![]() ![]() "Then his eye fell on a familiar face, and his smile got a little easier as he drew a toy floppy-eared beagle to him and pronounced its name: 'Ess-noopy!'"Īs the editorialist observed, "That's neither Spanish nor English, but something out of a universal language created by Charles Schulz over the span of nearly 50 years during which he has drawn the comic strip 'Peanuts.'" And there has been nothing equal to it in the comics. ![]() "The Salvadoran boy, age 7, was new to this country and newly adopted, just off the plane and looking a little bewildered by all the English and good intentions with which he was suddenly surrounded," recalled an editorial writer in The Washington Post last December. The untold number of much-beloved Snoopy dolls stashed away in closets demonstrate a devotion that spans generations-and cultures. Snoopy has brought solace and laughs to more people around the globe than any flesh-and-blood beagle. Without question, Snoopy is the most famous canine in the history of the comics. ![]() Indeed, one would be hard-pressed to name even a close runner-up. One might reasonably contend that Snoopy is the world's best-known dog. ![]()
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