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...

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...

"My name is 555 95472 but everyone calls me 5 for short... I have two sisters named 3 and 4." With those words, Charles Schulz introduced one (in fact, three) of the quirkiest characters to the Peanutsuniverse, 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...

Collects all the "Peanuts" comic strips published in newspapers from 1995 to 1996, including both daily and Sunday strips.

"This penultimate volume of The Complete Peanuts series collects the last year of the most beloved comic strip ever created. Rerun embarks on a career as an 'underground' comic book artist, and Snoopy's siblings Andy, Olaf, and Spike (who cameo in the Peanuts movie) appear. The volume is rounded out with the complete Li'l Folks. Prefiguring Peanuts and its major themes, this weekly single-panel comic Schulz produced for his hometown paper is available...