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Lucy Van Pelt

Lucy Van Pelt

134 appearances · Golden Age · 1956–2023 · 4 key issues

Who is Lucy Van Pelt?

Few comic characters have made themselves as unforgettably at home on the printed page as Lucy Van Pelt, who first burst onto the scene in Tip Top Comics #200 in 1956 under Dell's banner. Sharing her adventures across 67 remarkable years with the likes of Snoopy, Linus Van Pelt, Schroeder, Sally Brown, and Violet Gray, she's woven into the very fabric of American comics history — turning up across Nancy, The Complete Peanuts, and even Mad, a range that speaks to just how broadly beloved her world has become. With 134 catalog appearances and four collector-recognized key issues to her name, she's the kind of character whose longevity tells its own story. Whether you're a seasoned Peanuts devotee or just discovering the charm of mid-century funny-page comics, Lucy is absolutely worth seeking out.

Tip Top Comics
#200

★ First appearance

Tip Top Comics #200

Trivia

Charles Schulz has drawn more of Lucy Van Pelt's comics than any other artist in our catalog — 50 issues.

Covers through the years — 1994–2002

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1994

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2002

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Appearances

Tip Top Comics (1955)

#200 #211 #213 #214 #215 #216 #217

Good Ol' Charlie Brown (1957)

Nancy (1957)

#150 #151 #152 #154 #155 #157 #158 #160 #161 #162 #166 #167 #168 #170 #172 #173

Fritzi Ritz (1957)

Nancy and Sluggo (1960)

#174 #175 #186 #187

Mad (1952)

#59 #60 #77 #81 #203 #236 #242

Peanuts (1960)

#13 #1 #3 #4 #5 #8

You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (1962)

The Wonderful World of Peanuts (1962)

You Can Do It, Charlie Brown (1963)

Good Grief, Charlie Brown! (1963)

As You Like It, Charlie Brown (1964)

For the Love of Peanuts (1963)

Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown (1965)

You Are Too Much, Charlie Brown (1966)

You're a Winner, Charlie Brown! (1966)

The Unsinkable Charlie Brown (1967)

What Next, Charlie Brown? (1965)

Let's Face It, Charlie Brown! (1967)

Peanuts Treasury (1968)

You've Had It, Charlie Brown (1969)

Comickazi (1969)

#1

You're a Brave Man, Charlie Brown (1968)

Peanuts Classics (1970)

You've Done It Again, Charlie Brown (1970)

You're a Pal, Snoopy! (1971)

You've Got to Be You, Snoopy (1971)

It's for You, Snoopy (1971)

The American Legion (1926)

#6

You're Something Special, Snoopy! (1972)

Walt Disney Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks (1966)

Bugs Bunny (1962)

You Asked for It, Charlie Brown (1973)

Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970)

Thompson Is in Trouble, Charlie Brown (1973)

They're Playing Your Song, Charlie Brown (1974)

Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book (1974)

The Snoopy Festival (1974)

It's Show Time, Snoopy (1975)

You're On Your Own, Snoopy (1975)

You Can't Win Them All, Charlie Brown (1975)

You've Come a Long Way, Snoopy (1976)

Peanuts Parade (1975)

The Complete Book of Cartooning (1977)

Sandlot Peanuts (1977)

You've Got to Be Kidding, Snoopy! (1975)

Think Thinner, Snoopy (1979)

Stay with It, Snoopy (1980)

Your Choice, Snoopy (1981)

Don't Bet on It, Snoopy (1982)

Classroom Peanuts (1982)

It's Chow Time, Snoopy (1983)

You've Got a Friend, Charlie Brown (1972)

Go for It, Charlie Brown (1983)

United Feature Comics (1939)

She Likes You, Charlie Brown (1986)

You're Supposed to Lead, Charlie Brown (1988)

Comics Scene (1987)

Cracked (1985)

Nemo: The Classic Comics Library (1983)

Around the World in 45 Years [Peanuts] (1994)

Good Grief, More Peanuts (Peanuts Classics) (1994)

Mad Star Wars Spectacular (1996)

The Literary Ace Strikes Again! (1997)

The Comics Journal (1977)

Punt, Pass & Peanuts (1998)

Peanuts 2000 (2000)

#[nn] (first printing)

It's a Big World, Charlie Brown (2001)

The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)

A Peanuts Christmas (2002)

A Peanuts Valentine (2003)

Peanuts All-Stars (2006)

The Complete Peanuts (2004)

#1959 to 1960 #1959 to 1960 #1975 to 1976 #1977 to 1978 #1979 to 1980 #1981 to 1982 #1987 to 1988 #3 #5 #7 #8 #10 #12 #13

Mad for Decades (2007)

Unseen Peanuts (2007)

Negative Burn (2007)

The Comics: The Complete Collection (2008)

Peanuts: It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown! (2012)

Peanuts: The Beagle Has Landed, Charlie Brown! (2014)

Peanuts Every Sunday (2013)

#2

Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015)

Peanuts: Where Beagles Dare! (2015)

Peanuts Dell Archive (2018)

Image! 30th Anniversary Anthology (2022)