Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 24, 2019

How the pteranodon became extinct.

The only inaccuracy I notice in this Pteranodon depiction is the fact that recent studies show that pterosaurs launched with their forelimbs instead of their legs.

With that said, it’s still more accurate than Jurassic World or The Good Dinosaur, ironically enough.

Please say he didn’t ACTUALLY jump off the roof like that…

And then what!?

And Mom says, Calvin you’re to young to fly. When you get to 2nd grade you can fly away.

Mom was delayed by a split second of indecision.

Should she let him jump or shouldn’t she?

Better stop him if that’s possible before he hurts himself.

Hope Mum has really good reflexes.

Why do they have books like that within reach of that kid? Now mom will have to make the catch!

It seems, Mom is coming just right!!

As a kid, friend of mine tried something similar, trying to be Superman. Broke the two bones in his forearm. Doctor said they were lucky that was all he broke.

And then there was Mom!!!!!!!!

Reminds me of the announcement before episodes of the 60’s Batman to the effect. “Please remember that Batman can not fly”. Always wondered if someone had tried it.

Her look in the 2nd panel is hilarious

She wasted time putting a jacket on. Calvin should try that when Rosalyn is there, because she wouldn’t try to stop him.

Don’t look now, but Calvin just flew the coop.

He’s a strong little kid to be able to set that ladder up by himself.

Hahahaah, phenomenal comic timing. Mom looking out the window at the ladder, IMMEDIATELY recognizing what’s going to happen, and then bursting out the door while screeching. Putting the jacket on is a great “i’m going outside” shorthand, even though it makes no sense (your son’s gonna jump on the roof, but YOU NEED A JACKET, FIRST?).

Because of course you want to be comfortable while you rescue your child from the roof!

Remember, Calvin, falling never hurt ANYONE. It’s the sudden stop at the bottom that will mess you up…

The mind of a child can be the most wonderful form of transportation. How sad to lose it only to become an “adult!”

…ends up in the emergency room.

How many kids even know what a pteranodon is? If he lives, which is not guaranteed by any means, he will be another HAWKing.

At least the kid’s imagination knows how to soar.

Once again, Mom saves the day… and Calvin from himself.

Boys are so dumb.

When I was little superman was still on TV and every kid thought, at least a little, that the towel you wrap around your neck would make you fly. Of course, the smarter ones discovered immediately, it didn’t. We enjoyed watching some of our less dubious peers jump out of windows and trees to prove their ‘faith’. Never liked the ensuing crying and fuss though.

Let him jump. Could save you a lot of trouble.

I once jumped out of my treehouse into the wading pool below. Wish the water had been deeper, much deeper.

This is why parents age so much faster than people without children… just my own opinion…

Mom, the Superhero. All in a day’s work.

How Calvin survived to adulthood is a mystery. Maybe that is why the strip ended.

The Pteranodon spreads his giant wings, and…

…lands on mom…

…dies.

Mom has good arms for catching falling pterodactyls.

Ever hear of the “Mom Seat Belt” or the “Dad Reaction” maybe?

…And mother Therizinosaurus uses her enormous arms to YOINK the Pteranodon back onto the cliff and chew him out!

Thus ends another promising childhood.

Fly away, and take that carcass with you where came from on that day.

“Clump” ladder hitting side of roof, or “Clump” pteradactyl pancake?

Makes me think of this:

https://youtu.be/j4q-Q6LSfuI

Cut to Calvin in a hospital bed embalmed in bandages and in three different tractions

Calvin has survived worse riding off cliffs in his wagon on purpose.

YES he did right into mom’s arms.

Why wouldn’t Calvin jump of the roof? He has ridden his sled, toboggan, or wagon off of drop offs on purpose repeatedly.

She bothered to take the time to grab her jacket???

And Calvin is an only child….

So that’s where Little Oop picked up a pteranodon to BBQ?

Mom has a hunch of the next thing being comprehended by Calvin. She is in for the prized catch. Look at Calvin in the second panel. He is cute.

I’ve always wondered why she bothers to put on her sweater when her kid is about to jump from the roof.

I was really into the TV Superman back in the day (around 1962). My Mom explained “now you know this isn’t real”, of course I knew, but it didn’t stop me from jumping off the shed with my new boots and a cape. My ankles hurt like HELL when I landed.

Think I was maybe 6. They were building an office and school addition to my dads church. The floor of his office was maybe 8 feet above the ground. Having watched numerous episodes of Combat, I Knew how to parachute land. Bit my tongue and almost knocked myself out when I hit the sand pile below and plowed my knees into my jaw.

The ‘CLUMP’ was the ladder going up … I think. No?

why did mom waste time putting her jacket on?