The Complete Peanuts 1985-1986

This volume of The Complete Peanuts reaches the middle of the go-go 1980s: a time of “mallies” (mallgoers), “punkers” (behold the sight of Snoopy with a mohawk), and endless litigation about the most trivial matters. Also in this volume: Peppermint Patty wins her school’s essay contest, but snatches defeat from the jaws of victory with a disastrous acceptance speech; Lucy talks Charlie Brown into posing for their school’s “Swimsuit issue”; Snoopy accidentally destroys his doghouse with a cannon; Sally gives Santa Claus a heart attack (literally!); and Snoopy’s brother Spike pops up in various deadpan vignettes set in the desert.