A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson

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FRVEMTVS, OHE SHOW) TW HOT THING WHEN TOO'RE WENRVNG MNDE PROPER VNTROOUCTVONS,
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OF THE SET *\D Of SUWi ENEMT HAS INFILTRATED OUR GIRL SVMPATHIES, WE MUST
girlS clue will come to TERRITORV AMO IS SPREADING ERADICATE TUE HOSTILE
ORDER, DICTATOR -FOR- LIFE DISINFORMATION TO THE EFFECT FORCES! ANT CHtSTIONS?
CALVIN PRESIDING THAT HOMEWORK. OUGHT TO BE
DONE RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL!
OK, WE BOW \ <50T IT. BUT A SECRET CODE? \ • SECTION BC, ARTICLE \2: CWR CLUB A TUATS WW
UNDERSTAND | WM ABOUT TUTS SECRET FLAN f " EVERT SECRET PLAN NEEDS CHARTER THIS \S SUCH
' PLAN^y 'cBDE? SECRET CODE. _' A. WE MORE COMPLICATED, ^_/ CLUB.
THE BETTER.
B. EVERT BOOT ALREADV
KNOWS PIC LATTN.
C. PHRASES UKE'CODE
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I HATE AU_ ms WIHO.' ) WELl \F -<00 CANT CUANGE \T, ^ I'M NOT GOINS To \ =- -
BW(, THIS IS UNPLEASANT.' WHAT'S THE POINT IN WINS J LET A UTILE WIND )
SNPIO, MISERABLE WIND' —. ABOUT \T ? /____^/ BE MORE ANNCNING IJS^V
WHAT LOUST WEAWtR.' s?"*> THAN ME.

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 INK. 1 SHOULD STM ITS PRETTi HARD TO HIT THAT
HOME FROM SCHOOL. MAGIC NUMBER OF APPROPRIATELY
I'VE GOT A SORE THROAT, VAGUE, MILDLY SERIOUS, BUT NOT
AH EAR ACHE, A STOMACH CTJITt WORRISOME SVMPTOMS.
ACHE, I'M SEEING SPOTS,
AND I'M DIZZY.
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REMIEWS THE HEW
GUM CHEWIHG APPAREL.
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WUEH SOU GET SOMEWIHG. BUT EVERSTHIHG A TMATS WHS I FEEL LIKE I'M IN SOME
ITS HEW AUD EXCITING. SOU GET TORUS SOJ ALWASS STOCKHOLDER'S DREAM.
WUEH SOI HAVE SOMETHING, INTO SOWETHING HEED TO
SOU TAKE IT FOR. GRANTED SOU HAVE. GET HEW
AMO ITS BORING. THINGS.' <rC' WANT," WATS
viccrt- MY Motto.
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IN HUE 70s. THERE ARE CERTAINTIES IN LIFE.
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doMP TOWEL. S. THoV WlGH-PltcHEd SCREECH
2. THE FE&UNG OF SEaWEEd tUo+ BQblES MORE.
NRapPiNG ORoUNd Wf LEG. G. WRiTHiNG NlqSGo+S.
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BE IN TROUBLE IF lOU WERE
BRINGING NOME TOE BACON.'

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TO HAVE A LITTLE REWARD holding THE B\KE, So TOO TRUST ME, TXVST TO) ?
WONT FALL./--- OK? I UARDLX
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CVyU IONOSPHERE!
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BE FUN WHEN IT'S
50 QUIET&*
TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR US WEU-. PEOPUE SEEM TO BE CCULDNT TOO \
SUBURBAN POSTMODERN\STS. RELUCTANT TO PAX FOR TAX MONEX TO SUPPORT ART, SUPPORT TOUR \-->
SIDEWALK DRAWINGS THAT AND CORPORATIONS WONT ART W\TH [ WHAT, TOO
\ (HOW SO? ) STAX WHERE THEX ARE AND UNDERWRITE ME BECAUSE ANOTHER JOB? I MEAN NORM?
WASH AWAX IN THE RAW. I'M NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH TO
EFFECWJELT ADTEKTTSE THEIR
CULTURAL ENUGHTENMENT. !#>

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PEOPLE ALWAXS MAKE THE

MISTAKE OF THINKING j
ART IS CREATED
FOR THEM.

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NOTHING IS PERCENT. EVERYTHING
CHANGES. THAT'S THE ONE THING
WE KNOW FOR
 HEllO? NO, MY DAD'S WILL 1 TAKE A MESSAGE? PEOPLE ALWAYS ASSUME
NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. I DONT KNOW-WHATS YOU'RE SOME KIND OF
IN IT FOR ME ? >-^ ALTRUIST. j^
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I MA THE DOWNHILL TUMBLE AND ROL CHAMP,
KING OF THE TOM) FINDERS, CAPTAIN OF THE
HIGH ALTITUDE TREE BRANCH MISFA CLUB, SECOND
PLACE FINISHER IN THE 'ROUND THE SARD BACKWARD
DASH, PREMIER BORPER STATE DWISIGN, SODWSTER
AND WORN SCOOT FIRST ORDER, AND GENERALISSIMO
OF THE MOD AND MAYHEM SOCIETY.'
Popular culture isn't to IAOVIES, RECORDS, AND TV wuv dont thev see things SUCH VISION AND )
BLAME FOR SELLING _^ SHOWS REFLECT THE OF BEAUTV AND VALUE ? INTEGRLTV. J
TWISTED VALUES. Realltv of our times .
ARTISTS DEPICT HATRED £T>7/TUERES NOTHING
AND VIOLENCE BECAUSE f BECAUSE 4^ L, LIKE A GOOD
THAT'S WHAT TUEV SEE. "i *S e bowhg STUFF J; QJNFIGHT TO
V DOESN'T SELL. 1 UPLIFT THE ^

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THE BUTTER DISH.' W TONS! ENOUGH T? WHERE
WILL GET COLD WHILE T GET Will IT All END 3?»
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GO, YOU CAN WEAR PEOPLE, CONFRONTED WITH THE * ( EYEN HEAR / MS \S MAKLNG \
RADIOS. WD ALL KINDS STILLNESS OF NATURE, YCWR5ELE THINK. / ME NERYOUS.
OF ENGINES. f V TTS KIND OF STARTUNG. \ LETS SO IN /

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IT USED TO BE THAT IF A
CLIENT WANTED SOMETHING
DONE IN A WEEK, IT WAS
CONSIDERED A RUSH JOB,
AND HED BE LUCKY TO SET IT-
Jy 0
NOW, WITH MODEMS, FAXES, THEE MACHINES DOW MARE SIX MINUTES \ IF WE WANTED
AND CAR PHONES, EVERYBODY LIFE EASIER-THEY MAKE- TO MICROWAVE MORE LEISURE
WANTS EVERYTHING INSTANTLY-' LIFE MORE HARASSED. THIS S’ WHO'S WE'D INVENT
IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY JVJST GOT THAT MACHINES THAT
INCREASES EXPECTATIONS. KIND OF TIME?/J Do THINGS LCSS
^EFFICIENTLY.
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 PIP tr EVER OCCUR TO THERE WOULD BE MORE
W THKTI HWE A UFE CWILITT IN THIS WORLD IE
EEMO THIS SALE PTOU PEOPLE DIDST TAKE IT AS
W NW'K INTRUDING ‘ H IN'IITATIOM TO WALK
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' HOLD IT. WAIT,
I NEED TO...
Hobbes is allowed to AND WE GET TO EAT
EAT AT THE TABLE WITH y EARLV AND HAVE GRILLED
ME TONIGHT? ,_ CHEESE SANDWICHES?
THIS IS MORE LIKE IT.'

calvih, IF W run \ -4 HO-' NO/ HOT ROSALNN.

THESE STOCKINGS../ MlWs^AAAM'
DEAR, GRAB HIM.' J A, URp/ ftw LEAVE WE.A'
OK CM.01N. USTEH OP.
I FINISHED T GREAT. A8E FIRST ye Y a mask?
ALL MY HOME- YOU READY NEED TO WHAT FOR?
WORK., JUST TO PLAY YOUR MAKE YOU
LIKEYCU 1 SAME THEN?
SAID TO, K--

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BROUGHT A LITTLE TOM I OPPOSE, BUT I LIKE SOON AS I SAME A LITTLE
-_^AIRPLANE. ^ ^TO HAVE IT AROUND. WORE MONEV, I'LL BUM A
TICKET AND PVJT SO MUCH
DISTANCE BETWEEN VOL)
CHOMPS AND ME, IT WILL
BCGSLE SOUR MINDS.’
"ORIGINAL FLAW... WAIT, HERE'S
"less sodium; mo here's "ute:
' ID HERE'S "LESS EM."
WHAT IF I HWT LESS FAT AND LESS
SALT ? WHAT DISTINGUISHES "LITE"
FROM THESE OTHERS ? DOES THE
"ORIGINAL FLANOR’ PACKAGE 1MPLN
THAT THE OTHERS TASTE DIFFERENT ?
FRANKLN, MN LIFE WAS PIE
COMPLICATED BEFORE
THE POTATO CHIPS.

I know; I'll quit mn job

AND DENOTE MN LIFE TO
CHOOSING PEANUT BUTTER /
IS "CHUNKN“ CHUNKS ENOUGH,
OR DO I NEED "EXTRA CHUNKN"?
 AND SO, AFTER A TERSE
MINUTE DOWNPOUR, HE

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BECAME LUDlCRCUSLT
ATTIRED FOR THE REST
OF THE DAX.

HOT EMERXoME CAM SET A

FULL ISOMETRIC WORKOUT
^JUST XAWNIHG. ^

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 mo BEST OF ALL, HON WE DONT
HEED TO WASTE AW WORE TIME OUTWIT!
TOE ALIENS ARE COINS AIL TOE WORE!
we can Goof off toe rest of
TOE DAT.'
ITL BET THOSE DUMB WENS GOT
BACK. TO TUEFR PLANET AND
PROCRASTINATED/ I'LL BET TUE{
HAVE NO RESPECT FOR DEADLINES /
I'LL BET THEN PUT EVERMTHING OFF
AND ARE DOING A LOUSN -\08 AT
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 HEM WD5, ON TOMORROWS SHOW AND RETURNING TO ^ THATS CALLED A
(*K. 'V. mu.. IU. BE BRINGING A BIG TUE IESSON... ! TEASER, BY THE
SURPRISE / WILL. IT SHOCK AND WAY-
AMAZE YOU... OR WILL IT DI5SUST
AND TERRIFY YCW ?? FIND OUT jo> ..~i '
TOMORROW WHEN I REYEAL MY NEXT
SUM AND TILL HORROR' DONT MRS IT:

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EMU ESG REPRESENTS ONE
OF LIFE'S CONCERNS NAD
TOE QDM is TO GWE EMU
TOR WPROPRlME AMOUNT OF
INDNMWM. ATTENTION YIHUE
SIMULTANEOUSLY WATCHING
WAD SDIDING ML TOE
OTOERS.
 >/ WHERE'S yoUR ^ I'M VET ANOTHER RESCOK£CoNSUMlNG
TRICK OR \ COSTUME? WHAT KID IN AN OVERPOPULATED PLANET, ( AM I SCARV, )
TREAT! J ARE SOU SUPPOSED , RAISED TO AN ALARMING EXTENT BV V OR WHAT ? J
BE? MA0ISON AVENUE AND HOUVHOOD, POISED
\r^A TO WITH MV CVNICAL AND ALIENATED
PEERS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD
WUEN yoU'RE OLD AND WEAK.'

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KNOW WHAT'S WEIRD? DAT Tou just go about tour
BT DM NOTHING SEEMS BUSINESS AND ONE DAT TOO
TO CUAFVSE, BUT PREITV REALIZE TOUTS- NOT THE
SAME PERSON TCW USED TO
BE. PEOFLE CHANGE TMEIUER
THEN DECIDE TO OR NOT.'
THANK HEATEN FOR EXAMPLE, I USED
TO BE MORE TOLERANT
OF OBLIQUE ASPERSIONS.
T
I WONDER HOW LONS ITS WELL, ACTUAU-T ITS PR08ABLT
BEEN SINCE I LAST LOOKED BEEN ONLT 40 MINUTES.
AT TOE CLOCK. MMBE I'LL GUESS HALE AN HOUR
(TO BEEN AN HOUR..

m IN A VERY CRABBY
y\m, SO EVERYBODY
JUST LEAVE ME
ALOHE/ I HATE
EVERYONE-'-'

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THERE! I DONT WANT TO
LEAVE MV NICE WARM BED.
" \ ' SINK INTO TOE PILLOW UNDER
TOE PACE OF MODERN LIFE
IS AU. WRONG. IT MARES
EVERT DAT AH ORDEAL.
evert boot's exhausted,
ON DATS LIKE THIS, I WISH m LOS Mom ir.'/ THESE MORNINGS ARE
MOM WOULD COME IN, VAT THIS IS -ffiTHIW TME GOINS TO KILL WE.
AN EXTRA BLANKET OlER ME, rVE CAUJEP 'MS tQWFE
PAT MT HEAD, AND AS X \
GOINS Tb VUSS THE BUS.'
TOE WEIGHT OF THE COVERS, LEi$
■-SHE'D SAT... ^
LOOK AT ME.' WHT AM I WE SHOULD EASE INTO TOE
WAITING For a bus at DAT! TOU KNOW, READ TOE
this Horrible hour?' its PAPER, HAVE SOME HOT COCOA,
GO FOR A lEISURELV WALK
AND GET OUR THOUGHTS
TOGETOER...
THIS IS A PH0TO6RAPH OF ITS STRANGE. I KNON ISNT IT WEIRD THAT ONES SAT, A SLOBBERING NUDIST
ME WHEN I WAS TWO. THAT'S ME, BUT I DONT OWN PAST CAN SEEM WITH LEGS LIKE LINK _
( UNREAL? THIS IS LIKE SAU^.ACT:«c ^

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THIS IMAGE'. EVER'CUHNG LOOKING AT A PICTURE /tou know, now
15 SO different NOW. ^ Cf SOMEBODY ELSE. ^ r cant STm
TO WAS) A SOGoT
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 I'm gonna pound you mi ?? ITS NO CONTEST/ ( OH, HR'S K A
at recess, Twinky- ^_- '(OUME SOT WE ENTIRE ( ft's fun- J l SPOST5NIKN. J
' H TOU POSSIBLE GET CUT OF \
pounding someone >>
COMPlEIEEi DEFENSELESS/

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 Vlt'U. GET RIGHT 8P1CR IQ MORE H\TS
FROM THOSE H\GU SCHOOL DMS NUEH
'(CUR WORU) STOPPED™ BUT FIRST, WERES
OUR CRATTC TO R£V\EW THE IATEST
MOVIE BFSEO OU K Ws OR 70s
TV SHOW/
ITS, A TIKE TO REDEDICME
OHESELF TO FREHZ1ED
ACQVHS\T\OM... A TIME TO
SPREAD TOE TOT OF MATERIAL
HEALTH... A TIME TO GU*M
PERSONAL EXCESS OF
EXERT WHO.'
 b P\UE OF A I WANTED VOU'RE THE \ MERRV I SUPPOSE ^ I MADE MV
PRESSM FROM ) HEfiE^ reaov-made TOGWEVOU BEST, HOBBES, CHRISTMAS. IT WOOED BE OWN PILE,
J
_' SNOWBAILS! SOMETHING OE BUDDV / y—^ WRONG TO JUST IN
PRACTICAL. THANKS.' / aJ THROW THESE CASE.

VMM'S \ A GENERIC ^ I USED TO MAKE ORIGINAL NOW I CRANK OUT CRUDE SO CVNKAE^ AND WHAT GOOD
THIS ? 1 SNOWMAN. J SNOINMEN, BUT IT WAS IMITATIONS OF WHATS AIREADY VET SO IS ORIGINAUTV
TIME-CONSUMING, HARD POPULAR! IT TAKES NO TIME PRACTICAL J IF VOU CANT
WORK, SO I SAID, HECK, OR THOUGHT, AND MOST _.
PEOPLE DCJNT CURE p*^
ABCNT THE DIFFEffiNCtSp*^'
ANVWAV.' ^fi9. J

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