The Complete Peanuts, 1965-1966( Series - Complete Peanuts )

The "New York Times" bestselling series continues. This volume reprints all daily and Sunday strips from 1965 and 1966.

The strip that launched a renaissance continues.
We are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulz's peak periods of creativity (and one third of the way through the strip's life ). Snoopy has become the strip's dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character: the first of many "dogfights" with the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career ("It was a dark and stormy night...").
Two new characters--the first two from outside the strip's regular little neighborhood--make their bows. Roy (who befriends Charlie Brown and then Linus at summer camp) won't have a lasting impact, but upon his return from camp he regales a friend of his with tales of the strange kids he met, and she has to go check them out for herself. Her name? Peppermint Patty.
"The Complete Peanuts 1965-66" features a new introduction by Hal Hartley, writer/director of acclaimed independent films "Trust, Henry Fool, Kimono, Simple Men, The Unbelievable Truth," and "Fay Grim,"
"Peanuts" is the most successful comic strip in the history of the medium. A United Media poll in 2002 found "Peanuts" to be the second most recognizable cartoon property in the world, recognized by 94 percent of the total U.S. consumer market and a close second only to Mickey Mouse (96 percent).