Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 29, 2023

Is Calvin dressing up for Halloween or Christmas?

Snow can read the temperature

Yes, yes they are.

Snow’s not falling for it.

Thought he was making a costume for Halloween, then just standing still he trying to be a scarecrow.

At least he’s not melting.

I thought it was the other way around, the snow attracts the snowmen.

Why does he want to be a duck?

He looks like Cillian Murphy in that Batman movie…

Ducks? He should dress up like a pond??

A good attempt at sympathetic magic. Unfortunately, the snow demons are not falling for it.

My wife got into an argument with a coworker about “The Nightmare Before Christmas” movie – her coworker said it wasn’t a Halloween movie but a Christmas-only movie.

For those who are confused about the duck reference, haven’t you ever seen a decoy duck, used for attracting / capturing them?

I do not think I have ever read this strip so that is new to me

It’s snow fair…..

Calvin’s snowman costume is adorable!

Calvin! Put your Dad’s Dunhill back where you found it.

The last time I saw one of those white bags was when I was getting cookies and pastries from the shop downhill from where I live…

Is that’s how the unknown comic got his idea?

Hey look! It’s Bing Crosby!

Ohhhhh… what a Debbie Downer the Snow Decoy didn’t work :.(. The Count ❤️ Snow. Oh well… cold and rainy out there, still some color in the trees… perfect for a fire in the fireplace and a full day of football on TV. The Count and Countess ❤️ The Cincinnati Hobbses!

Didn’t work. Cute though.

Gotta admire his creativity

That was an admirable try and I’m sorry I never thought of it.

Has Calvin ever done Halloween?

I think the only difference between a decoy and a scarecrow is intent. Neither of them works. Not really.

Snow doesn’t fall for a snow job

LOL.. Yeah, it snows on Halloween up North ;-)

OH, oh… Dad will be looking for the missing pipe…

Great art as usual…

It actually snowed this morning, but I hadn’t put any decoys out. Although the pumpkins are getting fuzzy with white mold.

Why would he want to fool a duck?

Really good try, though!

Seen recently on the Intertubes: “October snow is caused by people putting up their Christmas decorations too early. You know who you are. Stop it.”

Maybe Calvin could try it?

A fun disguise, but it’s too bad they didn’t rerun the October 31, 1993 strip for today. Now the Sunday strips are REALLY out of sync…

Leave to a six year old to create somthing out of the ,box

Watterson really was the master of his craft. So much pathos in an unchanging face.