Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 23, 2012

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    BE THIS GUY  over 12 years ago

    They are worth more than bonds now.

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    margueritem  over 12 years ago

    I so agree!

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    einarbt7  over 12 years ago

    Hobbes looks like he is going to be investing in comics soon.

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    Rakkav  over 12 years ago

    Self-important comics for self-important people, mayhap?

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    King_Shark  over 12 years ago

    A few weeks ago, I discovered an old Casper comic of mine at the bottom of a trunk. The pages were ragged and crumbling – it was over thirty five years old, after all – but it was still in fairly good shape. I loved rereading it.I find that the comics we enjoyed as children have, generally speaking, retained far more charm than the stuff peddled to teenagers – all that superzero garbage never attracted me.

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    Linux0s  over 12 years ago

    Whatever you do don’t read them… that will surely spoil the collector value.

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    Sandy Shore  over 12 years ago

    Does anyone know: was Bill Watterson making a point about a particular comic/brand?

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    mordalo  over 12 years ago

    Ah, I see the major publishers of today’s comics used to read Calvin and Hobbes…

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    pelican47  over 12 years ago

    Captain Steroid? Now that’s scary !

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    rentier  over 12 years ago

    Fortunately Calvin and Hobbes is collected by Gocomics, they need not plastic bags!

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    Aaberon  over 12 years ago

    >:-} Somtimes you make me snort my coffee. (eewww)

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    tuna1  over 12 years ago

    Captain Steroid? Barry Bonds is a comic book superhero?

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    thirdguy  over 12 years ago

    Hobbes keeps buying bonds? What is he using for income?Oh, I forgot. He works for GoComics!

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    bvallinino  over 12 years ago

    MAD Magazine is my favorite. I’ve been collecting it over 40 years.The first one I ever got had “All in the Family” on the cover, and a vinyl record inside.

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    GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago

    In Calvin’s hands, bonds may be a safer investment for now – at least until he grows up a few years.

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    KSfarmgirl  over 12 years ago

    Mom threw away all our old comic books. I had several years worth of ‘Green Hornet’.

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    Train 1911  over 12 years ago

    remember when they tore the front page off month old comic book to sell them for 10 cent back in my day

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Here is an early Dilbert, back when his head was taller.Click here: Dilbert (June 3, 1990)

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Here is a very early Peanuts, back when their heads were bigger. This is Charles Schulz’s 51st Peanuts strip, before Linus, Lucy, and Schroeder existed. The characters are Shermy and Patty. There were only four original characters. The other two were Charlie Brown and Snoopy.Click here: Peanuts (November 29, 1950)

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    kab2rb  over 12 years ago

    Hello Hobbes. Little continuation from my discussion and yes I will not go long detail. My mom was not aware too much until the school wanted to change me to special Ed that I need glasses. Eye specialist told her the reason why. Well I did work hard some areas like better way of English use or writing better papers I did not learn until Comp I as mature adult.When I did finish HS I went to a technical college still did not learn to write papers as was needed but learned on English terms. My mom still does not like to read. She would not take sister and I to library. I did not inherit this trait. I have since big time make up for it and bought a lot of books from used book stores and garage sales. I have a lot. Now pleasure reading is on halt statis.

    I was let go from county from working at place called JRBR or Judge Riddel Boys Ranch located SW of ICT at by a lake. Teen boys who get in trouble by breaking the law. A lot of parents want them there. I also got very busy after leaving with my mom on surgery, should have been over night and release, not.This facility due to budget cuts is on the chopping block for closure. The facility is paid by the state and money is not coming in and the county cannot afford to pay. I am so happy for the closure. The place is not doing what it should.

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    kab2rb  over 12 years ago

    Now to move on. My summer class is nearing an end I have one test left from Keyboarding Begining Document Processing and Have signed up for Comp II and Sociology. My daughter bought a used book a student did not return. Internet on Sociology is helping I have been youtube videoing lectures based on the text book. I hope the text is closly related. I am not a great writier and not sure how I managed to pass Comp I.I will be leaving shortly. Hubby received news of a couin’s passing on him mom’s side. His mom is gone.

    I should say I will not speak of the above anytime soon.

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    kab2rb  over 12 years ago

    Oh I should say what I learned growing up like vision, I made sure before my children started school about their vision having both eyes checked. Our son went through eye patching, poor soul ridculed by fellow students until they got used to him wearing patch. And it worked he no longers wear glasses. I always encouraged my children to read. They are now adults so up to them.

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    Puddleglum2  over 12 years ago

    Blessed be the bond that binds!

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    kab2rb  over 12 years ago

    I wish to say I know everyone has issues. I did not want to bore commentors.

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    Puddleglum2  over 12 years ago

    @tuna1,“Captain Steroid? Barry Bonds is a comic book superhero?”Calvin and Hobbes have bonds between them. Calvin has Barry Bonds and Hobbes has savings bonds!

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    Puddleglum2  over 12 years ago

    Methinks Calvin doth overestimate the potential value of the comic books. As collector’s items, the plastic bags probably will be worth more than the comic books!

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    Puddleglum2  over 12 years ago

    Can the “great committee that drew this issue” also draw customers?

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 12 years ago

    @♥Kab♥ Buch:All parents make mistakes, but it’s great when they can learn from the mistakes of their parents and make a better life for their children.If your adult son enjoys the comics, he will be interested to know that Charles Schulz was sympathetic to kids who had to wear an eye patch, so he had Sally wear one for six months from 1965 to 1966.GoComics will be publishing reruns of that series beginning this fall, from the last week of November through the first week of June. Here is a preview:Click here: Peanuts (December 8, 1965)

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    adubman  over 12 years ago

    After his honorable discharge, Captain Steroid went on to have a successfull career in pro wrestling as…..Captain Steroid!

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    Sandy Shore  over 12 years ago

    @Darren Blair and @ninetoes

    Thanks for the explanation!

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    cookies333  over 12 years ago

    @♥Kab♥ Buch

    I hope you pass your test! : )

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    Vonne Anton  over 12 years ago

    Was mentoring a couple of troubled (and poor) boys for awhile; their granddad had given them a box of old comics. Their mom was going to throw them out. I saw them and said to the boys: “Come with me.” Down to the local comic collector, appraised, and those two boys walked out with almost a hundred dollars to add to their household. No shame in that.

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    fmasroor  over 12 years ago

    YOLO!

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    sonnygreen  over 12 years ago

    Invest in a bat & ball, basketball, table tennis set, find a friend (that may be the hardest part) get off yer fat butts and get some exercise. I’ve seen too many comic book collectors at coin shops; most of them a morbidly obese.

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    ratlum  over 12 years ago

    It might work,but as your finance adviser I think you two should come in to my office .I have to make a living too?

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    Rickapolis  over 12 years ago

    I remember a comic book that was about WWII guys fighting dinosaurs. They were on an island in the Pacific, I think. From the early ’60’s I guess. Original idea, no?

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    Karaboo2  over 12 years ago

    I have’nt read a comic book in years. Do they still sell the x-ray glasses in the back pages? I always wanted a pair of those.

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    yangeldf  over 12 years ago

    ha! Good old Bill, he knew how the comic collecting community was being suckered ten years before any of the actual collectors figured it out…of course this almost caused the comic industry to collapse in on itself so they got what was coming to them.

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    Popeyesforearm  over 12 years ago

    Bonds? James Bonds?

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    khpage  over 12 years ago

    Hobbes – a good equity with automatic dividend reinvestment is a great way to go, and you don’t have to pay any broker fees to do it, either….

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    mrcomicsfan  over 12 years ago

    A few days ago, Hobbes posted the records for Calvin and Hobbes readers. I must announce that I posted a comment on Calvin and Hobbes on my first day of go comics membership. Also, I am ten (I can’t recall if my page shows my age, but I put in a different thing, because I was worried about not being old enough), so I broke that record

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 12 years ago

    @mrcomicsfan: Hmmmm…………. So, if you are saying that you originally lied about your age when you joined GoComics, how can we be sure that you are telling the truth now, and you really are ten? On the other hand, since there are no monetary awards involved, I’ll take your word for it. That would make CrazyIrishOperaGirl the sixth-youngest kid here.Other kids on this site: Please do not give your age here, unless you check with a parent first. And don’t give your real name or any personal information that could identify you.

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    kab2rb  over 12 years ago

    Hobbes you are so correct about too personal information. Even I use a different name.I want to thank everyone for your encouragement. I am waiting until Tuesday evening for the test as I have this week and return my book in Wednesday. I will let everyone know the results. Something when me a student finds faults with software the campus uses.

    I have been reading some of your comments about keeping your old comics books. Must be really nice.Hubby and I had a long morning of driving the service to a cousin of my hubby was very nice. To the grave side was just as long. Why I’m waiting to take the test. Gives me time to digest what I have learned more of. :Little breakdown of MS Word.

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    Vonne Anton  over 12 years ago

    I was born in 1958…love Marvin the Martian. On my desk is a Hot Wheel yellow Corvette and a Madagascar Penguin Commando. That makes me SEVEN years old! What prize do I get for that record, Hobbesey-Baby??? (Eagerly await my very own Ladmo Bag!…now, who will get that reference?)

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    calvinsfriend110  over 12 years ago

    I love his comic adventures!

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    WW2 Marine Veteran  over 12 years ago

    Whom do you believe, Calvin or Hobbs?

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 12 years ago

    @lightenup: That’s great that you supervise your daughter when she comments online. If someone is mean to her someday, it will be a learning experience for her, because you will be able to teach her how to respond and reassure her that it is the mean person who has a problem, not her.My statistics were only covering current Calvin and Hobbes posters, but I could always add a category for “youngest GoComics poster offspring of a current Calvin and Hobbes poster”I’ll leave some room here for Dogsniff to fill in with the inevitable “Poster Child” joke…….

    :>)
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    rover4844  over 12 years ago

    calvin+hobbes=cool cats

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