The Classic Calvin and Hobbes is an American daily comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that ran from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995.
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Follows the adventures of Calvin, a precocious, mischievous and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. An intelligent boy with poor grades in school, Calvin has a creative and philosophical mind, but lacks restraint. he has a rich inner world and a precious friendship with his tigress. the anthropomorphic tiger is an independent creature with a dim view of human nature. Participate in all of Calvin’s activities, even when he knows he’ll end up in trouble.
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Calvin’s parents are typical of the middle class, his father is a patent attorney and his mother is a housewife. Calvin also interacts with Susie Derkins, a classmate who lives down the street, Rosalyn, her babysitter, Mrs. wormwood, her teacher, and moe, the school bully.
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calvin and hobbes books in order:
- calvin and hobbes strips from november 18, 1985 to august 17, 1986. prologue by garry trudeau.
- something under the bed is drooling strips from August 18, 1986 to May 23, 1987. prologue by pat oliphant.
- yukon ho! strips from May 24, 1987 to February 21, 1988.
- Oddballs from another planet! strips from February 22, 1988 to December 4, 1988. There are also some November strips in Revenge of the Baby-Sat.
- the nanny’s revenge from December 5, 1988 to September 10, 1989.
- scientific progress runs wild from September 11, 1989 to July 7, 1990. There are also some strips from June and July in Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons.
- Attack of the deranged mutant killer monster snow goons strips from July 8, 1990 to April 10, 1991.
- days are full strips from April 11, 1991 to November 1, 1992 except May 5, 1991 to February 1, 1992 due to reruns.
- homicidal psycho jungle cat strips November 2, 1992 to August 29, 1993.
- h there are treasures everywhere strips from August 30, 1993 to April 8, 1995 except from April 3 to December 31, 1994 for repeats. some strips from March and April 1995 are also found in It’s a Magical World.
- It’s a Magical World strips from March 20, 1995 to December 31, 1995. Some March and April strips are also found in there are treasures everywhere.
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part of these strips are also collected in:
- calvin and hobbes essentials: a calvin and hobbes treasure trove
- all the calvin and hobbes strips and something under the bed is drooling. Foreword by Charles M. schulz.
- authorized calvin and hobbes: a treasure trove of calvin and hobbes
- all strips from yukon ho! and weirdos from another planet! includes a seven-page story in which calvin becomes an elephant.
- calvin and hobbes essentials: a calvin and hobbes treasure trove
- all the revenge of scientific progress strips and baby-sat goes “boink” and various illustrated poems.
special anthologies
There are no new strips in these anthologies, but there is information about the process of creating cartoons and other original material.
- the calvin and hobbes lazy sunday book: a collection of calvin and hobbes sunday cartoons strips from may 24, 1987 to july 30, 1989. strips from the sunday only.
- calvin and hobbes 10th anniversary book collection of strips chosen by the author. watterson’s commentary and annotations on individual strips.
- calvin and hobbes: sunday pages, 1985-1995 collection of sunday strips chosen by the author. original sketches and comments by watterson.
other books
- teaching with calvin and hobbes rare piece of officially licensed calvin and hobbes merchandise. fifty-seven strips comprising five stories: “the binoculars”, “the find”, “the christmas story”, “the bug collection” and “the report”.
- exploring calvin and hobbes : an exhibition catalogue catalog of the exhibition of the same name at the cartoon library billy ireland & ohio state university museum. original art and commentary by watterson.
calvin and hobbes complete
- the complete hardcover or paperback version of calvin and hobbes all of their adventures in this four-volume collection of every comic strip from the eleven-year history of the comic strip ( 1985 to 1996).
last updated on August 12, 2022.