Lucy Van Pelt is one of Peanuts' most beloved characters, but before her debut, Violet Gray played a role similar to hers.

Lucy gossips around the neighborhood that Charlie Brown is a library book-stealing thief. When Violet tells him what Lucy has told her, Charlie Brown, unsurprisingly, does not react well at all ...

Charlie Brown first unsuccessfully tries to kick a football — this will become an annual running gag. For this first time, however, the ball was held by Violet, not Lucy, who has yet to appear ...