More glued-together strips from Universal's slightly malformed archive.
March 25, 1954:
Patty is an expert at marbles. I've had the same reaction that Patty gets from Charlie Brown and Shermy, from people who balk at playing Monopoly without the various house rules (like money on Free Parking or no auctions) that make that very long game much longer.
March 26, 1954:
Now isn't that a hellish visage to have suddenly thrust into your face?
March 27, 1954:
More developing of Charlie Brown's "loser" persona. I wonder if Schulz knew he was fixing the kid's personality for all time in these strips, or if he thought it was just another story theme, like Linus' Newton-defying block building skills or Violet's mud pie fixation?
