New updates to my comic library

Over the past few years, I have been building up a collection of Comic Strips. I am through with Calvin and Hobbes and Farside by Gary Larson

I am now collecting Peanuts from this new Complete Peanuts series. I'm already have the first sixteen years of Peanuts. right from 1950 onwards.

I got 1963-66, 1959-62, 1955-58, 1950-54 so far... these are twin volume boxed sets and there are single volumes also available for e.g. 1967-68 and 1969-70

I expect it will take me another 10 years to finish with this.

Another collection that I recently started on is Complete Dennis the Menace I got the first 8 years so far... 1955-58 and 1951-54. Again these are double volume boxed sets. Single volumes are also available like 1957-58.

Apart from these the above that I'm already collecting I have some more on the anvil.
Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates and Popeye

Last week, I also picked up The Completely Mad Don Martin. Its really quite good and MAD. :)

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