Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 29, 1990
August 28, 1990
August 30, 1990
Transcript:
Susie Derkins: Mom, I can't find my doll. Have you seen it anywh...hmm, there's nobody here. What's this note? "Susie, if you want to see your doll again, leave $100 in this envelope by the tree out front. Do not call the police. You cannot trace us. You cannot find us." "Sincerely, Calvin."
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Summersnow over 13 years ago
Genius!
CardChick82 over 12 years ago
I feel like this was inspired by those ‘stupid criminal’ stories.
Xalder over 9 years ago
Who else but calvin!
yow4zip Premium Member over 8 years ago
How will she ever know whose behind this?!
bmonk over 8 years ago
I’m thinking she may have a good idea already.
Yngvar Følling about 6 years ago
Like those who can’t enter PIN codes on ATM machines without saying them aloud.
Me2times. almost 6 years ago
Subtlety is not in his repertoire
yo ! over 5 years ago
OOF!!!!!!!
I_Need_My_Comics almost 5 years ago
My guy Calvin’s gotta work on his anonymous ransoms…
alexzinuro almost 3 years ago
Calvin, you and Hobbes cut and pasted letters from newspapers instead of writing your ransom note by hand. I thought the purpose of that was to make Susie, as you say in the note, unable to trace and find you.
Cedar the squirrel almost 3 years ago
Calvin, there’s just one fatal flaw you missed
noissimbus almost 3 years ago
Calvin’s being framed! There’s no criminal dumb enough to leave his own name in a ransom note! – What they hoped Susie’s thinking, probably.