The Complete Peanuts

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The Complete Peanuts
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The cover to the first volume
Publication information
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
ScheduleBiannual
FormatHardcover, softcover
Publication date2004 – 2016
No. of issues26
Main character(s) Snoopy, Woodstock, Charlie Brown, Sally Brown, Franklin, Lucy van Pelt, Linus van Pelt, Peppermint Patty
Creative team
Created by Charles M. Schulz
Written by Charles M. Schulz
Artist(s)Charles M. Schulz
Editor(s) Gary Groth

The Complete Peanuts is a series of books containing the entire run of Charles M. Schulz's long-running newspaper comic strip Peanuts , published by Fantagraphics Books. The series was published at a rate of two volumes per year, each containing two years of strips (except for the first volume, which includes 1950–1952). Slipcased sets of two volumes are also available. The series comprises a total of 26 volumes, [1] including a final volume that was a collection of Schulz strips, cartoons, stories, and illustrations that appeared outside of the daily newspaper strip. These hardcover books were first published between 2004 and 2016. Later, Fantagraphics also began publishing the series in a softcover format. A companion series titled Peanuts Every Sunday , collecting only the Sunday strips of the Peanuts series, was launched by Fantagraphics in 2013 and ran until late 2022.

Contents

Schulz began to discuss an anthology of his work with Fantagraphics in 1997. The idea of a complete compendium of all published Peanuts strips was long resisted by Schulz; he did not want some early strips reprinted, as he felt they were not as good as the ones he drew later in his career. [2] Approximately 2,000 of the 17,897 strips had never appeared in a previous U.S. collection.[ citation needed ]

The first book in the series was published in April 2004 and topped the New York Times Best Seller List .

Volumes

Besides Schulz's work, each book contains an introduction by an influential individual (often with a connection to Schulz), an index of themes and characters, additional art by designer Seth (all of which are directly based on a specific Peanuts panel), and a biography of Schulz written by series editor Gary Groth. In addition, the first volume contains an interview with Schulz conducted by Groth and an extended biography. [3] Sunday panels, which originally appeared in color, are presented in black and white in the series (a decision approved by Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz). The hardcover volumes measure 8.5 inches (220 mm) × 7 inches (180 mm) while the softcover volumes are 8.25 inches (210 mm) × 6.5 inches (170 mm).

All the characters on the covers (and their styles) match the time period each volume represents.

Volume 25, covering the years 1999 and 2000, also includes the complete run of Schulz's 1947–50 strip Li'l Folks . This precursor includes early versions of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. A 26th and final volume was announced in 2016 which includes hundreds of miscellaneous sketches, designs, short stories, and covers drawn by Schulz.

#TitleISBNRelease date (Hardcover)Release date (Softcover)Cover artSpine artIntroductionPage count
1The Complete Peanuts: 1950 to 1952 1-56097-589-X May 17, 2004June 8, 2014 Charlie Brown Shermy Garrison Keillor 346
2The Complete Peanuts: 1953 to 1954 1-56097-614-4 October 17, 2004November 2, 2014 Lucy van Pelt Charlotte Braun Walter Cronkite 344
3The Complete Peanuts: 1955 to 1956 1-56097-647-0 April 17, 2005June 30, 2015 Pig-Pen Patty Matt Groening 344
4The Complete Peanuts: 1957 to 1958 1-56097-670-5 October 17, 2005October 26, 2015 Snoopy Violet Gray Jonathan Franzen 314
5The Complete Peanuts: 1959 to 1960 1-56097-671-3 May 17, 2006May 17, 2016 Patty Schroeder Whoopi Goldberg (US edition)
Russell T Davies (UK edition)
344
6The Complete Peanuts: 1961 to 1962 1-56097-672-1 November 17, 2006November 22, 2016 Schroeder Snoopy Diana Krall 344
7The Complete Peanuts: 1963 to 1964 1-56097-723-X May 1, 2007August 15, 2017 Linus van Pelt Lucy van Pelt Bill Melendez 344
8The Complete Peanuts: 1965 to 1966 1-56097-724-8 August 29, 2007January 2, 2018 Charlie Brown 555 95472 Hal Hartley 344
9The Complete Peanuts: 1967 to 1968 1-56097-826-0 April 23, 2008May 1, 2018 Violet Gray Linus van Pelt John Waters 344
10The Complete Peanuts: 1969 to 1970 1-56097-827-9 October 19, 2008September 18, 2018 Snoopy (as the World War I Flying Ace) Pig-Pen Mo Willems 344
11The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972 1-60699-145-0 April 29, 2009May 7, 2019 Sally Brown Thibault Kristin Chenoweth 344
12The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974 1-60699-286-4 September 8, 2009October 22, 2019 Woodstock (with a larger shadow hanging over him) Frieda Billie Jean King 344
13The Complete Peanuts: 1975 to 1976 1-60699-345-3 April 20, 2010July 7, 2020 Frieda Charlie Brown Robert Smigel 344
14The Complete Peanuts: 1977 to 1978 1-60699-375-5 September 27, 2010November 24, 2020 Peppermint Patty Sally Brown Alec Baldwin 344
15The Complete Peanuts: 1979 to 1980 1-60699-438-7 April 11, 2011July 27, 2021 Charlie Brown José Peterson Al Roker 344
16The Complete Peanuts: 1981 to 1982 1-60699-471-9 August 29, 2011November 16, 2021 Linus van Pelt Eudora Lynn Johnston 344
17The Complete Peanuts: 1983 to 1984 1-60699-523-5 April 3, 2012May 31, 2022 Franklin Roy Leonard Maltin 344
18The Complete Peanuts: 1985 to 1986 1-60699-572-3 September 19, 2012November 8, 2022 Spike Marcie Patton Oswalt 344
19The Complete Peanuts: 1987 to 1988 1-60699-634-7 April 6, 2013July 25, 2023 Lucy van Pelt Peppermint Patty Garry Trudeau 344
20The Complete Peanuts: 1989 to 1990 1-60699-680-0 October 18, 2013December 5, 2023 Charlie Brown Franklin Lemony Snicket 344
21The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1992 1-60699-726-2 June 8, 2014TBA Marcie Woodstock Tom Tomorrow 344
22The Complete Peanuts: 1993 to 1994 1-60699-773-4 October 28, 2014TBA Peppermint Patty Molly Volley Jake Tapper 344
23The Complete Peanuts: 1995 to 1996 1-60699-818-8 July 4, 2015TBA Snoopy (as the "World Famous Attorney") Spike RiffTrax/MST3K 348
24The Complete Peanuts: 1997 to 1998 1-60699-860-9 November 9, 2015TBA Rerun van Pelt Royanne Hobbs Paul Feig 314
25The Complete Peanuts: 1999 to 2000 Plus Li'l Folks 1-60699-913-3 May 10, 2016TBA Sally Brown Truffles Barack Obama 332 [4]
26The Complete Peanuts: Comics and Stories 1-60699-957-5 November 22, 2016TBA Charlie Brown Rerun van Pelt Jean Schulz 344

Boxed sets

All of the volumes are also being released in boxed sets of two, housed in a specially designed slipcase. [5]

TitleISBNRelease dateCenter character
The Complete Peanuts: 1950 to 1954 1-56097-632-2 October 17, 2004 Charlie Brown (Volume 1 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1955 to 1958 1-56097-687-X October 17, 2005 Snoopy (Volume 4 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1959 to 1962 1-56097-774-4 November 17, 2006 Lucy van Pelt
The Complete Peanuts: 1963 to 1966 1-56097-868-6 August 29, 2007 Linus van Pelt (Volume 7 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1967 to 1970 1-56097-948-8 October 19, 2008 Snoopy (as the World War I Flying Ace) (Volume 10 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1974 1-60699-287-2 September 8, 2009 Woodstock (Volume 12 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1975 to 1978 1-60699-376-3 September 27, 2010 Peppermint Patty (Volume 14 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1979 to 1982 1-60699-472-7 August 29, 2011 Schroeder
The Complete Peanuts: 1983 to 1986 1-60699-573-1 September 19, 2012 Spike (Volume 18 cover)
The Complete Peanuts: 1987 to 1990 1-60699-681-9 October 18, 2013 Sally Brown
The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1994 1-60699-774-2 October 28, 2014Woodstock's bird friends
The Complete Peanuts: 1995 to 1998 1-60699-861-7 November 9, 2015 Lucy van Pelt
The Complete Peanuts: 1999 to 2000 and Comics and Stories 1-60699-958-3 November 22, 2016 Charlie Brown

Peanuts Every Sunday

Peanuts Every Sunday is a series featuring the Peanuts Sunday strips in full color. These books, unlike the Complete Peanuts series, were released one per year, in ten volumes covering half a decade each (except the first book, 1952–55). Slip-cased sets of two are also available.

TitleISBNRelease dateCharacter(s) in focusIntroductionPages
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1952 to 1955 1-60699-692-4 December 2013 Charlie Brown Jonathan Rosenbaum 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1956 to 1960 1-60699-794-7 November 2014 Lucy van Pelt Chuck Klosterman 272
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1961 to 1965 1-60699-872-2 November 2015 Charlie Brown and Snoopy Lucy Sante 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1966 to 1970 1-60699-968-0 November 2016 Lucy van Pelt and Snoopy Max Apple 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1971 to 1975 1-68396-063-7 November 2017 Snoopy and Woodstock Alexander Theroux 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1976 to 1980 1-68396-141-2 December 2018 Pig-Pen and Peppermint Patty 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1981 to 1985 1-68396-252-4 October 2019 Charlie Brown's baseball team 288
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1986 to 1990 1-68396-373-3 September 2020 Snoopy and Woodstock 264
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1991 to 1995 1-68396-463-2 November 2021 Snoopy and Woodstock 264
Peanuts Every Sunday: 1996 to 2000 1-68396-663-5 November 2022 Snoopy and Woodstock 264

Box sets

TitleISBNRelease date
Peanuts Every Sunday: The 1950s Gift Box Set 978-1-60699-873-1 2015-12-07
Peanuts Every Sunday: The 1960s Gift Box Set 978-1-60699-969-1 2016-11-17
Peanuts Every Sunday: The 1970s Gift Box Set 978-1-68396-142-0 2018-11-15
Peanuts Every Sunday: The 1980s Gift Box Set 978-1-68396-374-5 2020-09-22
Peanuts Every Sunday: The 1990s Gift Box Set 978-1-68396-664-7 2022-11-29

Both the complete series and the Sunday collections are being published in hardback and paperback form, with different covers and supplemental artwork.

Recognition

The Complete Peanuts have won several awards including:

Eisner Awards [6]

Harvey Awards [7]

International editions

All international editions retain the artwork, layout, and format of the original American version (though some of the German volumes feature the original introductions, such as those by Matt Groening and Whoopi Goldberg, while others feature new ones by Germans such as Robert Gernhardt). As of January 2017, the following have been printed:

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