It was the summer of 1930. The country was in the first year of what became known as the Great Depression, and folks were already nostalgic for the carefree party-filled days and nights of the 1920s.

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang turn 75! The first comic strip featuring the beloved characters was published Oct. 2, 1950. TODAY’s Al Roker reflects on his interview with creator ...

With Calvin and Hobbes, Lum and Abner, Dick Tracy, Luann, Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) and Tom Toro, and Dee Parson (Rosebuds).