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

LOS ANGELES (AP) – 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 ...

Lots of fictional characters have them, too: most notably, Linus from Peanuts. On Saturday, April 26th, one Golden Retriever puppy got caught channeling his inner Linus when he was dragging his ...

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 ...

The real Linus, artist Linus Maurer, cuts a ribbon after unveiling a statue of Linus of "Peanuts" comic strip fame during a ceremony at his hometown of Sleepy Eye, Minn., on Sept. 23, 2003.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...