The Complete Peanuts 1959 to 1960

Featuresmorethansevenhundredcolorandblack-and-whitestripsincludingseveralthathavenotbeencollectedsincetheiroriginalpublication，inavolumethatcoverstheperiodduringwhichSally'scharacterisintroducedasanewbaby，Lucysetsupherfive-centpsychiatrypractice，andLinustakesuphisfirstvigilfortheGreatPumpkin.60，000firstprinting.，AsthefirstdecadeofPeanutscloses，itseemsonlyfittingtobidfarewelltothathalcyondecadewithacoverstarringPatty，oneoftheoriginalthreePeanuts.MajornewadditionstoclassicPeanutslorecomefastandfurioushere.Snoopybeginstotakeupresidenceatophisdoghouse，andhisrepertoireofimpressionsincreasesexponentially.Lucysetsupherboothandoffersherfirstfive-centpsychiatriccounsel.(HeradvicetoaforlornCharlieBrown："Getoverit.")Fortheveryfirsttime，LinusspendsallnightinthepumpkinpatchonhislonelyvigilfortheGreatPumpkin(althoughhelamentsthathewasavictimof"falsedoctrine，"he'sback12monthslater).Linusalsogetsintorepeated，andvisuallyexplosive，scuffleswithablanket-stealingSnoopy，suffersthefirstdepredationsofhisblanket-hatinggrandmother，andfallsinlovewithhisnewteacherMissOthmar.Evenmoreimportantly，severalyearsafterthelastadditiontothecast("Pig-Pen")，CharlieBrown'ssisterSallymakesherappearance—firstasan(off-panel)brandnewbabyforCharlietogushover，thenasatoddlerandeventuallyareal，talking，thinkingcastmember.(Bytheendofthisvolume，she'llalreadystartdevelopinghercrushonLinus.)Allthis，andoneofthemostfamousPeanutsstripsever："Happinessisawarmpuppy."Almostonehundredofthe731stripscollectedinthisvolume(includingmanySundays)haveneverbeencollectedinanybooksincetheiroriginalrelease，withonehundredmorehavingbeencollectedonlyonceinrelativelyobscureandnowimpossible-to-findbooks;inotherwords，closetoonequarterofthestripshaveneverbeenseenbyanyonebutthemostavidPeanutscompletists.TheintroductionisbycomedienneextraordinaireWhoopiGoldberg，whorevealswhichPeanutscharactershehastattooedonherbody(andwhere)—aswellastellingofhermeetingwith"Sparky"Schulz，andherfascinatingtheoryonSnoopy'sbrotherSpike.Asalways，thisvolumeisgorgeouslydesignedbyaward-winningcartoonistSeth.TheCompletePeanutscontinuestoreceivenationalandinternationalmediaattentionforitssophisticatedtreatmentofoneofthe20thCentury'sdefiningAmericanclassics.A2007EisnerAwardwinner：BestArchivalCollection/Project：Strips;a2007HarveyAwardwinner：BestDomesticReprintProject.，Collectsallthe"Peanuts"comicstripsasoriginallypublishedinnewspapers，includingbothdailyandSundaystrips.