The Complete Peanuts 1961-1962

by Charles M. Schulz

Other authorsCharles M. Schulz, Diana Krall (Introduction)
Hardcover, 2006

Call number

741.5973

Series

Complete Peanuts (6)
Peanuts

Tags

complete peanuts, 06, hb, humor, comic strips, peanuts

Genres

Publication

Fantagraphics (2006), Hardcover, 346 pages

Pages

xiii; 325

Description

Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing Sally, who was after all just born in the previous volume, is ready to start kindergarten and not at all happy about it. Lucy and Linus' war over the security blanket escalates, with Lucy burying it, cutting it apart, and, in the longest sequence of the book, turning it into a kite and allowing it to fly away. Aauugh! In fact, Linus' life is particularly turbulent in this volume, as he is forced to wear glasses, sees the unexpected return of his favorite teacher, Miss Othmar, and coaxes Sally into the cult of the Great Pumpkin (with regrettable results).… (more)

Awards

Eisner Award (Nominee — 2007)

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1961-1962
2006-10 (collection)

Physical description

xiii, 325 p.; 8.64 x 6.8 inches

ISBN

1560976721 / 9781560976721

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LibraryThing member maxwestart
As we get into the 1960s, Charles Schulz introduces Frieda into the Peanuts universe, has Sally Brown grow up and sets the groundwork for Snoopy's friendship with birds.

Frieda is a character who eventually fades out of focus later on in Peanuts run - after all, her distinguishing characteristic is
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 her naturally curly hair (which she brings up constantly). Still, the early strips where she appears are quite enjoyable, especially when we meet her cat, Faron.

Snoopy also becomes more involved with birds and there's a neat period where Linus wears glasses for awhile - which you usually didn't see in many of the later reprint books.

Peanuts just keeps getting better and better in this volume!
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LibraryThing member gothamajp
In the sixth volume of this comprehensive series reprinting every Peanuts strip we move closer to the classic characters we know. This two year run is a little heavy on the baseball gags, and Snoopy still vacillates between being the neighborhood dog and the more anthropomorphic adventurer of later
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 years. Linus and Sally get some good arcs here as their personalities start to develop. Another fascinating step on the developing history of these iconic characters
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LibraryThing member therebelprince
Some of the glory days of Schulz's work: educational, at times political, whimsical, and a classic collection of characters. Best read over time (I tend to read a couple of weeks' worth before bed most nights) rather than lapped up, unless of course you are a complete addict. Already the series has
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 come a long way from its roots, but still retains a hefty chunk of the philosophy and simplicity of the early days. I don't believe there had been any television or film specials by this point, so the whiff of commercialisation still only lingered at the margins. Not for much longer.
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