What he said: In his last cartoon ... no longer able to maintain the schedule demanded by a daily comic strip. My family does not wish Peanuts to be continued by anyone else, therefore I am ...

His last newly drawn daily, Monday through Saturday ... has millions of followers across its social platforms, where “Peanuts” comic strips, graphics and clips are regularly shared.

When it premiered in 1950, though, Schulz said he didn't think it would last long. "Peanuts was originally sold as a space saving comic strip at the time. It was probably the smallest comic strip ...