Sunday, October 18, 1953: The football, off the other foot

Well after all, she is just a little girl, you know. Riiiiiight....

This is pretty much just a silly strip, although it explains why Charlie Brown has to play by Lucy's rules to kick a football: it's her ball!

Can anyone imagine Lucy as star fullback of nursery school?

October 10, 1953: The costs of having a kid

Lucy examines the question of her existence in terms of economic transactions.

Panel two shows Lucy with a non-typical "making a point" post, and panel three has Violet sitting on a sloped surface, both kind of unusual poses. That second panel, her pose more resembles later Lucy, say, behind her Psychiatrist booth.

September 19, 1953: The end of the picnic school saga

Concerning school, none of the characters have been shown in school (pre- or real) yet. It's a little weird considering how often Linus sighed over Ms. Othmar, Sally spazzed-out over impending classes and Peppermint Patty fretted about D-minuses. Technically, I think none of the characters are old enough for first grade, or if they are it's just barely.

July 18, 1953: Picnic-school

This is the first time in my life I've ever heard of picnic-school.

January 7, 1953: That's kind of harsh

Say what you want about Calvin, but at least he never got expelled from school. What must have Lucy done?