The Complete Peanuts 1981 to 1982

Withthisvolume,TheCompletePeanutsventuresintothelesser-known1980s,andPeanutsfansaresuretofindplentyofsurprises.InSnoopy-familynews,SpikeisdraftedintotheInfantry(don?tworry,it'sonlySnoopy'simaginaryWorldWarIarmy),andabrandnewbrother,"Marbles"(withthespottyears)takeshisbow.Wealsoseetwomajorbaseball-orientedstories,oneinwhichCharlieBrownjoinsPeppermintPatty'steam,andanotherinwhichCharlieBrownandhisteamlosetheirbaseballfield.Inotherstories,PeppermintPattywitnessesthe"butterflymiracle,"LinusproteststhatheisnotSally's"SweetBabboo,"Sally(inanunrelatedsequence)getsfat,theVanPeltsgetintofarming,andtwoofthemosteccentriccharactersfromlaterPeanutsyears,thehyperaggressiveMollyVolleyandthewhiny"Crybaby"Boobie,makeareturnengagement.CharlesSchulz'sPeanutsworldwillnevergrowold,andFantagraphics'completereprintingofthismasterpiece,nowinitseighthyear--stilllovinglydesignedbyworld-classcartoonistSeth--hasfirmlyestablisheditselfasoneoftheveryfinestarchivalcomic-stripprojectseverdone.