Charlie was originally the French version of a contemporary Italian magazine, linus.
Like its Italian counterpart, it took its name from one of the characters of the comic strip Peanuts, in that case Charlie Brown.
[1] The comics featured in Charlie included French originals as well as translations of American strips — Peanuts and others — and of Italian stories originally published in Linus.
[2] Several people succeeded to the position of editor-in-chief, most notably Georges Wolinski, from 1970 to 1981.
[3] Charlie Mensuel ceased publication for the first time in September 1981, but was purchased by Éditions Dargaud and reappeared in April 1982.