Peanuts stories in Comic Books
Begun, 1998. March 8, 2023 revision. Copyright 1998-2023 Nat Gertler & Dr Michael J. Vassallo.
The Peanuts comic strip began at a time when comic books (by which I mean magazines, not strip reprint books, which are covered on a different list) were much more popular than they are today. It should come as little surprise, then, that the Peanuts characters became inhabitants of this popular medium.
The following guide to the Peanuts comic book appearances is based on Dr. Michael J. Vassallo's article in Comics Buyer's Guide issue 1254, which is now online here. His material is used here with his generous permission and addition of further information.
The Peanuts material in comic books can be broken into three categories:
- Newspaper reprints which simply reprint installments of the Peanuts strip from the daily paper (with color added to the daily strips). For a good list of which dates strips are reprinted, see this archive of a Peanuts Collector Club page.
- Original comic book stories are brand new tales of the Peanuts characters. While Schulz is purported to have drawn one of them and is suspected of a second, the creative chores on most of these were handled first by Jim Sasseville and then, for most of the run, by Dale Hale, two folks who worked out of Schulz's studio. The drawing style and characterization in these stories do not precisely match Schulz's. Later stories appear to be drawn by someone else, and we're continuing to investigate to figure out who the artist was; it was possibly someone hired by Dell rather than someone working at Schulz's studio. For the twenty-first century revival of the title, Boom Studios used both their own freelancers and creative folks working for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates in crafting the comics.
- Comic book story reprints are simply reprintings of earlier original comic book stories.
Many of these comics have original Peanuts covers.
- The Beagle has Landed, Charlie Brown Original graphic novel published as part of the Boom! comics line
- Boom! Studios Halloween Fright Fest 2014 Newspaper Reprints
- Boom! Studios Ten Year Celebration 2015 Free Comic Book Day Special Comic Book Reprints
- Charlie and Friends in Tip Top Comics - The Dell Series Reader Collection (2020, Gwandanaland Comics) Unlicensed reprints using the apparent public domain status of the stories. Available in color (#2732) and black-and-white (#2732-A) editions.
- Charlie Brown: A Peanuts Collection (2018, Boom! Studios) book reprinting select stories from the Boom Studios comics
- Four Color (Cover title is Peanuts) issues 878, 969, 1015 (1958-1959; published by Dell) Original comic book stories
- Fritzi Ritz
- issues 27-28, 30-33 (1953-1954; published by United Feature) Newspaper Reprints
- issues 37-38, 43-47, 50 (1955-1957; published by St. John) Newspaper Reprints (apparently solely re-reprints of strips already reprinted in earlier United Feature comics; there may be Peanuts strips in some issues not listed here.)
- issues 57-59 (1957-1958; published by Dell) Original comic book stories four-pagers
- It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown Original graphic novel published as part of the Boom! comics line
- Kaboom! Summer Blast! (2013) Comic book reprint - one Peanuts story in an anthology
- Kaboom! Summer Blast! (2014) Comic book reprint - one Peanuts story and one Sunday strip in an anthology
- Lucy: A Peanuts collection (HB) a 209 8 themed collection of stories from the Kaboom! comics
- Mission Out of Control (2018) Original comic book story - fifteen-page story sold exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con
- Nancy issues 146-173 (1957-1959; published by Dell) Original comic book stories four-pagers
- Nancy and Sluggo
- Issue 142 (1957; published by St. John) Newspaper Reprints (further reprints may be in other issues)
- Issues 174-187 (1960-1962; published by Dell) Original comic book stories four-pagers
- issues 188-192 (1962-1963; published by Gold Key) Original comic book stories four-pagers
- Peanuts
- issue 1 (circa 1953, published by United Feature) Newspaper reprints
- issues 4-13 (1960-1962; published by Dell) Original comic book stories
- issues 1-4 (1963-1964; published by Gold Key) Comic book reprints (reprint Four Color 878, 969, 1015, and Dell's Peanuts 4, respectively, minus non-Peanuts material.)
- Issues 0-4 (2011-2012; published by Boom! Studios) Original comic book stories mixed with newspaper reprints.
- Issues 1-current (2012-; published by Boom! Studios) Original comic book stories mixed with newspaper reprints.
- Free Comic Book Day edition (2012, published by Boom! Studios) reprints issue 0, coupled with a non-Peanuts comic (Adventure Time)
- Peanuts: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz: a collection of original, comic book-length tales by various creators. * (HB)
- Peanuts Volume One book reprinting issues 0-4 of Boom! Studios 2011 series
- Peanuts Volume Two book reprinting issues 1-4 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Three reprinting issues 5-8 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Four reprinting issues 9-12 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Five reprinting issues 13-16 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Six reprinting issues 17-20 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Seven reprinting issues 21-24 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Eight reprinting issues 25-28 of Boom! Studios 2012 series
- Peanuts Volume Nine reprinting issues 29-31 of Boom! Studios 2012 series, and Peanuts: Snoopy Special
- Peanuts Volume Ten reprinting issue 32 of Boom! Studios 2012 series, and Peanuts: Friends Forever
- Peanuts Dell Archive (2018, published by Boom! Studios, hardcover) reprints Peanuts stories from Fritzi Ritz, Nancy, Nancy & Sluggo, and Tip Top.
- Peanuts Graphic Novels -- a series of books Simon & Schuster consisting primarily of reprints of 21st century Peanuts comic book stories, with some new tales salted in.
- Snoopy Soars to Space - space-themed comic book stories, including the graphic novel The Beagle has Landed
- Adventures with Linus and Friends!
- A Peanuts Halloween (2008, published by Diamond Comics, minicomic) Newspaper reprints
- Peanuts: A Snoopy Special (2015, Boom! Studios) Original comic book stories
- Scotland Bound, Charlie Brown (2021, Boom! Studios) Original graphic novel
- Snoopy: A Peanuts Collection (2017, Boom! Studios) book reprinting select stories from the Boom Studios comics
- Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars Original graphic novel (but incorporating a reprint of Mission Out of Control) published as part of the Boom! comics line
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (2018, Boom! Studios) graphic novel adaptation of the movie of the same name
- Sparkle Comics issue 33 (1954, published by United Feature) Newspaper reprints
- Sparkler Comics issues 115, 120 (1954-1955; published by United Feature; further issues are suspected) Newspaper reprints
- Tip Top
- issues 173, 184-188 (1952-1954; published by United Feature) Newspaper reprints
- issues 189-210 (1955-1957; published by St. John) Newspaper Reprints (apparently solely re-reprints of strips already reprinted in earlier United Feature comics.)
- issues 211-225 (1957-1961; published by Dell) Original comic book stories Mostly 8-pagers, occassionally with additional one-pagers
- Tip Top Comics: The Dell Series Readers Giant (2020, Gwandanaland Comics) Unlicensed reprints using the apparent public domain status of the stories. Available in two color volumes (#1106 and #2727) or a single black-and-white (#1106/#2727-A)
- Tip Topper issues 16-22, 24-28 (1952-1954; published by United Feature) Newspaper reprints
- United Comics issues 21-26 (1952; published by United Feature) Newspaper reprints
- Unseen Peanuts (2007; published by Fantagraphics) Newspaper reprints giveaway for Free Comic Book Day presenting strips that had not been reprinted until The Complete Peanuts book series.
- Where Beagles Dare (2015, Boom! Studios) Original graphic novel
Runs not fully confirmed. Black text=confirmed Peanuts appearance. White text=no Peanuts. Gray text=not yet checked. |
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Fritzi Ritz |
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27 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
Nancy and Sluggo |
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121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | |
130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 |
140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||
Sparkle Comics |
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | ||||||
Sparkler Comics |
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103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | ||
111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 |
Tip Top |
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170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 |
180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 |
190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 |
200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 |
210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | 218 | 219 |
220 | 221 | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | ||||
Tip Topper |
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15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
United Comics | |||||||||
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
If you're looking for these issues, it's hard to find a place that has them reliably in stock. However, the folks at Mile High Comics do have some books in stock at any time, and you can register books that you want to purchase, so they can contact you when those books come into their inventory.
This following quick listing is what I (Nat) have in my collection... it's here so I can quickly check what I need when I'm on the road. Ignore it.
- The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown
- Boom! Studios Halloween Fright Fest 2014
- Boom! Studios Ten Year Celebration 2015 Free Comic Book Day Special
- Charlie and Friends in Tip Top Comics (#2732-A, the black-and-white one)
- Four Color 969 (missing pages), 1015
- Fritzi Ritz 28, 48, 57-59
- It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown
- Kaboom! Summer Blast! 2013, 2014
- Nancy 146-148, 150, 153-157, 159, 164, 166-167, 171-172
- Nancy and Sluggo 175, 178, 180-181, 183-185, 187, 190-192
- Peanuts (Dell) 4-7, 8 (missing pages), 9, 11-13
- Peanuts (Gold Key) 2, 3
- Peanuts (Boom!) vol 1: 0-4, alternate covers 1-3, FCBD; vol. 2 #1,3, 7-13, 15-18, 20-21,23-24,26,28-29,31-32; first appearance alt covers 7-9,11-12,18,, Emerald City cover 1, Vintage Peanuts Cover #1 San Diego cover 10
- Peanuts: Dell Archive
- Peanuts Vol. 1, 3-6, 8-10
- Peanuts Graphic Noves: Adventures with Linus and Friends!, Snoopy Soars to Space
- Peanuts: The Snoopy Special
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
- Snoopy: A Peanuts Collection
- Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars
- Sparkle 33
- Sparkler 115
- Tip Top 199, 205-206, 209, 211, 216-221 (218 is missing pages)
- Tip Topper 17, 21
- United Comics 24, 26
- Unseen Peanuts
- Where Beagles Dare