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Informationen zum Autor Charles M. Schulz was 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 Barney Google). His ambition from a young age was to be a cartoonist and his first success was selling 17 cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post between 1948 and 1950. He also sold a weekly comic feature called Li'l Folks to the local St. Paul Pioneer Press. 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. He started submitting strips to the newspaper syndicates and in the spring of 1950, United Feature Syndicate expressed interest in Li'l Folks. They bought the strip, renaming it Peanuts, a title Schulz always loathed. The first Peanuts 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. Klappentext Two more years of classic "Peanuts" cartoons are gathered together in this volume. Snoopy is joined by his wandering brother Spike, his beloved sister Belle, and even his nephew. 730 b&w strips. Zusammenfassung Snoopy is joined by his wandering brother Spike (fromNeedles)! his beloved sister Belle (from Kansas City)! and ...did you know hehad a nephew? In other beagle news! Snoopy breaks his foot and spends six weeksin a cast! deals with his friend Woodstock's case of the vapors! and getsinvolved in a heated love triangle with Linus. The Complete Peanuts1975-1976 features several other long stories! including a rare“double track” sequence with two parallel narratives: PeppermintPatty and Snoopy travel to participate in the Powderpuff Derby! while CharlieBrown finally gets to meet his idol Joe Shlabotnik. And Peppermint Pattyswitches to a private school! but commits the mistake of allowing Snoopy to pickit for her; only after graduation does she realize something's not quite right!Plus: A burglary at Peppermint Patty's house is exacerbated by waterbedproblems... Marcie acquires an unwanted suitor... Charlie Brown and PeppermintPatty become desk partners... The talking school building collapses ... lots oftennis jokes ... and gags starring Schroeder! Lucy! Franklin! Rerun! Sally! andthat vicious cat next door. ...
