Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 25, 2023

Custodian is a funny name for a sidekick.

Or pest control.

At least he’s doing something other than taking the test.

Some hero he is. Can’t even get out of his own lair. Oh wait… he IS a hero. He’s saving everyone from his naughtiness!

A stupendously short adventure

At least you got the first four letters of your superhero identity right.

What’s your power, Stupendous man?

It was the most peaceful day at school since Calvin enrolled.

I was right yesterday…..

How will Stupendous Man escape from the Locker of Lost Liberty? How will Stupendous Man fare against the Crab Teacher? Can Stupendous Man spell “stupendous”? Will Stupendous Man be any better at Calvin’s test than Calvin? All of these questions will be answered NEXT WEEK!

Hope it isn’t Freddy Kruger.

Next time, you may actually want to study….ah, who am I kidding…this is Calvin we’re talking about!

My father was a school principal in the 1950s. One day he told me that is was a misconception that he was the most important person in the school. He said it was the janitor, the man with all of the keys, who had to be present for every event. If the janitor wouldn’t or couldn’t do it, it didn’t happen.

Let’s hope the “custodian” or someone hears his bangs! ☹️

Now, maybe we know how ‘Sheldon Cooper’ felt after he was ‘stuffed’ into a locker ! ! !

I wonder if Moe will come along and free him from the locker…?

good thing he didn’t actually have to drink any water – an hour or so in a locker and nature can take over.

“Oh, poop!”

A very funny middle school student was always pulling jokes. One day she gave one that fell into a flat silence. Just really dumb. In a kidding tone, I said, ‘Go to your locker.’ Wrong thing to say. She actually did it. Being thin as a pencil, she fit perfectly. A joke we shared until she graduated.

Nice bit of Frank Miller-esque shadow work in panel 2.

Superman you’re not!!!!

You mean the evil demon that lives in the broom closet those preys on unsuspecting little children?

If these lockers come with combination locks, how is the custodian going to liberate Calvin if Calvin doesn’t know his combination which he could tell custodian?

I bet they all know exactly where Calvin is.

Huh, I believe Stupendous man’s real sidekick is Dingbat boy!!!!!

Will STUPIDMAN escape his confines, that is the test…

Calvin, in spite of many bangs, fails to shoot the lock off.

I hope he hasn’t bent the door. That can make them hard to open.

Too bad he doesn’t have X-ray eyes. Then he could burn the lock off

Better call Frazz.

Since its Saturday, consider this the cliffhanger like the first half an old school ‘Batman’ episode. Tune in Monday; same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.

Y’know, some people never learn NOT to close a door behind them with no handle on the inside.

Where’s Frazz when you need him?

This looks like a job for mom, actually.

The stupendous man needs to have stupendous ideas to get out of the mess.