{"product_id":"snoopy-vs-the-red-baron-9781606999066","title":"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron","description":"\u003cem\u003eSnoopy Vs. the Red Baron\u003c\/em\u003e collects all of Schulz's beloved strips starring Snoopy as the famous World War I flying ace in his perennial battles with the infamous Red Baron of Germany. \u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eTen, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more \/ the bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score \/ Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree \/ of the bloody Red Baron of Germany...In the nick of time, a hero arose \/ A funny-looking dog with a big black nose\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding both dailies and Sundays, \u003cem\u003eSnoopy Vs. the Red Baron\u003c\/em\u003e follows the valiant and indefatigable Snoopy as, time after time in his doghouse\/Sopwith Camel, he braves the wrath of his unseen aerial foe. The brave little beagle's epic battles are brought to thrilling cartoon life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eHe flew into the sky to seek revenge \/ But the Baron shot him down \/ Curses, foiled again! \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Snoopy and Red Baron encounters were some of the most inspired--and most popular--episodes in all of \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e and among the stories most beloved by children and adults alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchulz, Charles M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCharles M. Schulz \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born November 25, 1922, in Minneapolis. His destiny was foreshadowed when an uncle gave him, at the age of two days, the nickname Sparky (after the racehorse Spark Plug in the newspaper strip \u003cem\u003eBarney Google\u003c\/em\u003e). His ambition from a young age was to be a cartoonist and his first success was selling 17 cartoons to the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e between 1948 and 1950. He also sold a weekly comic feature called \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e to the local \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e. After writing and drawing the feature for two years, Schulz asked for a better location in the paper or for daily exposure, as well as a raise. When he was turned down on all three counts, he quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started submitting strips to the newspaper syndicates and in the spring of 1950, United Feature Syndicate expressed interest in \u003cem\u003eLi'l Folks\u003c\/em\u003e. They bought the strip, renaming it \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e, a title Schulz always loathed. The first \u003cem\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/em\u003e daily appeared October 2, 1950; the first Sunday, January 6, 1952. Diagnosed with cancer, Schulz retired from Peanuts at the end of 1999. He died on February 13, 2000, the day before Valentine's Day-and the day before his last strip was published, having completed 17,897 daily and Sunday strips, each and every one fully written, drawn, and lettered entirely by his own hand -- an unmatched achievement in comics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717177184530,"sku":"9781606999066","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccac2a32-90d5-4337-8150-2523cdf8de05.jpg?v=1734611534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/snoopy-vs-the-red-baron-9781606999066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}