{"id":36280,"date":"2026-08-10T10:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36280"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:25:17","slug":"45-years-later-the-best-peanuts-tribute-is-still-this-reimagining-from-a-6-8b-mega-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36280","title":{"rendered":"45 Years Later, The Best Peanuts Tribute Is Still This Reimagining From A $6.8B Mega Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Since the first <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/peanuts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Peanuts<\/em><\/strong><\/a> comic strip debuted in 1950, there have been countless homages to the characters created by Charles M. Schulz. However, a <em>Peanuts&#8217;<\/em> tribute from 45 years ago achieved legendary status that has yet to be surpassed. Successfully adapting some of the most iconic <em>Peanuts<\/em> comic strips featuring Snoopy, this tribute is also a crossover with the superhero mega-franchise, <em>Batman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>While the <em>Batman<\/em> movies have collectively grossed over $6.8 billion at the global box office, recent projections indicate that the multimedia franchise as a whole is valued at around $29.9 billion, so there are all kinds of Bruce Wayne versions out there. But one of the beloved bat-vigilante&#8217;s comics went down in history because, instead of incorporating versions of the <em>Peanuts<\/em> characters, <em>Batman<\/em> brought to life a story written by none other than Snoopy himself.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-batman-comic-adapts-a-story-by-the-world-famous-author-snoopy\">\n                        A Batman Comic Adapts a Story by the World Famous Author Snoopy<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>On July 12, 1965, Charles M. Schulz began a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/peanuts-charlie-brown-snoopy-author-job-comics-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Peanuts<\/em> comic strips<\/a> featuring the &#8220;World-Famous Author Snoopy,&#8221; in which the beloved beagle uses a typewriter and relies on the recurring gag of always using the phrase &#8220;It was a dark and stormy night.&#8221; However, in a series of comic strips published in 1969, the dog began writing what is known as Snoopy&#8217;s Great American Novel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"bm-quiz\">\n<p>  <canvas class=\"bm-particles\" id=\"bm-particles\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s0\" name=\"bm-step\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s1\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s2\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s3\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s4\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s5\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s6\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s7\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-s8\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-sR\" name=\"bm-step\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q1a\" name=\"bm-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q1b\" name=\"bm-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q1c\" name=\"bm-q1\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q1d\" name=\"bm-q1\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q2a\" name=\"bm-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q2b\" name=\"bm-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q2c\" name=\"bm-q2\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q2d\" name=\"bm-q2\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q3a\" name=\"bm-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q3b\" name=\"bm-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q3c\" name=\"bm-q3\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q3d\" name=\"bm-q3\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q4a\" name=\"bm-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q4b\" name=\"bm-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q4c\" name=\"bm-q4\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q4d\" name=\"bm-q4\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q5a\" name=\"bm-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q5b\" name=\"bm-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q5c\" name=\"bm-q5\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q5d\" name=\"bm-q5\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q6a\" name=\"bm-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q6b\" name=\"bm-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q6c\" name=\"bm-q6\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q6d\" name=\"bm-q6\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q7a\" name=\"bm-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q7b\" name=\"bm-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q7c\" name=\"bm-q7\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q7d\" name=\"bm-q7\"\/><br \/>\n  <input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q8a\" name=\"bm-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q8b\" name=\"bm-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q8c\" name=\"bm-q8\"\/><input type=\"radio\" id=\"bm-q8d\" name=\"bm-q8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-slides\">\n<p>    <!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl0\">\n<div class=\"bm-intro-box\">\n        <span class=\"bm-ep-label\">From the Caped Crusader to The Batman \u00b7 Eight Questions<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"bm-main-title\">How Well Do You Know Batman?<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"bm-crawl-sub\">\u201cI\u2019m Batman.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bm-theme-previews\">\n<p><span class=\"bm-theme-icon\">\ud83e\udd8c<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-name\" style=\"color:#ffd840\">Bob &amp; Bill<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-words\">Detective Comics #27, 1939<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bm-theme-icon\">\ud83e\udd58<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-name\" style=\"color:#a080d8\">The Camp Era<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-words\">Adam West, 1966<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bm-theme-icon\">\ud83c\udfa3<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-name\" style=\"color:#7050b8\">Burton &amp; Schumacher<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-words\">Keaton to Clooney, 1989\u201397<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bm-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udc89<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-name\" style=\"color:#dcd6c8\">The Dark Knight<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-words\">Bale &amp; Ledger, 2005\u201312<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bm-theme-icon\">\ud83d\udd75<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-name\" style=\"color:#e07040\">The Batman<\/span><span class=\"bm-theme-words\">Pattinson &amp; Reeves, 2022\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-primary\" for=\"bm-s1\">LIGHT THE BAT-SIGNAL \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q1: Bill Finger --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl1\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. Cartoonist Bob Kane received sole credit for creating the character for the next 76 years \u2014 on every comic, every TV series, every film \u2014 despite being only half of the real partnership. His uncredited collaborator wrote much of the original story, designed the cowl and cape, invented the name \u201cBruce Wayne,\u201d named Gotham City, and helped create the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. DC finally added his name to all Batman credits in 2015. Who?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-1a\" for=\"bm-q1a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>Jerry Robinson<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-1b\" for=\"bm-q1b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Bill Finger<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-1c\" for=\"bm-q1c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Joe Shuster<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-1d\" for=\"bm-q1d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Otto Binder<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Bill Finger (1914\u20131974). Kane\u2019s original 1939 pitch was a Superman-style figure in a red leotard with a domino mask and bat-wings; Finger talked him into the cowl, scalloped cape, gauntlets and grey-and-black colour scheme that have defined the character ever since. Finger also wrote Detective Comics #27 itself, named Bruce Wayne (after Robert the Bruce and Anthony Wayne), created Gotham as a stand-in for New York, and co-created most of the rogues\u2019 gallery \u2014 while signing a 1939 contract that gave Kane exclusive byline credit. Kane received millions in royalties; Finger died poor and uncredited. After a 2014 documentary and a 2015 family campaign, Warner Bros. and DC added \u201cBatman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger\u201d to every credit starting with Gotham (Fox), Batman v Superman (2016) and forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Bill Finger. Jerry Robinson (option A) really did co-create the Joker and Robin alongside Finger and Kane \u2014 he was the third member of the early studio \u2014 but the cowl, cape, \u201cBruce Wayne,\u201d Gotham City and the actual script of Detective Comics #27 were Finger\u2019s. Joe Shuster co-created Superman, not Batman. Otto Binder created Supergirl and Mary Marvel. Finger signed away his byline in 1939 and didn\u2019t receive on-screen credit until 2015.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s2\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q2: Adam West \/ 1966 feature --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl2\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Batman: The Movie \u2014 released in July 1966 between the first and second seasons of the ABC TV series, featuring the \u201cHoly Whatever, Batman!\u201d tone, the four super-villain team-up (Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman), the shark-repellent Bat-spray, and the Batmobile\/Batboat\/Batcopter \u2014 is generally considered the first theatrical Batman feature film. Two earlier 1940s movie serials don\u2019t qualify as standalone features. Which actor played Batman in this first theatrical feature?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-2a\" for=\"bm-q2a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>Adam West<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-2b\" for=\"bm-q2b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Lewis Wilson<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-2c\" for=\"bm-q2c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Robert Lowery<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-2d\" for=\"bm-q2d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Michael Keaton<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Adam West (1928\u20132017), with Burt Ward as Robin and Cesar Romero as the Joker. West played the role across 120 ABC episodes (1966\u20131968) and the 1966 theatrical feature, hammed up the camp tone to perfection, and then spent decades typecast before reclaiming the role in animated form (Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, 2016) and as Mayor West on Family Guy. The two traps are real: Lewis Wilson played Batman in Columbia\u2019s 15-chapter 1943 serial Batman, and Robert Lowery played him in the 1949 sequel serial Batman and Robin \u2014 but those were Saturday-morning chapter plays, not standalone theatrical features. Michael Keaton\u2019s Batman doesn\u2019t arrive until Tim Burton\u2019s 1989 film.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Adam West. The trap is real but technical: Lewis Wilson (1943) and Robert Lowery (1949) both played Batman in Columbia movie serials, but those were 15-chapter Saturday-morning serials, not theatrical features. Adam West\u2019s 1966 Batman: The Movie \u2014 with the four-villain team-up and the shark-repellent Bat-spray \u2014 is the first standalone Batman feature film. Michael Keaton doesn\u2019t arrive until 1989.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s3\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q3: Kevin Conroy BTAS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl3\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Batman: The Animated Series (Fox Kids, 1992\u20131995) \u2014 the Bruce Timm\/Eric Radomski production with the deco-noir \u201cDark Deco\u201d backgrounds painted on black paper \u2014 is consistently ranked by fans and creators as the definitive screen Batman. Its central performance is so iconic that the actor reprised it across 30 years, every DC Animated Universe series, and a dozen Arkham-series video games. He died on November 10, 2022, and DC essentially treated his passing as the death of Batman\u2019s voice. Name him.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-3a\" for=\"bm-q3a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>Tim Daly<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-3b\" for=\"bm-q3b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Kevin Conroy<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-3c\" for=\"bm-q3c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Mark Hamill<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-3d\" for=\"bm-q3d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Will Friedle<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Kevin Conroy (1955\u20132022). Conroy\u2019s key innovation, on his first audition for BTAS in 1991, was to give Bruce Wayne and Batman two distinct voices \u2014 Bruce as the lighter, charming playboy and Batman as the deeper, harder-edged growl \u2014 a take that became the industry default and was openly copied by Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson on screen. He played the role for 31 years, across BTAS, Superman: TAS, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Batman Beyond (as the elderly Bruce), and every Rocksteady Arkham game. The trap is genuine: Mark Hamill voiced the Joker opposite Conroy on BTAS and is just as legendary in that role. Tim Daly voiced Superman; Will Friedle voiced Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond. Conroy died in November 2022 at 66.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Kevin Conroy. Mark Hamill (option C) is the giant trap \u2014 he voiced the Joker opposite Conroy on BTAS for 30 years and is widely considered the definitive screen Joker \u2014 but Batman was Conroy. Tim Daly voiced Superman in the DCAU; Will Friedle voiced Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond, with Conroy still playing the elderly Bruce. Conroy died November 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s4\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q4: Nicholson's deal --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl4\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Jack Nicholson\u2019s Joker in Tim Burton\u2019s Batman (1989) earned him an estimated $60\u2013$90 million from a film for which his actual on-screen salary was a fairly modest $6 million \u2014 making it, dollar-for-dollar, one of the most famously lucrative single roles in Hollywood history. He achieved this by negotiating an unusual deal structure that other actors immediately tried (and largely failed) to copy. What was it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-4a\" for=\"bm-q4a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>A flat $50 million bonus on opening weekend success<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-4b\" for=\"bm-q4b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>A no-cut equity stake in Warner Bros. itself<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-4c\" for=\"bm-q4c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>A percentage of box-office gross AND merchandise royalties<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-4d\" for=\"bm-q4d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>A fixed-rate-per-ticket micro-royalty on every theatrical screening<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Nicholson took a $6 million base, a piece of the box-office gross (so-called \u201cfirst-dollar gross\u201d rather than net profits, which Hollywood accounting has a habit of vapourising) AND a percentage of Batman merchandising \u2014 the toys, posters, t-shirts, lunch boxes, video games and ride tickets. Batman (1989) grossed $411 million theatrically and unleashed the largest superhero merchandising wave in history, and Nicholson\u2019s royalties on it have reportedly continued accruing for decades. His agent Sue Mengers, and his attorney\u2019s \u201cback-end participation\u201d structure, became the gold standard talent-deal template that A-listers like Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. would later use. Nicholson also negotiated top billing over Michael Keaton (despite Batman being the title character) and limited shoot days. It\u2019s the most-copied bad-guy deal in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is C \u2014 a percentage of box-office gross plus merchandising royalties. The $6 million base salary was relatively modest by 1989 star standards; the magic was the back-end participation in both ticket sales and the unprecedented Batman toy\/poster\/lunchbox merchandise wave, which has reportedly continued paying out for decades. Tom Cruise and RDJ later borrowed the same gross-points-plus-merch template. There was no $50M opening-weekend trigger, no equity stake in Warners, and no per-screening micro-royalty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s5\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q5: Matt Reeves directs The Batman --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl5\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">After Ben Affleck stepped down from his planned solo Batman film, Warner Bros. handed the project to a new director who reconceived it as a noir-detective serial-killer story modelled on Se7en and Zodiac, runs 2h 56min, casts Robert Pattinson as a brooding second-year Bruce Wayne, and gives Paul Dano\u2019s Riddler a Zodiac-style cipher gimmick. The Batman (2022) grossed $772 million worldwide. Who directed it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-5a\" for=\"bm-q5a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>Zack Snyder<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-5b\" for=\"bm-q5b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Christopher Nolan<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-5c\" for=\"bm-q5c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Tim Burton<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-5d\" for=\"bm-q5d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Matt Reeves<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Matt Reeves \u2014 the Cloverfield (2008), Let Me In (2010), and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) \/ War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) director. Reeves co-wrote The Batman with Peter Craig, leaned hard into a Fincher-noir detective tone (the Riddler is essentially Zodiac), and got Pattinson, Zo\u00eb Kravitz (Catwoman), Colin Farrell (an unrecognisable Penguin), Paul Dano (Riddler) and Jeffrey Wright (Gordon). The film established its own continuity separate from the DCEU\/James Gunn DCU. The Penguin (HBO\/Max, 2024) followed as a Reeves-produced spin-off, and The Batman: Part II is currently scheduled for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Matt Reeves \u2014 the Cloverfield, Let Me In and Planet of the Apes-reboot director. Nolan made the Dark Knight trilogy (2005\u20132012); Snyder made Batman v Superman (2016) and Justice League (2017\/2021) with Affleck\u2019s Batman; Burton made the 1989\/1992 Keaton films. The Batman (2022) is Reeves\u2019s, in its own continuity, with The Penguin (2024) as the spin-off and Part II in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s6\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q6: Clooney \/ Batman & Robin --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl6\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Joel Schumacher\u2019s Batman &amp; Robin (1997) \u2014 with Bat-nipples on the suit, Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s Mr. Freeze spitting ice puns (\u201cLet\u2019s kick some ice!\u201d), Uma Thurman\u2019s Poison Ivy, Alicia Silverstone\u2019s Batgirl, and an estimated $238 million box-office failure on a $125 million budget \u2014 is widely regarded as one of the worst superhero films ever made. It killed the live-action Batman franchise for eight years until Batman Begins (2005). Who played Batman in it?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-6a\" for=\"bm-q6a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>George Clooney<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-6b\" for=\"bm-q6b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Val Kilmer<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-6c\" for=\"bm-q6c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Michael Keaton<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-6d\" for=\"bm-q6d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Christian Bale<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! George Clooney \u2014 in his only outing as Bruce Wayne, between his ER fame and Out of Sight. Clooney has publicly apologised for the film for nearly thirty years; he told Entertainment Weekly he \u201cdestroyed the franchise\u201d and routinely thanks fans for their hostility. The trap is Val Kilmer, who played Batman in the previous Schumacher film, Batman Forever (1995) \u2014 he was originally signed for two but exited due to scheduling and reported disputes with Schumacher. Keaton played Batman in Burton\u2019s 1989 and 1992 films (and returned in The Flash, 2023). Bale arrived eight years later in Nolan\u2019s Batman Begins (2005). The Bat-nipples were Schumacher\u2019s, the ice puns Schwarzenegger\u2019s, the apology Clooney\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is George Clooney. Val Kilmer (option B) was Batman in the previous Schumacher film, Batman Forever (1995) \u2014 he then exited and Clooney took over for Batman &amp; Robin. Keaton was Batman in Burton\u2019s 1989\/1992 films (and returned in The Flash, 2023). Bale arrived in Nolan\u2019s Batman Begins (2005), eight years after Batman &amp; Robin killed the franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s7\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q7: Romero's moustache --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl7\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Cesar Romero\u2019s Joker on the 1966\u20131968 ABC Batman series \u2014 white grease-paint, green wig, red lipstick, manic giggle \u2014 remains one of the most-cited comedic TV villains in American history. Romero, a leading-man matin\u00e9e idol since the 1930s, agreed to the role on one condition: he refused to do a specific thing for the makeup. You can still see what he refused if you look closely. What did Romero refuse?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-7a\" for=\"bm-q7a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>To wear the green wig (he wanted his own hair dyed)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-7b\" for=\"bm-q7b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>To speak in a falsetto voice<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-7c\" for=\"bm-q7c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>To shave his moustache<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-7d\" for=\"bm-q7d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>To wear purple gloves<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Romero refused to shave his trademark moustache \u2014 reportedly a vanity rule he\u2019d had since the 1930s \u2014 so the makeup department simply caked white grease-paint over it. If you watch the 1966 episodes or Batman: The Movie (1966) on Blu-ray, you can clearly see the moustache bristles poking through the white paint above his lip. It\u2019s one of TV\u2019s most-cited \u201cvisible-prosthetic\u201d quirks \u2014 later parodied by Burt Ward and explicitly nodded to in the 2016 animated Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (Romero was already dead, having passed in 1994, but the animation reproduces the moustache underneath the makeup). Romero played the role for all three TV seasons and the 1966 feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is shaving his moustache. Romero had had his trademark Latin-lover moustache since the 1930s, refused to lose it for any role, and the makeup department simply painted white grease-paint over it \u2014 if you look closely on Blu-ray you can see the bristles poking through under his lip. The wig, the high-pitched giggle and the purple gloves were all things he gladly did.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-s8\">NEXT \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- Q8: Joker (2019) Oscars --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-sl8\">\n<div class=\"bm-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-question-text\">Todd Phillips\u2019s Joker (2019) \u2014 the standalone, R-rated, $1.07-billion-grossing Joaquin Phoenix vehicle that exists outside any DC continuity \u2014 was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, the most of any comic-book-derived film at the time. It won Best Actor for Phoenix. It also won exactly one other Oscar that night. Which?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-8a\" for=\"bm-q8a\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">A<\/span>Best Director (Todd Phillips)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-8b\" for=\"bm-q8b\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">B<\/span>Best Original Score (Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-8c\" for=\"bm-q8c\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">C<\/span>Best Adapted Screenplay (Phillips &amp; Silver)<\/label><br \/>\n        <label class=\"bm-option-btn bm-opt-8d\" for=\"bm-q8d\"><span class=\"bm-option-letter\">D<\/span>Best Picture<\/label>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Best Original Score, Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir \u2014 the Icelandic cellist and composer who, in the same awards cycle, won the Emmy and Grammy for Chernobyl (HBO, 2019). Joker\u2019s score (anchored by the haunting cello motif during Arthur Fleck\u2019s bathroom dance) was her breakthrough; she became the first solo woman to win Best Original Score since Marilyn Bergman in 1984 (and the fourth ever). Phillips lost Best Director to Bong Joon-ho for Parasite, which also won Best Picture, beating Joker\u2019s nomination. The film\u2019s screenplay nomination was Adapted (because it\u2019s based on existing DC IP), not Original \u2014 option C names the right category but it lost to Jojo Rabbit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Wrong. The answer is Best Original Score \u2014 Hildur Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir (also the Chernobyl composer that year). She became the fourth solo woman ever to win the category. Phillips lost Best Director to Bong Joon-ho (Parasite); Best Picture also went to Parasite; the screenplay nomination was Adapted (not Original) and lost to Jojo Rabbit. Phoenix\u2019s Best Actor + Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir\u2019s Best Original Score are Joker\u2019s two 2020 Oscar wins.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-next\" for=\"bm-sR\">REVEAL MY RATING \u2192<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bm-slide bm-slR\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"bm-result-label\">The Bat-Signal Has Faded \u00b7 Final Scorecard<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"bm-result-title\">Your Gotham Standing<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"bm-score-box\">\n        <span class=\"bm-score-icon\">\ud83e\udd8c<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"bm-score-num\"\/><span class=\"bm-score-of\"> \/ 8<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"bm-score-msg\">World\u2019s Greatest Detective \u2014 or a Gotham red herring?<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><label class=\"bm-btn-restart\" for=\"bm-s0\">\u2934 ROUND TWO<\/label><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>As reported by Brian Cronin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/comic-book-legends-revealed-273\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in Comic Book Resources<\/a>, Snoopy&#8217;s Great American Novel served as the inspiration for a two-page <em>Batman<\/em> short story written by Len Wein and drawn by Walt Simonson, included in Detective Comics #500 in 1981 and titled &#8220;<em>Once Upon a Time..<\/em>.&#8221; The comic contains no dialogue, only caption boxes that reproduce all the lines written by Snoopy in the same progression of the <em>Peanuts<\/em> comic strips. Even though it might seem like an odd combination, nothing screams &#8220;Batman&#8221; quite like a dark and stormy night.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the closest comic crossover involving <em>Peanuts<\/em> and <em>Batman<\/em> is a reimagining of Snoopy&#8217;s original script, in which even a pirate ship makes an appearance. Given that Len Wein is an iconic figure in the comic book world, known for creating Marvel characters like Wolverine and Storm, the fact that he paid tribute to Snoopy more than a decade later is a fascinating testament to how <em>Peanuts<\/em> has influenced the industry.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"peanuts-already-has-the-perfect-response-to-batman-39-s-snoopy-tribute\">\n                        Peanuts Already Has the Perfect Response to Batman&#8217;s Snoopy Tribute<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:68.224889450411%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucy and Snoopy in a Peanuts comic strip published on August 7, 1983\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lucy-and-snoopy-in-a-peanuts-comic-strip-published-in-august-7-1983-2.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Lucy and Snoopy in a Peanuts comic strip published on August 7, 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although there is no known official response from Charles M. Schulz to the <em>Batman<\/em> short story, a <em>Peanuts<\/em> comic strip published two years later (on August 7, 1983) might offer readers a clue. In the comic strip, Snoopy continues with the same opening sentence, prompting Lucy van Pelt to tell him it is a clich\u00e9 way to start a story. Instead, she suggests he go with the classic &#8220;Once upon a time&#8230;&#8221; so Snoopy combines both phrases, mirroring <em>Batman<\/em>&#8216;s comic tribute.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this is a nod from Schulz or merely a coincidence, it showcases the <em>Peanuts<\/em> spirit that has allowed it to transcend history. More than just a simple comic strip, <em>Peanuts<\/em> has become a true microcosm that reflects society, and readers still find things to discover in the strips, even decades later. This unique quality ensures that <em>Peanuts<\/em> will continue to be referenced across all kinds of media in the years to come.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"peanuts-best-quote-all-time-comic-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/peanuts-best-quote-all-time-comic-strip\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Snoopy writes on a typewriter on top of his house in Peanuts comic strip art\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/snoopy-writes-on-a-typewriter-on-top-of-his-house-in-peanuts-comic-strip-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/snoopy-writes-on-a-typewriter-on-top-of-his-house-in-peanuts-comic-strip-art.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/peanuts-best-quote-all-time-comic-strip\/\" title=\"48 Years Later, One Peanuts Line Remains The Greatest Quote In Comic Strip History\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t48 Years Later, One Peanuts Line Remains The Greatest Quote In Comic Strip History<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Almost half a century later, the best comic strip quote ever continues to be the most beautifully minimalistic reflection on time and life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fortunately, the <em>Peanuts<\/em> franchise shows no signs of being forgotten anytime soon. <em>Peanuts&#8217;<\/em> best quotes still live on, and new adaptations, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/camp-snoopy-season-2-peanuts-release-date-apple-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Snoopy series for Apple TV<\/a>, have recently been released. Even so, the time Snoopy wrote a <em>Batman<\/em> story, bringing together two of the world&#8217;s greatest comic franchises, has enough merit to be among <em>Peanuts<\/em>&#8216; best tributes to date and one worth sharing with new generations.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"w-display-card-list even-cards\">\n<li class=\"display-card-element\">\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic undefined \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"df7a-4840-9b6176eddd3a\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column undefined\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"YQqUaALzB2\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"280\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peanuts Franchise Poster\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/peanuts-franchise-poster.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info\">\n<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Created by<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles M. Schulz<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>First Film<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Peanuts Movie<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cast<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Shea, Kathy Steinberg, Bill Melendez, Sally Dryer, Peter Robbins, Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller, Mariel Sheets, Lisa DeFaria, Venus Omega Schultheis<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>TV Show(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Snoopy Show, Peanuts by Schulz<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong> Movie(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Peanuts Movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown&#8217;s All Stars!, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, It&#8217;s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, It&#8217;s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Character(s)<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy van Pelt, Linus van Pelt, Sally Brown, Pig-Pen, Marcie (Peanuts), Peppermint Patty, Woodstock<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget end -->\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- Default Description or Custom one added by creator ( override )--><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-description default\">Created by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts is a multimedia franchise that began as a comic strip in the 1950s and eventually expanded to include films and a television series. Peanuts follows the daily adventures of the Peanuts gang, with Charlie Brown and his dog Snoopy at the center of them. 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