PEANUTS VOL. 8: 1965–1966 – CHARLES M. SCHULZ-HAL HARTLEY

In The Complete Peanuts 1965-66: 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.