Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 23, 2024

“Just someone who thinks he’s a hero when he’s clearly a villain.”

Snow goons, Stupendous Man, a stuffed tiger coming to life… Seems like a lot of historical moments have happened at Calvin’s house.

The lights were on but nobody was home.

Borrow an egg? She was going to give it back later?

Another stupendous day

The egg is on Calvin’s face.

But he doesn’t even realize it.

A kid with a vivid imagination. How horrifying

What about the bats in the belfry? They might have an egg.

Nobody SANE was at home!

Suzie is the voice of reason. She deserves respect. That’s how my marriage works. My wife’s mantra is “Listen to your wife.” 99 times out of 100 she’s right. I used to question her abilities. Bad decision. She knows what she’s doing!

Nice work in Panel 8!

I guess Susie and Calvin live next door to each other.

Eggs, schmeggs. Sometimes more important things must take priority.

See no evil?

thank goodness SOMEONE has the presence of mind to think of those poor, helpless cookies

Besides, it was an odd egg.

An egg to borrow? …. what, would they return the egg once they’re done with it?

Susie read the signs and knew Cal wouldn’t be ‘suiting up’ as one of his heroes if Mom and Dad were anywhere near.

We live in such a neighborhood.

Please tell me Calvin isn’t home alone…

Some of the historical markers in Concord MA are being removed. I especially liked the one on Rt 62: “Path of the soldiers”. I suppose you had to be there…

Stupendous man? Not capable of giving Susie one egg? (Even between Calvin’s hatred toward Susie?)

Susie is correct. No one was home.

Once again, leaving Calvin unsupervised is risky at any time. Left alone in the house is asking for trouble.

“April 1991: Calvin’s good duplicate vanished in a puff of applied metaphysics.”

And what does Susie see in Calvin?

Ain’t it da trut, Suzie Q, ain’t it da trut?

liar, liar…

Friend of Freedom ! LOL… Susie is correct, nobody home when it is only Calvin.

Common Calvin W. 9/10

Is the title panel a callback to the Snow Goons arc?

I’m pretty sure Susie is right, nobody was home.

Sad but true, Susie.

This artist was brilliant, his mighty brush and pen made his dreams alive on cold press board.

Who has time for eggs when there are cookies to be rescued?

it’s a cartoon!!! for crying out loud! stop with the doctorate level of analysis and enjoy it!

“But the lights were on.”

“No one was home, Mom.” That’s true, because one might say of Calvin “He exists in a different world of his own.”

She did the only the she could do.

Waterson said he based Suzie on his wife

Looks like Calvin is a Mighty Mouse fan. I loved that show when I was a kid. And, now I have an earworm "Here he comes to save the day, You know that Mighty Mouse is on his way!… or words to that effect. After all, it WAS a very long time ago.

Smart answer…

The lights were on…

Susie solid as a rock, Calvin’s straight man (Girl).

Well played kid.

Stupendous Man over Boston! That’s the Charles River on the left, and the Hancock Tower on the right.

Love the cityscape in the second to last panel.

For cookies, justice, and the American way.