History ComicStrip / LilFolks

* ShortRunners: It ran from from June 22, 1947, to January 22, 1950.

''Li'l Folks'' has been released twice: once in 2003 in the ''Li'l Beginnings'' collection and once again in 2016 in the penultimate volume of ''The Complete Peanuts''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Hey! this looks a li'l [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} familiar]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The original ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The original ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}.]]

* CanineCompanion: One boy is often accompanied by his pet dog

''Li'l Folks'' has been released twice: once in 2004 in the ''Li'l Beginnings'' collection and once again in 2016 in the penultimate volume of ''The Complete Peanuts''.

''Li'l Folks'' is the first comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It was a weekly panel comic that mainly appeared in the women's section of Schulz's hometown paper, the St. Paul ''Pioneer Press'', beginning in 1947. He was credited under his lifelong nickname Sparky.

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In early 1950, Schulz quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year, he successfully pitched ''Li'l Folks'' to United Feature Syndicate for national distribution. Afterwards, he did some retooling of the concept, including switching from one panel to four and using a set cast instead of random nameless characters. However, editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time, ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.

In early 1950, Schulz quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year, he successfully pitched ''Li'l Folks'' to United Feature Syndicate for national distribution. Afterwards, he did some retooling of the concept, including switching from one panel to four and using a set cast instead of random nameless characters. However, Editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time, ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.

In early 1950, Schulz quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year, Schulz successful pitched the concept of a comic about children to United Feature Syndicate for national distribution. Schulz switched from one panel to four panels and decided to use a set cast instead of random nameless characters. Editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time, ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.

''Li'l Folks'' is the first comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It was a weekly panel comic that mainly appeared in the women's section of Schulz's hometown paper, the St. Paul ''Pioneer Press'', beginning in 1947.

''Li'l Folks'' is the first comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. It was a weekly panel comic that mainly appeared in the women's section of Schulz's hometown paper, the St. Paul ''Pioneer Press''.

After two years, Schulz quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year, Schulz began working on the strip somewhere else. He switched inevitably from one panel to four panels and decided to use a set cast instead of random nameless characters. Editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time, ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: A lot of the humour comes from cute little kids saying things you wouldn't expect and trying to act like adults.

* ShortRunner: It ran from from June 22, 1947, to January 22, 1950.

''Li'l Folks'' is the first comic strip by Creator/CharlesMSchulz. It was a weekly panel comic that mainly appeared in the women's section of Schulz's hometown paper, the St. Paul ''Pioneer Press''.

* DogCompanion: One boy is often accompanied by his pet dog

''Li'l Folks'' is the first comic strip by Creator/CharlesMSchulz. It was a weekly panel comic that mainly appeared in the women's section of Schulz's hometown paper, the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

After two years, quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to a move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year Schulz began working on the strip somewhere else. He switched inevitably from one panel to four panels rather than one and decided to use a set cast instead of random nameless characters. Editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time named ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.

Schulz's reused many elements from ''Li'l Folks'' for ''Peanuts'', such as Charlie Brown's name and Snoopy's design.

''Li'l Folks'' has been released twice: Once in 2004 in the ''Li'l Beginnings'' collection and once again in 2016 in the penultimate volume of ''The Complete Peanuts''.

* ShortRunner: It ran from from June 22, 1947 to January 22, 1950.

After two years, quit the strip after the editor refused to increase his pay from $10 and also refused to a move ''Li'l Folks'' to the comics pages of the newspaper. Later that year Schulz began working on the strip somewhere else. He switched inevitably from one panel to four panels rather than one and decided to use a set cast instead of random nameless characters. Editors found the name ''Li'l Folks'' too close to the names of two other comics of the time named ''Li'l Abner'' and ''Little Folks''. To avoid confusion, the syndicate changed the name and ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' was born.