The Essential Peanuts' offers fans of the classic comic strip a look at the life, art and legacy of Charles M. Schulz. The book drops this October, and PEOPLE has an early look inside ...

Snoopy, Charlie Brown's lovable Beagle, is everywhere this holiday season. Here's why the cartoon character resonates all these years later.

On Oct. 2, 1950, "Peanuts" made its comic strip debut. Just two days later, Snoopy was introduced. Get to know the dog's breed and biography.