{"product_id":"9780857864086-the-complete-peanuts-1973-1974","title":"The Complete Peanuts 1973-1974","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Billie Jean King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 12th volume of \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e features a number of tennis strips and several extended sequences involving Peppermint Patty's friend Marcie (including a riotous, rarely seen sequence in which Marcie's costume-making and hairstyling skills utterly spoil a skating competition for PP), so it seems only right that this volume's introduction should be served up by Schulz's longtime friend, tennis champion (and 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient) Billie Jean King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume also picks up on a few loose threads from the previous year, as the mysterious \"Poochie\" shows up in the flesh; Linus and Lucy's new kid brother \"Rerun\" makes his first appearance, is almost immediately drafted onto the baseball team (where, thanks to his tiny strike zone, he wins a game), and embarks on his first terrifying journey on the back of his mom's bike; and, in one of \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e' oddest recurring storylines, the schoolhouse Sally used to talk to starts talking, or at least thinking, back at her!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Peanuts 1973-1974\u003c\/i\u003e also includes one of the all-time classic \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e sequences, in which Charlie Brown's baseball-oriented hallucinations finally manifest themselves in a baseball-shaped rash on his head. Forced to conceal the embarrassing discoloration with a bag worn over his head, Charlie Brown goes to camp as \"Mister Sack\" and discovers that, shorn of his identity, he's suddenly well liked and successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450562589046,"sku":"9780857864086","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36344464.jpg?v=1760453438","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857864086-the-complete-peanuts-1973-1974","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}