Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 23, 2021

  1. Img 0910
    BE THIS GUY  over 3 years ago

    I’m willing to believe Calvin knows the word phrenologist, but not Tracer Bullet

     •  Reply
  2. Missing large
    codycab  over 3 years ago

    Sorry “Trace”, but no detective is needed for this " case".

     •  Reply
  3. Cane immagine animata 0071
    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago

    The tall brunette seems a little bit furious.

     •  Reply
  4. 187bea1ac03bcf8fbae7088879c762bb
    LiamG.P  over 3 years ago

    So, who is the culprit?

     •  Reply
  5. Missing large
    Pointspread  over 3 years ago

    Sounds like a “Johnny Dollar” episode!

     •  Reply
  6. Default scratch avatar
    Deleted Account2623  over 3 years ago

    When I was Calvin’s age I wouldn’t have understood a single thing he said, let alone be able to come up with it myself

     •  Reply
  7. Bluedog
    Bilan  over 3 years ago

    Apparently the dame did some snooping and figured it out on her own. This can’t be good.

     •  Reply
  8. Airhornmissc
    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I love these “noir” panels from the past couple of days. Great drawings and dialogue right out of Mickey Spillane.

     •  Reply
  9. Avatar
    M2MM  over 3 years ago

    I get the impression that he’s reading a detective comic and it’s taken over his imagination.

     •  Reply
  10. Animal bird feathers 158087
    jimchronister2016  over 3 years ago

    Was Susie a real life friend of Calvin’s

     •  Reply
  11. Missing large
    cracker65  over 3 years ago

    This is like a normal day with my youngest daughter. I believe she is trying to kill me.

     •  Reply
  12. Picture 001
    rshive  over 3 years ago

    Looks like the dame is doing her own investigation of the “lamp incident.”

     •  Reply
  13. Snake on a hat 2003
    BigDaveGlass  over 3 years ago

    Mum’s face….

     •  Reply
  14. Forbear
    Qiset  over 3 years ago

    I know those Bills

     •  Reply
  15. Large oliy hare
    PaulAbbott2  over 3 years ago

    I wonder if Tracer Bullet could have solved the Noodle Incident?

     •  Reply
  16. Hot beverage 2615
    More Coffee Please! Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I love this kid!

     •  Reply
  17. Dr g 01 2020
    sheilag  over 3 years ago

    I imagine any (of us) brunettes would be “tall” to Calvin… :-P

    I have to love that he knows about “Magnums”… both for firearms, and boozin’ ;-)

     •  Reply
  18. Android chrome 512x512
    NobodyAwesome Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Given Mom’s expression, Tracer Bullet’s phrenologist will be busy for a while studying the new bumps.

     •  Reply
  19. Img 3686
    dsatvoinde Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Gotta love that kid’s imagination. Tracer Bullet is one of the many greats in Watterson’s repertoire.

     •  Reply
  20. Stupidhead
    【。_。】 CalvinHobbesFan2021 【。_。】  over 3 years ago

    “The dame was not happy with the lamp that the detective broke”

     •  Reply
  21. Hopper oneal mini
    YippiKiAyMofo  over 3 years ago

    Smoking, guns, alcohol, violence…impending violence. This strip’s got it all! Classic!

     •  Reply
  22. Missing large
    Tallguy  over 3 years ago

    Who here had to look up phrenologist? (raises hand)

     •  Reply
  23. Profile msn
    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    You have to have some smarts to be a Private Eye, but not so much to pretend to be a Private Eye.

     •  Reply
  24. Bcdb57a2 6b37 4f49 842a 6a9e7c3f29e7
    Owhatadoc Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Watterson’s a genius with pen and paper.

     •  Reply
  25. Bald eagle portrait
    Kilrwat Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I love Tracer Bullet! Some of the best noir writing ever!

     •  Reply
  26. 041ce150 741f 443a aa6a 84618520b989 1 201 a
    jessegooddoggy  over 3 years ago

    Brilliant.

     •  Reply
  27. Missing large
    llevikhin  over 3 years ago

    I love the Tracer Bullet persona….

     •  Reply
  28. 20190411 135231
    formathe  over 3 years ago

    my life changed after that accident where my head went through the windshield leaving exciting new bumps in my skull.

     •  Reply
  29. Missing large
    delennwen  over 3 years ago

    I absolutely adore the “hard-boiled detective word play” here.

     •  Reply
  30. E6f0db8f ecbe 4150 942d 3a891df3c1b4
    thepinkbaroness  over 3 years ago

    “Especially Bill, my bookie, and Bill, my probation officer.” (wheeze)

     •  Reply
  31. Picture
    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    Mad respect for Watterson’s artwork here.

     •  Reply
  32. 690904ef 1e7c 4d36 a98a f46b185ca15f
    DCBakerEsq  over 3 years ago

    Private Dick. My nickname in college.

     •  Reply
  33. Wizanim
    ChessPirate  over 3 years ago

    “What was the job? Well, what with the phrases the brunette was using, I deduced it was for the Snoop on the case to very quickly head out to look for clues in another city…”

     •  Reply
  34. Kirby close up with poppies behind   close cropped
    mistercatworks  over 3 years ago

    He knows he has to outwork his competition “Trench Coat”.

     •  Reply
  35. Aoh14gicketnz9ozsk9og4udzp2yxpesnyje9kmegd33=s96 c
    TysonJason  over 3 years ago

    I wondering is he gonna use a gun but i’m not his partner to tell what to do, Let alone Tracer Bullet.

     •  Reply
  36. Picture
    DanWolfie  over 3 years ago

    I usually picture if these story arcs were animated or whatever, the Tracer Bullet sequences would be in black-and-white (for the noir look) while the real world (i.e. the last panel here) would be in color!

     •  Reply
  37. Img 20201123 201142
    Mando  over 3 years ago

    Calvin’s name is Tracer Bullet because he traces bullets.

     •  Reply
  38. Missing large
    kathleenhicks62  over 3 years ago

    Here comes the slap part.

     •  Reply
  39. Screenshot 2021 03 11 at 10.45.13
    i_luv_bojangles  over 3 years ago

    he is funny yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk

     •  Reply
  40. Images
    hagarthehorrible  over 3 years ago

    This six year old spy has tons of vocabulary to boot.

     •  Reply
  41. 5b1fe21f 9d78 4f26 83b0 5959b4af632b
    Lightpainter  over 3 years ago

    Best comic strip EVER!

     •  Reply
  42. Missing large
    felipenollaFFA  over 3 years ago

    Or. it’s the" job" that got you ?

     •  Reply
  43. Screenshot 2021 03 11 at 10.45.13
    i_luv_bojangles  over 3 years ago

    yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk corny joke yuk yuk

     •  Reply
  44. Avatar92
    David Rickard Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Tracer used to have a third Magnum in his desk, but that one ran away to Hawaii.

     •  Reply
  45. Avatar92
    David Rickard Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Ruben Bolling should do a Tracer Bullet/Sam Roland (The Detective Who Dies) crossover.

     •  Reply
  46. Missing large
    Ukko wilko  over 3 years ago

    I believe reality is about to give his fantasy a rude awakening.

     •  Reply
  47. Missing large
    streuny81@aol.com  over 3 years ago

    I don’t know how you come up with these great lines for calvin and your art work is the best, with out a doubt my favorite comic strip always has been, Thanks Bill !

     •  Reply
  48. Img 1610
    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Mom looks like she has the classic Seinfeld episode’s Man hands!

     •  Reply
  49. Large cat scares cat 4gifs
    Hobbes is the best I'm also pro Susie...  over 3 years ago

    look at that expression on his moms face in panel 4

     •  Reply
  50. Large cat scares cat 4gifs
    Hobbes is the best I'm also pro Susie...  over 3 years ago
    ………………….………………………….…………………………………..……………………………………………
     •  Reply
Sign in to comment

More From Calvin and Hobbes