6 Perfect 'Peanuts' Comics from the 1960s that Prove Charles Schulz is a Genius

The best decade in the history of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts was no doubt the 1960s. The comic strip launched in 1950, and for the first decade, Schulz’s work was still evolving. The characters took a little while to develop the personality traits we came to love about them. Schulz’s artwork also shifted from a somewhat generic cuteness to the more distinct (but still quite cute) characters that became icons. By the 1960s, Schulz hit his sweet spot with well-defined characters and a freshness to the material which would sometimes flag in the decades to come.