A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Full Color PEANUTS Special (Fawcett Crest M1615) Based on the 1969 Feature Film MOVIE by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson

USA.: Fawcett Crest Pub., 1971. Book. Illus. by Screenplay by Charles M. Schulz (Directed by Bill Melendez, Produced by Lee Mendelson). Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed 1st Printing.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fawcett Crest M1615; October 1971; 1st Paperback Printing 1st Ed; Book ADAPTION of the MOVIE, with Full Color Scenes from the Film; This was the FIRST Feature Film based on the Peanuts comic strip, American animated musical comedy-drama, Directed by Bill Melendez, Produced by Lee Mendelson; The MOVIE Starred; Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown, Pamelyn Ferdin as Lucy van Pelt, Glenn Gilger as Linus van Pelt, Andy Pforsich as Schroeder, Sally Dryer as Patty, Bill Melendez as Snoopy, Anne Altieri as Violet, Erin Sullivan as Sally Brown, Lynda Mendelson as Frieda, Christopher DeFaria as Pig-Pen; Notes from Wikipedia; Releasing on December 4, 1969, A Boy Named Charlie Brown was a box-office success, grossing $12 million (based on a Budget of $1.1 million) and was positively received by critics. The film would go on to start a film series of four more Peanuts films, eventually ending in 2015 with The Peanuts Movie. ** IMDB; The perennial failure Charlie Brown attends the National Spelling Bee and manages the worst sandlot team in the history of baseball. Linus loses and retrieves his security blanket. Snoopy the beagle dances wildly and plays shortstop. The irascible Lucy Van Pelt tricks Charlie Brown into kicking the football, but at the last minute she pulls it back and sends him flying onto his back. Although he loses the spelling bee, his friends gladly welcome Charlie Brown back to town upon his return. Featuring nearly two-dozen songs, and a talented voice cast that captures the memorable character personalities. .>> Creasing to bottom frotn cover; cover rubbing..