Volumes
Besides Schulz's work, each book contains an introduction by an influential individual (often with a connection to Schulz), an index of themes and characters, additional art by designer Seth (all of which is directly based on a specific Peanuts panel), and a biography of Schulz written by series editor Gary Groth. In addition, the first volume contains an interview with Schulz conducted by Groth and an extended biography. Sunday panels, which originally appeared in color, are presented in black and white in the series (a decision approved by Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz). There is however, a new series called Peanuts Every Sunday that is scheduled to begin in November 2013, that will feature the Sunday strips in full color. These books, just like the Complete Peanuts series, are scheduled to be released one every six months, in ten volumes covering half a decade each.
All the characters on the covers (and their styles) match the time period each volume represents. The characters which appear on the cover more than once are Charlie Brown (five times), Snoopy (three), Lucy (twice), Linus (twice), and Peppermint Patty (twice).
| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Cover art | Spine art | Introduction | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Complete Peanuts: 1950 to 1952 | 1-56097-589-X | May 2004 | Charlie Brown | Shermy | Garrison Keillor | 346 |
| 2 | The Complete Peanuts: 1953 to 1954 | 1-56097-614-4 | October 2004 | Lucy van Pelt | Charlotte Braun | Walter Cronkite | 328 |
| 3 | The Complete Peanuts: 1955 to 1956 | 1-56097-647-0 | May 2005 | Pig-Pen | Patty | Matt Groening | 344 |
| 4 | The Complete Peanuts: 1957 to 1958 | 1-56097-670-5 | October 2005 | Snoopy | Violet Gray | Jonathan Franzen | 344 |
| 5 | The Complete Peanuts: 1959 to 1960 | 1-56097-671-3 | May 2006 | Patty | Schroeder | Whoopi Goldberg (US edition) Russell T Davies (UK edition) |
344 |
| 6 | The Complete Peanuts: 1961 to 1962 | 1-56097-672-1 | October 2006 | Schroeder | Snoopy | Diana Krall | 344 |
| 7 | The Complete Peanuts: 1963 to 1964 | 1-56097-723-X | May 2007 | Linus van Pelt | Lucy van Pelt | Bill Meléndez | 344 |
| 8 | The Complete Peanuts: 1965 to 1966 | 1-56097-724-8 | August 2007 | Charlie Brown | 555 95472 | Hal Hartley | 344 |
| 9 | The Complete Peanuts: 1967 to 1968 | 1-56097-826-0 | April 2008 | Violet Gray | Linus van Pelt | John Waters | 344 |
| 10 | The Complete Peanuts: 1969 to 1970 | 1-56097-827-9 | October 2008 | Snoopy (as the World War I Flying Ace) | Pig-Pen | Mo Willems | 344 |
| 11 | The Complete Peanuts: 1971 to 1972 | 1-60699-145-0 | March 2009 | Sally Brown | Thibault | Kristin Chenoweth | 344 |
| 12 | The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974 | 1-60699-286-4 | August 2009 | Woodstock | Frieda | Billie Jean King | 344 |
| 13 | The Complete Peanuts: 1975 to 1976 | 1-60699-345-3 | March 2010 | Frieda | Charlie Brown | Robert Smigel | 344 |
| 14 | The Complete Peanuts: 1977 to 1978 | 1-60699-375-5 | September 2010 | Peppermint Patty | Sally Brown | Alec Baldwin | 344 |
| 15 | The Complete Peanuts: 1979 to 1980 | 1-60699-438-7 | April 2011 | Charlie Brown | José Peterson | Al Roker | 344 |
| 16 | The Complete Peanuts: 1981 to 1982 | 1-60699-471-9 | August 2011 | Linus van Pelt | Eudora | Lynn Johnston | 344 |
| 17 | The Complete Peanuts: 1983 to 1984 | 1-60699-523-5 | March 2012 | Franklin | Roy | Leonard Maltin | 344 |
| 18 | The Complete Peanuts: 1985 to 1986 | 1-60699-572-3 | August 2012 | Spike | Marcie | Patton Oswalt | 344 |
| 19 | The Complete Peanuts: 1987 to 1988 | 1-60699-634-7 | April 2013 | Lucy van Pelt | Peppermint Patty | Garry Trudeau | 344 |
| 20 | The Complete Peanuts: 1989 to 1990 | 1-60699-680-0 | October 2013 | Charlie Brown | Lemony Snicket | ||
| 21 | The Complete Peanuts: 1991 to 1992 | May 2014 | Marcie | ||||
| 22 | The Complete Peanuts: 1993 to 1994 | October 2014 | Snoopy | ||||
| 23 | The Complete Peanuts: 1995 to 1996 | May 2015 | Rerun van Pelt | ||||
| 24 | The Complete Peanuts: 1997 to 1998 | October 2015 | Peppermint Patty | ||||
| 25 | The Complete Peanuts: 1999 to 2000 | May 2016 | Charlie Brown |
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