{"product_id":"the-complete-peanuts-1955-1956-vol-3-hardcover-edition-9781560976479","title":"The Complete Peanuts 1955-1956: Vol. 3 Hardcover Edition","description":"The third volume in our acclaimed series takes us into the mid-1950s as Linus 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 \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e collector\/fan is sure to find many new treasures. \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e 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 (\u003cem\u003eIt's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken\u003c\/em\u003e) 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 (\u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/em\u003e) as well as the popular \u003cem\u003eComplete Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e index, a hit with librarians and collectors alike, and an epilogue by series editor Gary Groth. 2005 Eisner Award winner, Best Archival Collection\/Project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles M. Schulz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.82h x 8.70w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560976479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 1351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 100 - Best Of The Best\/Highly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroening, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Groening\u003c\/strong\u003e (b. 1954) is an Emmy Award-winner, best known for co-creating animated TV series such as \u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFuturama\u003c\/em\u003e. He also created the long-running alt-weekly strip \u003cem\u003eLife In Hell\u003c\/em\u003e for which he won a Reuben Award (2002) by the National Cartoonist Society.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchulz, Charles M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCharles M. Schulz \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born November 25, 1922, in Minneapolis. His destiny was foreshadowed when an uncle gave him, at the age of two days, the nickname Sparky (after the racehorse Spark Plug in the newspaper strip \u003cem\u003eBarney Google\u003c\/em\u003e). His ambition from a young age was to be a cartoonist and his first success was selling 17 cartoons to the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e between 1948 and 1950. He also sold a weekly comic feature called \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e to the local \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e. After writing and drawing the feature for two years, Schulz asked for a better location in the paper or for daily exposure, as well as a raise. When he was turned down on all three counts, he quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started submitting strips to the newspaper syndicates and in the spring of 1950, United Feature Syndicate expressed interest in \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e. They bought the strip, renaming it \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e, a title Schulz always loathed. The first \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e daily appeared October 2, 1950; the first Sunday, January 6, 1952. Diagnosed with cancer, Schulz retired from Peanuts at the end of 1999. He died on February 13, 2000, the day before Valentine's Day-and the day before his last strip was published, having completed 17,897 daily and Sunday strips, each and every one fully written, drawn, and lettered entirely by his own hand -- an unmatched achievement in comics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Charles M. Schulz \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897213206685,"sku":"9781560976479","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_323d0081-87c7-488e-85cc-4a6d2dc477ec.jpg?v=1778003911","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-complete-peanuts-1955-1956-vol-3-hardcover-edition-9781560976479","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}