Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 08, 1986

Heh Capt. Napalm: Protector of the American Way. I guess you can’t just go into any closet to transform from meek to superhuman.

3rd panel alternative line:” …attempts to open the door.” gasps:O

Calvin calls for Mistress Mom: protector of the American child.

=O Calvin, don’t come out of the closet, we aren’t ready!

naplam, huh? are we thinkin vietnam here?

Hmmm–nope, “meek” and “mild-mannered” just don’t spring to mind when I think of Calvin.

How ironic!

He quickly…calls for his Mommy.

…gets himself locked in the closet.

Calvin should read his C.S. Lewis“There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe” (or closet)

Is R Kelly in there with him? Sorry… old joke.

I lie Stupendous Man better.

He is 3 superheroes. Spaceman spiff, Stupendous man, and captain napalm.

all superheroes need a mom

protector of “mission BBQ”

You see, captain napalm isnt the smartest of superheroes…

Interesting how originally, “Captain Napalm” was to be the name of Calvin’s superhero alter-ego that became Stupendous Man, by which time “Captain Napalm” became the name of a comic book hero Calvin reads about.

I’m scared of the dark, okay?

im so lucky i have the complete calvin & hobbes in hardcover :o

What happened to Stupendous Man?

Is he stuck in the closet?

The second panel is creepy!

Captain Napalm was a comic book in this strip that Calvin read. He never used Captain Napalm as an alter ego again.