スヌーピーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (スヌーピーInstagram)「It's #FranklinDay! Today marks the 55th anniversary of Franklin Armstrong's Peanuts debut.⁠⠀⁠ ⁠ After the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Glickman, a schoolteacher from Los Angeles, wrote to Charles M. Schulz, suggesting that introducing Black characters in Peanuts could help combat misunderstandings, fear, hate, and violence. After thoughtful consideration, Schulz embraced the idea and introduced Franklin in the summer of 1968, breaking barriers and making history.⁠ ⁠ Since then, Franklin has become a beloved character that lives in Peppermint Patty's neighborhood, attends her school, and even plays centerfield for her baseball team! He quickly became one of Charlie Brown's closest friends after they met on the beach. Despite a busy schedule with swim club, guitar practice, and 4-H, Franklin still finds time to enjoy baseball and have philosophical discussions with the gang.⁠ ⁠ "Like so much of Peanuts, I had taken Franklin for granted, but when we began the research for the 50th anniversary of his debut in the comic strip, I realized how much Sparky had to consider when he introduced a new character. The Peanuts neighborhood is sort of a ‘closed loop,’ so it took a lot of thinking. I consider Franklin’s introduction into the strip a stroke of genius."— Jean Schulz⁠ ⁠ This Peanuts comic strip was first published on this day in 1968.」8月1日 0時17分