A few years after this comic was first published, marbles were my first experience with gambling. I won about as many as I lost so not a harrowing experience. Now I just buy a lottery ticket now & then just to have a shot at “the big one”.
I never really played marbles so I don’t really know the rules, but I knew that it involved losing or taking marbles from other players which I never really liked the idea of …
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
anything but Charlie Brown’s favorite shooter!
therese_callahan2002 over 3 years ago
Many years later, he met Joe Agate……
iggyman over 3 years ago
Loved that game when I was a kid!
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) over 3 years ago
Charlie Brown losing his marbles over losing his favorite marble!
sallyseckman over 3 years ago
This must be why he became a champ later on.
eddie6192 over 3 years ago
Good sportsmanship my foot.
cubswin2016 over 3 years ago
What was Charlie saying?
e.groves over 3 years ago
You’re not allowed inside the circle, CB.
chris.lemarie over 3 years ago
I remember playing marbles when I was a kid. I don’t think my son has ever touched one…
Gameguy49 Premium Member over 3 years ago
A few years after this comic was first published, marbles were my first experience with gambling. I won about as many as I lost so not a harrowing experience. Now I just buy a lottery ticket now & then just to have a shot at “the big one”.
Lightpainter over 3 years ago
This must be a thing from the 50’s. Even in the 60’s, we didn’t play marbles, though I remember seeing them.
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
My marbles were lost long ago.
Thinkingblade over 3 years ago
I never really played marbles so I don’t really know the rules, but I knew that it involved losing or taking marbles from other players which I never really liked the idea of …
knight1192a over 3 years ago
The only way I played with marbles as a game was I had a table top pool game in which the balls were marbles.