Schulz biography ditto machine

The other day’s post about the two similarly-covered upcoming Peanuts books reminded me to post this look at some of the biographies of Schulz that have been done, generally as part of sets of biographies meant to fill school library shelves:


It’s understandable… there are only so many file photos to pick from available from whatever file services they use for such things. Still…

Today’s big bargain for fans of the comics: if you like Don Martin’s classic work from MAD Magazine, you may have seen the big, thick, two volume hardcover slipcased set of his MAD work and thought “yum! But… it’s $150!”

Well, how does $22.48 sound? That’s so cheap that it doesn’t even qualify for free shipping on its own. A copy of Why, Charlie Brown, Why? or even a cheap Foxtrot collection will set you over the $25 mark and get you that free shipping.

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