He turns up first as Snoopy's secretary, then gradually becomes a good friend whom Snoopy helps to fly South, but it's not until 22 June 1970 that the little bird gains a name, in a perfect salute to the decade that ends with this volume: Woodstock

As Peanuts concludes its first decade, a new character makes her appearance: Charlie Brown's little sister Sally. This volume covers her earliest days, from her proud brother's announcement of her birth to her first words (and crush on Linus)

'I have naturally curly hair.' With those fateful words, 'The Complete Peanuts' introduces another main character to the gang, the vain Frieda (not to mention her cat Faron). Also in this volume Sally begins to grow up, Linus develops a crush on Miss Othmar and there are more baseball routs. Aaaugh

'The Complete Peanuts 1963-64' contains never-before-reprinted strips, making it a trove of undiscovered treasures for avid Peanuts collectors.

In 'The Complete Peanuts 1965-1966', we are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulz's peak periods of creativity. Snoopy has become the strip's dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones for the character - the first of many 'dogfights' with the nefarious Red Baron, and the launch of his writing career. The Complete Peanuts 1965-66 features a new introduction by Hal Hartley, writer/director of acclaimed independent films Trust, Henry Fool, Kimono, Simple Men, The Unbelievable Truth, and Fay Grim.

Love takes many shapes and shades in The Complete Peanuts: 1991-1992. Charlie Brown's interest in the little red-haired girl is rekindled; Linus fails to impress Lydia; Sally hoorays for Hollywood; Marcie pines for the World War I Flying Ace, who becomes lost in his cups (of root beer); Peppermint Patty and Marcie try to make Charlie Brown choose between them; and Snoopy is dangerously obsessed...with cookies.