's comics than any other artist in our catalog — 50 issues.

Covers through the years — 1994–2002

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1994

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2002

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Appearances

Good Grief, More Peanuts (1957)

Tip Top Comics (1957)

#211 #213 #214 #215 #216

Nancy (1957)

#150 #152 #154 #155 #157 #158 #159 #162 #163 #166 #167 #170 #172 #173

Fritzi Ritz (1957)

Nancy and Sluggo (1960)

The Saturday Evening Post (1897)

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

Peanuts (1960)

#13 #1 #3 #4 #5 #8

You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (1962)

The Wonderful World of Peanuts (1962)

You Can Do It, Charlie Brown (1963)

Mad (1952)

Good Grief, Charlie Brown! (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)

The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (1967)

What Next, Charlie Brown? (1965)

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

Peanuts Treasury (1968)

You've Had It, Charlie Brown (1969)

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

Peanuts Classics (1970)

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

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)

Thompson Is in Trouble, Charlie Brown (1973)

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

Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book (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)

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

Think Thinner, Snoopy (1979)

Stay with It, Snoopy (1980)

Your Choice, Snoopy (1981)

Don't Bet on It, Snoopy (1982)

Classroom Peanuts (1982)

It's Chow Time, Snoopy (1983)

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

Go for It, Charlie Brown (1983)

She Likes You, Charlie Brown (1986)

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

Comics Scene (1987)

United Feature Comics (1939)

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

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

The Comics Journal (1977)

Punt, Pass & Peanuts (1998)

Peanuts 2000 (2000)

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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 #1959 to 1960 #1975 to 1976 #1977 to 1978 #1979 to 1980 #1981 to 1982 #5 #7 #8 #10 #12 #13

Unseen Peanuts (2007)

The Comics: The Complete Collection (2008)

Peanuts: It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown! (2012)

Peanuts: The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown! (2014)

Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015)

Peanuts: Where Beagles Dare! (2015)

Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (2015)

Peanuts Dell Archive (2018)

Game Day Peanuts: Baseball (2020)