
by Charles M. Schulz, David Larkin, David Larkin
This book honors the art of the author and lets readers relive the life and times of the most beloved —and the most widely syndicated— comic strip in history, from its infancy in 1950 right through glorious middle age. Watch as your favorite characters grow into their most popular incarnations: Charlie Brown as tenacious baseball manager; Lucy as psychiatrist; Snoopy as Flying Ace; Linus as acolyte of the Great Pumpkin. Including two-color strips and pages of four-color Sunday strips (more than 1,000 strips in all) and photographs, rounded out by Schulz's own comments (offering rare insight into the mind behind the mayhem).

26 Nov 1922 – 12 Feb 2000
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip *Peanuts* (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among many others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited by cartoonists including Jim Davis, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, Schulz was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From birth, comics played an important role in Schulz’s life. At just two days old, an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney Google comic strip, and throughout his youth he a…
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