“Peanuts” is one of the most famous comic strips in American history, and the star, Charlie Brown, is everyone’s favorite loser.

His buddies, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, and others, are beloved by millions as well. But they were not Charlie Brown’s first friends.

Thursday, Oct. 2, marks 75 years since the debut of the “Peanuts” comic strip, which featured four characters, including the two principals, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Gone to history, however, are the two others, Shermy and Patty – not the “Peppermint” one, a tomboy who had a thing for “Chuck,” despite her many denials.

“Peanuts” had its origins in a strip called “Lil Folks” by Charles Schulz, which ran in a St. Paul newspaper from 1947 to 1950. It was the hometown newspaper for Schulz, a World War II veteran who had received the C

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