Through such lovable characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy (not to mention the rest of the Peanuts gang), Schulz created, in the words of Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, "the uncontested gold standard for comics, " and paved the road for future cartoonists. The Peanuts Treasury is a fitting testimony to Charles Schulz's enduring legacy and will stand for years to come as a loving tribute to one of the most influential cartoonists of all time.

    Whether you're a fussbudget like Lucy, philosopher like Linus, Flying Ace like Snoopy, or a lovable loser like Charlie Brown, there is something to touch your heart or make you laugh in Peanuts.Charles Schulz's Peanuts is one of the most timeless and beloved comic strips ever. Now AMP! helps carry on that legacy with new collections of Peanuts classics focused around topics sure to resonate with middle-grade readers. Second in the series is Charlie Brown and Friends. Whether it's the curious relationship between a bird, Woodstock, and a dog, Snoopy, or the never-ending crush that Peppermint Patty has on Charlie Brown, the gang's interactions are what make Peanuts resonate with kids.First published in 1950, the classic Peanuts strip now appears in more than 2,200 newspapers in 75 countries in 25 languages. Phrases such as "security blanket" and "good grief", which originated in the Peanuts world, are now part of the global vernacular, and images of Charles Schulz's classic characters Charlie Brown kicking the football, Lucy leaning over Schroeder's piano, are now universally recognized. Together these books will introduce a new generation of kids to the lovable cast in time for the new animated Peanuts movie, which hits theaters in 2015!

    This book is another witness to the general truth that the life of Christ is a restatement of the permanent values of human living, the brotherhood of man and the need for charity and right action in society. 'Christ-like' is today the work to describe a noble-hearted, gentle and selfless person. This book is the story of Christ who is regarded as the embodiment of the best qualities in human nature - a man who lived 2000 years ago. The life and career of Christ are the best documented events in ancient history; in fact history divides itself into epochs - one before Christ and one after him. This book gives you in pictures, the story of Christ drawn from four contemporary life sketches called the Gospels, written by his disciples. The Gospels are an important section of the Christian scriptures or the Bible. They are the main source of the teachings of Christ contained in the narrative. They present wise sayings and practical instructions, episodes describing with compassion the human situation, or exposing wickedness and evil, giving profound lessons on charity and love. The Son of Man, as Jesus Christ was called, serenely goes through the crowded pages of the Gospels, preaching, healing, comforting, helping, loving, not seeking any power or advantage for himself. His enemies set themselves up against him and ultimately succeeded in having him condemned to death on a cross. As he had foretold, he rose again after his death, thus proving that he was the Son of God. His followers passed on their faith in Jesus to others, and thus the Christian Church spread. Whether one is a Christian or not, one cannot fail to be drawn to this man who spoke of goodness with wisdom and power and brought comfort and peace to men of goodwill.

    Natural returns along with his fabled creator. This book features 16 pages of new, rare material and an introduction by Crumb himself, filling readers in on what's happened since his seminal work was given to the world in the 1960s. Cartoons and comics.

    But he is no doctor, he is the Master of the Mystic Arts, a sorcerer supreme, a white knight who wields black magic against blacker villains still. This volume contains Strange Tales numbered 110, 111 and 114-168.

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    Let me put that in perspective before starting my review. Two things that I love most are old comedy films (Laurel & Hardy, Lum and Abner, W.C.Fields, etc.) and comics / graphic novels. I'm most fond of the following comic artists: George Herriman (Krazy Kat), Floyd Gottfredson (early Mickey Mouse), Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Carl Barks (Donald Duck), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Jeff Smith (Bone) and now, Russ Johnson. I found this book in a used book store. I picked it up, started flipping through the pages, and was immediately hooked. If you've seen Joe Sacco's drawings you might have a close idea to the type of detail and sophistication to expect. On first, and every other glance, this is not a typical comic strip - from any age. Each panel on every page is composed and rendered with more detail than many modern graphic novels. And as I read more and look more closely, I see endless brilliance in every detail. Characters are all firmly set within believable locations. Details from Johnson's real world hardware store are finely crafted into each panel. Each page and every story is modern beyond its years. This is a work of love and genius and it is far ahead of its time. Fortunately, it's also *of* it's time. Forty Years with Mister Oswald is the story of life as an American hardware store owner in the early 20th century. Russ Johnson started drawing strips about daily life and trials in a hardware store around 1927. He would hang his panels up in the display window of the hardware store for customers to read. The "Hardware Retailer", a magazine geared towards hardware store owners and suppliers found out about these strips almost immediately and asked Johnson to begin submitting strips for each month's issue. Now collected in this out of print book, each panel takes us through Mister Oswald's life in the hardware store industry. Each page is a short story or an episode that builds on the last. The book is divided up in short chapters, each highlighting some important event in his life. Each chapter is prefaced by a short written summary of real world events that influenced the panel. The war years are particularly fascinating and serve as a nice historical/political document in comic form from a perspective that you won't find often. I think the aspect of being a business owner in tough times makes for riveting reading. Take this snippet from the opening introduction for the chapter "Herman Hammers" as an example of Johnson's wit and political edge. Note: this takes place during war time (WWII) and materials and goods are being rationed for the war effort. Oswald had just lost his employees due to enlisting in the Army and working for the war effort and he's in a crunch for hiring new labor where none exists. He'll eventually settle for Herman Hammers as a replacement employee - a decision which will keep the reader laughing for many pages. "Chapter 14 : Herman Hammers "Metals were practically non-existent for civilian use and manufacturers began substituting pottery, wood, glass and plastic wherever possible. Plastics at that time were greatly inferior to those manufactured today. It was strictly ersatz, which meant you wouldn't be able to give away articles made from it or other substitutes when the real thing became available again. To Mr. Oswald, Herman Hammers was ersatz. But there just wasn't anyone better available. "Herman's wife's name is Yvonne. Her mother got the name out of a book and thought it was pronounced "Wy-vonny", and that is what she has always been called. Herman and Yvonne named their first child Utopia, which pretty well described the way they felt about her arrival. Yvonne's mother assisted in naming all the other children, and strangely enough, everyone is mispronounced except the last one." I think that's about the best intro ever. "Herman Hammers was ersatz" had me laughing for days. To summarize: ------------- * The characters are brilliant. * Every page is beautifully drawn. * Every panel is packed with great detail, information and heart * Johnson's tales will have you laughing on every page.

    Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction know as the Incredible Hulk! Marvel is proud to present the tales of everyone's favorite man-monster from the very beginning.

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    076Two journalists try to find out the secret behind the jungle patrol and they come tantalizingly close to bust the secret and how the Phantom saves the day is the story

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