Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 25, 2018

Like a Boy Scout, Calvin was prepared for this situation.

Or “FSSSSHH!” for the branding iron.

Calvin: the sneakiest shooter in the west.

Don’t you dare brand Hobbes’ belly, you little snot!

Calvin has a point.

It’s just like Calvinball, only with guns.

When’s the last time kids actually played “cowboys?”

That’s why I never played pretends. Everybody always wanted to win. The fights that followed weren’t very pretended.

If he had used that on Goldberg, he would be World Heavyweight Champion now.

I hate shooting and fighting!!

And Hobbes should respond with a “WHAP!”—-for his paddle (or switch)!

Ouch

Zap? I think that’s an old Andy Devine trick.

Is that a cattle prod in your pocket Calvin,…

Never leave home without your cattle prod.

Frontier taser.

That’s our Calvin – ever adaptable when in dire straits

Where’s Dirty Harry when you need him?

Hobbes reminded me of what Sean Connery told the bad guy in Doctor No: “Thats a Smith and Wesson. And you’ve had your six.”

ZAP! for a minute there I thought Space Man Spiff was on a cowboy planet…

Forget it Calvin…there’s no way Hobbes will allow himself to be cowed.

I love Hobbes expression in the fourth panel.

Oh dear Calvin. Never “prod” from in front …

Congratulations Go Comics, you’ve doubled your clicks by use of the annoying “Overview”. You sure fooled you advertisers.

How hatist, can you get assuming the good guy is the one wearing the white hat, and the bad guy is wearing a black hat.

@DAVETB1956 Well that’s a variant on the Disney approach. You can usually tell hero from villain because the heroes are always young and beautiful while the villains are always old or ugly. The ever-present comedic sidekick can go either way, however.