Peanuts #12

Peppermint Patty takes center stage on this charming KaBOOM! cover, standing atop a classmate's desk and holding up what appears to be a very questionable test paper, while a bespectacled student below sits dutifully with a blue book — all set against a rich red background swirling with math equations, maps, and academic scrawlings. The cover art is drawn by Charles M. Schulz himself, capturing that perfectly expressive Peanuts energy where school is simultaneously serious business and a source of endless comic misfortune. With interior stories including "Movie Time" from writer Nat Gertler and artist Andy Hirsch, issue #12 from 2013 delivers the warmth and gentle humor that makes this series such a delight.