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THE COMPLETE PEANUTS
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The Complete Peanuts Hardcover Volume 1: 1950-1952
This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination to
PEANUTS aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of PEANUTS books
published, many of the strips from the series’ first two or three years have never been collected before — in
large part because they showed a young Schulz working out the kinks in his new strip and include some
characterizations and designs that are quite different from the cast we’re all familiar with. (Among other
things, three major cast members — Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus — initially show up as infants and only
“grow” into their final “mature” selves as the months go by. Even Snoopy debuts as a puppy!) Thus THE
COMPLETE PEANUTS offers a unique chance to see a master of the artform refine his skills and solidify
his universe, day by day, week by week, month by month. Hardcover, 320 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Hardcover Volume 2: 1953-1954
Our second volume is packed with intriguing developments, as Schulz continues to create his tender and
comic universe. It begins with Peanuts’ third full year and a cast of eight: Charlie Brown, Shermy, Patty,
Violet, Schroeder, Lucy, the recently-born Linus, and Snoopy. By the end of 1954, Pigpen and his dust cloud
join the crowd. Linus, who still doesn’t speak, begins to emerge as one of the most complex and
endearing characters in the strip: garrulous and inquisitive yet gentle and tolerant. And, in this volume, he
acquires his security blanket! Charlie Brown is becoming his best-known self, the lovable, perpetually-
humiliated round-headed loser, but he hasn’t yet abandoned his brasher, prankish behavior from Volume
One. And, Lucy, this book’s cover girl, has grown up and forcefully elbowed her way to the center of the
action, proudly wearing her banner as a troublemaker, or, in Schulz’s memorable phrase, a “fussbudget”.
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The Complete Peanuts Slipcase Hardcover Set- Volumes 1 & 2
A gorgeous gift set of the first two volumes, just in time for the holidays, designed by the Award-winning
graphic novelist, Seth! Collects both hardcover books 1 & 2 in a handsome hardcover slipcase set.
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The Complete Peanuts Hardcover Volume 3: 1955-1956
The third volume in our acclaimed series takes us into the mid-1950s asLinus learns to talk, Snoopy
begins to explore his eccentricities (including his hilarious first series of impressions), Lucy's unrequited
crush on Schroeder takes final shape, and Charlie Brown becomes...well, even more Charlie Brown-ish!
Over half of the strips in this volume have never been printed since their original appearance in
newspapers a half-century ago! Even the most dedicated Peanuts collector/fan is sure to find many new
treasures. The Complete Peanuts will run 25 volumes, collecting two years chronologically at a rate of two
a year for twelve years. Each volume is designed by the award-winning cartoonist Seth (It's a Good Life If
You Don't Weaken) and features impeccable production values; every single strip from Charles M.
Schulz's 50-year American classic is reproduced better than ever before. This volume includes an
introduction by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) as well as the popular Complete Peanuts index, a hit with
librarians and collectors alike, and an epilogue by series editor Gary Groth. 346 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 4 - 1957-1958
By Charles M. Shultz. As the 1950s close down, Peanuts definitively enters its golden age. Linus, who had
just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright eloquent and even begins to fend off
Lucy's bullying, while his security neurosis becomes more pronounced. Charlie Brown cascades further
down the hill to loserdom, with spectacularly lost kites and humiliating baseball losses. Pig-Pen, Shermy,
Violet, and Patty are also around, as is an increasingly Beethoven-fixated Schroeder. But the rising star is
undoubtedly Snoopy. No wonder the beagle is the cover star not only of this volume, but of the collector's
slipcase. Introduction by Jonathan Franzen. HC, 8.5 X 7, 344 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 5 - 1959-1960
As the first decade of Peanuts closes, it seems only fitting to bid farewell to that halcyon decade with a
cover starring Patty, one of the original three Peanuts.
Major new additions to classic Peanuts lore come fast and furious here. Snoopy begins to take up
residence atop his doghouse, and his repertoire of impressions increases exponentially. Lucy sets up
her booth and offers her first five-cent psychiatric counsel. (Her advice to a forlorn Charlie Brown: “Get over
it.”) For the very first time, Linus spends all night in the pumpkin patch on his lonely vigil for the Great
Pumpkin (although he laments that he was a victim of “false doctrine,” he’s back 12 months later). Linus
also gets into repeated, and visually explosive, scuffles with a blanket-stealing Snoopy, suffers the first
depredations of his blanket-hating grandmother, and falls in love with his new teacher Miss Othmar.
Even more importantly, several years after the last addition to the cast (“Pig-Pen”), Charlie Brown’s sister
Sally makes her appearance – first as an (off-panel) brand new baby for Charlie to gush over, then as a
toddler and eventually a real, talking, thinking cast member. (By the end of this volume, she’ll already start
developing her crush on Linus.)
All this, and one of the most famous Peanuts strips ever: “Happiness is a warm puppy.”
Almost one hundred of the 731 strips collected in this volume (including many Sundays) have never been
collected in any book since their original release, with one hundred more having been collected only once
in relatively obscure and now impossible-to-find books; in other words, close to one quarter of the strips
have never been seen by anyone but the most avid Peanuts completists. HC, 8.5 X 7, 344 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 6 - 1961-1962
By Charles M. Schulz
Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda,
of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing Sally,
who was after all just born in the previous volume, is ready to start kindergarten and not at all happy
about it. Linus' life is particularly turbulent in this volume, as he is forced to wear glasses, sees the
unexpected return of his favorite teacher, Miss Othmar, and coaxes Sally into the cult of the Great
Pumpkin (with regrettable results). Snoopy, meanwhile, becomes a compulsive water sprinkler head
stander, unhappily befriends a snowman or two, and endures a family crisis involving a little family of
birds. Plus baseball blowouts (including a rare team victory), Beethoven birthdays, and plenty of dubious
psychiatric help for a nickel. This book collects 730 daily and Sunday comic strips, the vast majority of
which are not currently available in any in-print Peanuts collection, and many of which have never been
reprinted since their initial appearance in papers over 50 years ago. New introduction by legendary jazz
pianist/vocalist Diana Krall! Black & White, 8.5" x 7" inch format. 344 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Slipcase Hardcover Set- Volumes 5 & 6
By Charles M. Schulz
As with the previous two holiday seasons, we are simultaneously offering a boxed set of the fifth and
sixth volumes, designed by the award-winning graphic novelist, Seth. Shipping shrinkwrapped, with
volumes 1959-1960 and 1961-1962 packed in a sturdy custom box designed especially for this set, it’s
the perfect gift book item of the season. Black & White, 8.5" x 7" inch format. 344 PGS EACH.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 7 - 1963-1964
By Charles M. Schulz
In this volume of the bestselling Complete Peanuts series, Charles Schulz introduces one (in fact,
three) of the quirkiest characters to the Peanuts universe, the numerically-monikered 95472 siblings.
They didn’t stay around very long but offered some choice bits of satirical nonsense while they did. As it
happens, this volume is particularly rich in never-before-reprinted strips: Over 150 (more than one fifth of
the book!) have never seen the light of day since their original appearance over 40 years ago, so this will
be a trove of undiscovered treasures even for avid Peanuts collectors. Introduction by Bill Melendez,
animator of all the Peanuts TV specials starting all the way back with A Charlie Brown Christmas! Black
& White, 8.5" x 7" inch format. 344 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 8 - 1965 - 1966
By Charles M. Schulz
It's the mid-1960s, one of Schulz’s peak periods of creativity. Snoopy has become the strip’s dominant
personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many “dogfights” with
the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career (“It was a dark and stormy night...”). Two
new characters — the first two from outside the strip’s regular little neighborhood — make their bows.
Roy (who befriends Charlie Brown and then Linus at summer camp) won’t have a lasting impact, but
upon his return from camp he regales a friend of his with tales of the strange kids he met, and she has
to go check them out for herself. Her name... Peppermint Patty! 8.5 x 7 Format, Black & White, 344 PGS.
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 9 - 1967 - 1968
By Charles M. Schulz
As we rush toward the end of Peanuts' second full decade, Snoopy finds himself almost completely
engrossed in his persona as the "World War I Flying Ace" - to the point where he goes to camp with
Charlie Brown and maintains his persona throughout the entire two-week period (much to Peppermint
Patty's bafflement). Snoopy dominates this volume with his various adventures and his dealing with the
return of his original owner, Lila. If you're surprised by that last one, imagine how Charlie Brown feels!
Lila makes only a brief appearance, but this volume sees the appearance of what would be Schulz's
most controversial major character: Franklin. (Yes, in 1968 the introduction of a black character caused
a stir.) Peppermint Patty, working toward her ascendancy as one of the major Peanuts players in the
1970s and 1980s, also has several major turns, including a storyline in which she's the tent monitor for
three little girls - who call her "Sir." Introduction by John Waters. .
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The Complete Peanuts Volume 10 - 1969-1970
By Charles M. Schulz
He turns up first as Snoopy's secretary, then gradually becomes a good friend whom Snoopy helps to fly
South... but it's not until June 22, 1970 that the little bird gains a name, in a perfect salute to the decade
that ends with this volume: Woodstock!In other timely stories, Peppermint Patty runs afoul of her
school's dress code (those sandals!), Lucy declares herself a "New Feminist," and Snoopy's return to
the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm on a speaking engagement climaxes in a riot and a new love found amidst
the teargas ("She had the softest paws...").Speaking of Snoopy, this volume falls under the sign of the
Great Beagle, as three separate storylines focus on the mysterious sovereign of Beagledom. First
Snoopy is summoned by a wrathful G.B. when Frieda submits a complaint about his (Snoopy's)
desultory rabbit-chasing efforts; then, back in the Great one's good graces, Snoopy is sent on a secret
mission; and finally he himself ascends (briefly!) to the mantle of Great Beagledom.In other news, an
exasperated Lucy throws Schroeder's piano into the maw of the kite-eating tree, with gruesome
results... Miss Othmar goes on strike and Linus gets involved... Charlie Brown's baseball team has an
actual (brief) winning streak... Snoopy's quest to compete in the Oakland ice skating competition is
thwarted by his inability to find a partner... Charlie Brown goes to a banquet to meet his hapless
baseball hero Joe Shlabotnik... Snoopy is left in the Van Pelt family's care as Charlie and Sally Brown
head out of town for a vacation... and (alas) the Little Red-Haired Girl moves away...
Release Date September 2008
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