Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 15, 2020

For a founder of GROSs, he sure likes spending time with this slimy girl and her cooties.

And if that doesn’t work, Calvin could be a Ghostbuster.

This may be the nicest Calvin has ever been to Susie.

if the Army can’t take you, Calvin, maybe the Air Force

You can get paid from playing baseball. Just ask Gerrit Cole.

I’m beginning to think that if a boy is big and strong, he’d be better off with shot put than football.

Panel 4 gives us an inkling of his future career path.

Sandlot games are okay, it’s when parents and uniforms get involved that things go downhill.

I don’t like sports so much, too!

It’s recess, for gosh sakes. How long does that last? Not long enough for such formality.

A good anarchist.

At least he’s away from Moe…

Not sure if anyone ever wants that Calvin, but that is a pretty good plan.

Calvin can be “worldly wise” at times. :)

Calvinball is much more exciting than baseball.

If I’m not mistaken, baseball players also get paid, probably more than soldiers.

He has a point though.

I like the way they discuss the ups and downs of life here!

It’s the first time I’ve ever known Calvin to make sense. Hear, hear!

Lotta cooties there At least there keeping a social distance

Back in the old days, when kids were kids, and they could safely operate a teeter-totter

Some of the wisest words ever written.

At this moment with her in the air, Calvin gets off the see saw!

Private Spaceman, what is your major malfunction, numnuts?

Hey, Calvin has an excellent point!

He hates all the rules and organizations becuase he isn’t the one who made all the rules.

Good grief, I swear I was Calvin when I was that age…

Except for the Army part.

Rules? We don’t need no steenking rules. … CALVINBALL!

I’m kind of surprised no-one has mentioned marriage.

You should see what she saw…

And you should try saying that five times fast.

he hates rules, yet is the inventor of CalvinBall.

and while the rules seem fluid, there are a LOT of them!

She is a safe distance away!

Went to a small rural school. When the weather was decent we would choose up sides once a week and play at recesses all week. We had a book of rules and a couple of older kids who made sure we played by all the rules, or most of them anyway. If problems, there was a time out while they studied the book.

Next rotation, when Calvin is again on the bottom, wait for him to jump off!

…and they will make you play sports in the army.

And that’s just the parents! Now, for the coaches……

If you join the army you will get paid the least.

Yeah, I was never really into that kind of stuff as well. We didn’t have recess baseball the way Calvin’s school did, but we would sometimes play baseball in gym class, or kickball (which works the same way but with a gym ball and no bat.) For recess they usually let us just run around outside and cut loose (we didn’t really have a proper playground, so they let us just run around on the blacktop.)

I’m with Calvin: team sports are for those who need armies behind them. I always was attracted to fencing, archery, shooting and martial arts.

As to the Army: I did get drafted and learned to smoke pot, drink warm beer, avoid work and get shot at. REAL fun!

Hey! The Army did right by me! I ain’t got no complaints. (Until they put me out on a medical despite my protests. I could still move, shoot, and communicate.)

Any chance that the Calvin and Hobbes daily strips could all be colored, as all of Peanuts has been done? : )