Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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  1. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    One plug nickel.

  2. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    They paid too much!

  3. calvindino

    calvindino said, 6 months ago

    A nickel? That was too much, Hobbes. Every one of Calvin’s tricks requires at the least a 20 dollar bill.

  4. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Plus they threw in a deck of cards and some chips because they knew you were a gamble.

  5. wolfbyte36

    wolfbyte36 said, 6 months ago

    Perhaps Calvin no longer wishes to be a tiger now.

  6. Leonardeuler

    Leonardeuler said, 6 months ago

    C’mon Hobbes, let’s cut out the clowning: Calvin is going to get a nervous breakdown.

  7. pschearer

    pschearerGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    It’s hard to believe this brilliant stuff used to come FREE with a newspaper.

  8. DreamScourge

    DreamScourge said, 6 months ago

    Awww Calvin looks so cute in panel 3 in his jammies with the tail pinned on lol

  9. Richard

    Richard said, 6 months ago

    He should-a quit when he was a blue light special at K-Mart.

  10. prasrinivara

    prasrinivara said, 6 months ago

    Leonardeuler, how would one tell if Calvin is having a nervous breakdown–considering that he’s perennially a walking example of one?!

  11. PTui2

    PTui2 said, 6 months ago

    A dollar for a tiger,
    A nickel for a boy,
    Prices are so meagre,
    Like for a broken toy.
    But the Tiger isn’t broken,
    And Calvin has a ploy.
    He’ll offer up the tiger
    For someone to employ.
    But tigers do not work for others,
    And Calvin’s ploy will fail.
    And all of us must bear in mind
    That TIGERS WILL PREVAIL.

  12. ninmas

    ninmas said, 6 months ago

    hi everyone! calvin, since you can’t jump up high enough to smack hobbes just bite his tail!

  13. rshive

    rshive said, 6 months ago

    A nickel! They could’ve gotten a dozen fleas for that.

  14. cloudcat625

    cloudcat625 said, 6 months ago

    PTui2- wonderful poem. So, true, tigers will always prevail!

  15. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    The flea market paid Calvin’s parents a nickle to take him away? They really need to learn how to haggle.

  16. Macushlalondra

    MacushlalondraGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Don’t feel so bad Calvin. With inflation you’re now worth 7 cents!

  17. pibfan868

    pibfan868Genius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Love the poem! the comments are as good as the strip today. :)

  18. Radical-Knight

    Radical-KnightGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Calvin, I guess you need to go around “marking” your territory then.

  19. Daniel Collins

    Daniel Collins said, 6 months ago

    is there any place i can see the end before calvin and i both have a nervous breakdown?

  20. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Morning ninmas. Yes, I imagine Hobbes would feel a bite on his tail much more than Calvin would on his. LOL

  21. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Get an agent Calvin. You’ll probably go for more as a tiger.

  22. musicnut1986

    musicnut1986 said, 6 months ago

    Boy, Hobbes sure looks smug in the forth frame. He must really like goat because he is really “getting Calvin’s goat”!

    Radical-Knight, don’t tempt Calvin to start marking territory cause I have no doubt he would in a heart beat.

  23. grammahotsho

    grammahotsho said, 6 months ago

    My name is Calvin, I’ve got a nickel, I’ve a nickel shiney and new, I’m gonna buy me a huge ol’ hit man that’s what I’m gonna do!

  24. Zippy007

    Zippy007 said, 6 months ago

    Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

    Matthew 10:29-31

  25. draculadave

    draculadave said, 6 months ago

    How happy are the people who sold Calvin for a nickel? Do you think they knew how much trouble he would be back then?

  26. Northwoodser

    Northwoodser said, 6 months ago

    When the theme stretches out like this one, the comments far exceed the comics.

  27. prozino

    prozino said, 6 months ago

    can,t wait for tomorrows panel lol

  28. plus4

    plus4 said, 6 months ago

    Is not one Calvin sold for five pennies?


    • Watterson 5:1

  29. grazer

    grazer said, 6 months ago

    A nickle for the runt of the litter was a fair price back in ‘85.

  30. fidget360

    fidget360 said, 6 months ago

    They could only sell him for a nickel because they knew how much he was gonna cost in babysitter fees.

  31. Turnbloom

    TurnbloomGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Hey C&H readers, I payed a lil’ homage to Bill Watterson’s style of art in panel three of my comic today: http://www.gocomics.com/imaginethis
    Just thought y’all would enjoy it.

  32. Wildmustang1262

    Wildmustang1262 said, 6 months ago

    Don’t bother to pay a nickel, just pay a penny.

  33. JonD17

    JonD17 said, 6 months ago

    TurnbloomPro says:
    Hey C&H readers, I payed a lil’ homage to Bill Watterson’s style of art in my comic today:….. It’s a bit of a stretch Turnbloom, but i can see it. Also a little rip of Willy Wanker I see.

  34. JonD17

    JonD17 said, 6 months ago

    wow, for the first time, I think Hobbes has gone a little over the top! He’s pushin that button pretty hard.

  35. Turnbloom

    TurnbloomGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    @JonD17 – Oh, it’s a total stretch. I mimicked a scene from one of my fav C&H Sunday strips. Not nearly the same, but nevertheless, an homage. Thanks for checking it out!

  36. musicnut1986

    musicnut1986 said, 6 months ago

    Hey Fidget360, I see you’re also an M.C. Escher fan. With the vast body of work created by Mr. Escher could you not find another piece to use for your avatar?

  37. billkvegas

    billkvegas said, 6 months ago

    I used to buy a pickle,
    it only used to cost a nickel
    and an ice cream was just a dime.

  38. SeatonStudios

    SeatonStudios said, 6 months ago

    I still think they should have gotten the dachshund.

  39. Jeff Zakany

    Jeff Zakany said, 6 months ago

    charlie37133 says:
    “we got no newspapers nowadays. ”

    Look at Candorville from Sun Apr 19

  40. marvee

    marveeGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    How does Hobbes know this? Did mom and dad have him before Calvin? That’s a little weird.

  41. bmonk

    bmonkGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    He’s making it up, marvee. Still funny, though. Like the password song for GROSS (Get Rid Of Slimy girlS).

  42. RinaFarina

    RinaFarina said, 6 months ago

    Margueritem, are those lilies of the valley? I can almost smell them!

    or should that be “lily-of-the-valley”s?

  43. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    RinaFarina says:

    Margueritem, are those lilies of the valley? I can almost smell them!

    or should that be “lily-of-the-valley”s?

    ~ Yes, they are. I had lots of them back in the Midwest, along with trillium, May apples, wild ginger, mertensia, squill, and other beautiful wild flowers. I do miss those, but I don’t miss the weather. I think that lilies of the valley would be correct, but I’m sure that someone will let us know.

  44. Shikamoo

    ShikamooGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Lily of the valley is correct. It’s the name of the plant, not descriiptive of the blossoms on the stalk.
    Turnbloom- thanks again for the tribute to a classic.

  45. mrprongs

    mrprongs said, 6 months ago

    You get what you pay for.