Linus van Pelt is among the most underrated characters in the Peanuts comic strip series. The little brother of Lucy van Pelt adds so much more to the comics than people give him credit for.

Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his "Peanuts" comic ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in ...

LOS ANGELES — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his ...

SONOMA, Calif. — Linus Maurer, a Minnesota-born cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend Charles Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-toting sidekick in his “Peanuts ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-wielding best friend Linus in ...

The real Linus, artist Linus Maurer, cuts a ribbon after unveiling a statue of Linus of "Peanuts" comic strip fame at Sleepy Eye. (AP File Photo) LOS ANGELES: Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown”s blanket-wielding best friend Linus in ...