Milo should have become a regular character in the strip. One of the very, very few mistakes which Schulz made with Peanuts was in not giving Franklin a personality – the only thing that can be said about Franklin is that he is the only significant African-American character in the strip, and he shouldn’t be defined exclusively by that. Now, Milo is a character who is clearly born quirky, and I imagine that he would have inspired a lot of funny and characterful gags. Come to think of it, I could see him being best friends with Rerun. He would have made a wonderful addition to the Peanuts gang.
Milo should have become a regular character in the strip. One of the very, very few mistakes which Schulz made with Peanuts was in not giving Franklin a personality – the only thing that can be said about Franklin is that he is the only significant African-American character in the strip, and he shouldn’t be defined exclusively by that. Now, Milo is a character who is clearly born quirky, and I imagine that he would have inspired a lot of funny and characterful gags. Come to think of it, I could see him being best friends with Rerun. He would have made a wonderful addition to the Peanuts gang.