November 26 & 30, 1953: Two with Violet

November 26, 1953

 November 30, 1953

Violet was such a sweet little girl at first, wasn't she?  That seems long ago now, but it's been less than three years since then.

In the first strip here we have another case of Charlie Brown being thrown out of Violet's house.  Until now, usually Violet forgets what made her angry before C.B. is evicted or long gone, but not in this case.  In the second strip she takes naked advantage of Charlie Brown's lack of backbone, and doesn't even have the venom to make an evil smile about it.  It's just a business translation for her.  She wants what Charlie Brown has, so it becomes hers.  Wow.

It's difficult to feel sorry for C.B. in that one.  It's not like she threatened him or anything!

Charlie Brown's hat in the first strip is rather stylish. 

June 9, 1953: Violet throws Charlie Brown out again

This strip is another episode of the "Violet evicts Charlie Brown" saga that has been going for some time. At some point, possibly when the art style became more detailed, this stops seeming cute and starts seeming cruel. It's not now because Violet has a change of heart, but eventually her reservations diminish.

Charlie Brown's playing with blocks seems odd here. Although he's represented as being very young, he and his friends more typically play cowboys or spaceships. Blocks are usually used for the (even) younger characters, Lucy and Linus.

Scribble of ire!

February 2, 1952: The Rapids Under The Bridge

It helps one feel a little bit better about Patty and Violet in their cruel years to think that they have such a short attention span that they can't remain angry at Charlie Brown for more than three panels.