~ XCalvin and Hobbes Collectiort by Bill WattersonVoulkom ]8lo! A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson "Andrews and McMeel ‘Maen reas cn Conpeay Kansas Cily "New YorkCalvin and Hobbesis syndicated internationally by Universal Press Syndicate, ‘Yukon Holcopyright © 1989 by Universal Dress Syndicate. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writien permission except in the case of reprints in the context. of reviews. For information write Andrews and ‘MeMeel, a Universal Dress Syndicate Company, 4900 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. ISBN; 0-836241835-3, library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 88-83874 NTTENTION: SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES ‘Andrewsand McMeel books are available at quantity discounts with bulk purchac foreducationel, business, or sales promotional use. For information write to: Special Seles Department, Andrews and McMeel, 4900 Main Street, Kansas City Missouri 64112The Yio Song iger friend, hi ed, APPL pct ce Were all set for the tre ahead. Were never comting back ! y i i {t 1 t Mere andosig its Life weve leds ; Mott aid. Pop! f Were Scket doing what we said, And now it's going fo sfo Were going where if snows all year, Where life can have real meani ie A place where we worlt have to The Yukon és the place for us! Upt bee ri I a“ ‘cuss eI A Ad act real rintive. Well never have fo go fo school, Forced info submission, By morts{rous, crabby feachers who'll Make us learn addition. Your room could stand some cleaning” Well never havefo clean a plate, Of veggie glops and goos. Messily well masticate, Using any fork we choose! The {timber walves will be our friends, We'll Sty up tate and howl, At the inoon, Till wight{ime ends, Before going onthe prowl. Oh, what alife! We cannot wait, To be nae fant i‘ Where well be masters ofour fate, And lead a life {hats grand! No more of parenfal rules ! Were heading for some snow! Good riddanc hase rem ghouls! We're leaving! Yukon Ho?By EsT COULDNT PsN AT FORGOT TO PRY GRAVITY BILL,HA WA. WITS GOING TO g ai 3 & @ mn BiGOODNESS, YOURE FILTHY, (NTO THE TUB WITH YOU.TM HOME! 4g ll iCALNIN STEPS UPTO THE PLATE, AND THE OMTFIELD MEADS FORTHE BLEACHERS, WS SURE TO BE ANOTHER, Ae SSN THE foe ee WALK”Calvin “Hobbes TANG WTR BUT HO. WRENS, CAIN IS LE TO THE 1 i SOMEDNE 1S MING! CANIN GHIGKAN STANDS, KO WP StRNGHT. 4WEN DAD, HOW DOES A. CARBURETOR WORK? ) Tee we T CANT TELLYOU.REAR HASNT LIT, VF AT YOURE WONDERING.COMMUNISTS !BOMBARDED BY HIGH: el PROTONS, CALVIN 1S FORMED RIGA ANING ENT ALTHOUGH. FACILMATE FUTURE MEDICAL TMS CONDITION WILL | EYERIONE CAN SEE CALYIN'S | | FOR GOSH SAKES, CLOSE YOUR| AT THIS MOMENT, CALMI | HENS UP A LARSE SPOONFULWERE CoPES WE BAMIOTER OVER THE XERRS, THESE PUSHING: OntASTRIKEP?| Srctrtcr THAT PUGH WAS. fe FOUR FEET. AREWANT TO KNOW A FUNNYEVEN THOUGH WERE BOTH TALKING ENGUSH, WERE NOT SPEAKING THE SAME, LANGUAGE. SURE, YOURSELF, YOU CAN, HAVE AN, APPLE. HELP GRIN GRNGE OM NESUDDENLY IN A SPRAY OF SLIME, WE BiG 1S CONE! A MoRSTRS, Fite LOS TS Gieks!ELAR LOOK WORRES, T GOT A MAGIC OM é Isnt TS Ky Hed ope Vis THs UaeaL? oe aeWow! TVE NEVER BEEN JON A, MAGIC CARPET BEFORE.WEY, LEV'S FLY INTO THE WHAT'S TO] YEAA, BUT ALLTHIS CATY AWD BUZZ DAD'S f OFFICE!WEY! THERE WEIS! THERE'S) ) DAGN ir! HES.Het DAD LOO QUT THE IKDOW? 1 CANT SELENE HES JUST SITTING IN THERE. ANOILE, SERS, WM RIGA.WATE WAT! TYE GT 1 SR MOMENT? THE OF WALL TM AGmus) A ‘SHEER, Geom? Colvin “ HgbbEs "= bOH BOY OH BOYCH BO OH BOY CH BON CH Boy OL Boy OH BSI OH BOY * TWSIVE BEEN A Cones Pea cand T SAVED TWAT SHONGIEL FORIF YOU'RE THINKING OF FRANKLY, THE POLS LOCK, RUNNING FOR "DAD’ AGAIN, YOU'D BEER GET YOUR, GRIM. TDONT THINK YOUVETe GUNLEON sits 3S. — eS AMAZINGLY, THE LIZARD || MOMENTS LATER, HE IS || T SEE YOu HIDING BACK CHANGES. COLOR TO-BLEND THERE! NOW CLEAN, VIRTUALLY INNISIBLE. OME TN WITH HIS SURROUNDINGS. UP THIS, MESS YOU MADE WW THE KITCHEN!SO EXCUSE ME FOR TRING FO HELP! YOU WANNA SCRATCH A STINGING WELT ALL ON? FINE” ‘WOLD STL. THERE'S A MONSTER, HORSERLT ON YOUR HEAD.YOU'LL LOOK BACK AND SAY, “WHERE WAS THE TIME GONE? Pee pret (PS HARD To FEMEMBER WHEN HE WAS. ExQugd THAT L GIVE WIM HORSEY RES ~- But Those, DAYS WILBE FOREVER.T READ THAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF "SUGAR AND SPICE, AND EVERYTHING NICE” WHEREAS BOYS ARE MADE OF "SNIPS AND SNAILS, AND PUPPY DOGS" TALS.” SO WHAT ARE TIGERS MADE OF ? [DRAGONFLIES Ayo KATYDIDS,Be, TNE PgunG. WIS IS 80 BORING!WET HOBBES, WANTTO || AN ANTELOPE ?/ SEE, SHE'S COMING DOWN WTS NOT SEE AN ANTELOPE? ~™ | THE LADDER TO HER. YOURE NOT | FUNNY. \ < R= CMON! BOYFRIENDS CAR! LAUGHING 2 3HE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SANS EYERNONE, 1S CREATED EQUAL AMD IS. ENTITLED TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT Or HAPPINESS. Te) eeWT NEVER FAILS, 1 JUST MASHED “an FUSED THIS THR, os, Net THERES NO 1 AND METHAN BoP RiNe FOOD OR WATERY,TOWANT. | THIS ISNOTA BCOOKIES | DRIVE “THRUE oO,[WANT Do YOU THINK 15 THE SECRET TO MAPPINESS ? 15 WT HONEY, POWER OR FAME? CAN, PORER. TBAT WAY YOU'D HAVE. (7 ALL AND BE !LOOK! SOMEBODY POURED || IS ANTONE LOOKING f NEN CEMENT! We CONWD WRITE OUR WNTVALS INIT, OR MME AA HAND PRINT, OR SOMETHING«| HoObbES Calvin mi ONDERCMON, CANT T JOIN YOUR WATER Fight? T Wave My OWN WATER PISTOL AND EVERTHING! TLL WST TAKE ME A MINMTE. TO GET iT. pM, GREAT! T CAN BEAT You Suse's \ HEN, Gis‘LODK AT your TOY TIGER! HES WEARING oMMS J”USTEN UP, “YQGURT BRAIN. |/ TU. DRAM SUSIE'S FIRE, THANYS POR THE WATER HERES OUR STRATEGY: FLL | | AND Yo CAN LET HER HAVE BALLOON, HOBBES. YOU'RE GO AROUND THE HOUSE 7H/S |] IT FROM BEHIND WITH OUR (|| A GREAT DOUBLE ABENT?” WAL, AND YOU GO ARCUND || WATER, BALLOON!WHOA! WHOOP! Youve cor HOBBES WATER BALICON: WHERE TID..2 HON? HOH. 1 PROMISE. You ) I'M EASILY YOW'UL HANGMY BEST FRIEND RETRANS ME! SUSIE DRENCHED ME, MY OweCalvin “HobpE s* ‘aman gape ey TASARENT THESE. LONG SUMMER ] DONT YOU WISH [T COULD Bore ALL YEAR, EVER ? NO.TO KNOW THAT. | |COME THEY L SWINE THeARE| | FLOAT?WE GENTLE. BRELZE, BLOWING THE DRONING HOM EVERYTHIRSG| SEEMS SAFE_AND SERENE Wilts THE FAM 1S ON ATS, COOL AND LLL AND PERFERT FOR SLLEP, ING i Yon tent LIKE TT THERES PENT OF ROOM ON THE FLOOR, BUSTERTHEY SAC THE POLLUTANTS | SURE, JOU BE GONE THIS FROM THE KID ‘WHO HANTS} We DUMP INTHE AIR ARE | WUEN'IT HAPPENS, BUT [16 BE CHAUFFEURED: ANE PLACE| T WONT! NICE PLANET — | MOE THAN A BIOCE AWAY. YOU'RE LEANING ME! >WORE BAD NENS-ON YOUR NON HERE'S SOMETHING FOG ORS THINK ABOUT. BE ASKING sis THAT Ht FT. IUNDRED GRAND RMAY T SPEAK | KECK, You DONT NEED WITH YOUR | MI PERMIGSION! BE, FATHER, PLEASE? WN GUEST!1 CANT BELIEVE HOW DULL, wl MY LIFE IS, IT'S SO ay AROUND BORING HERE. HERE. NOT “S - ‘ACTUALLY, TD LiKE LESS EXCITEMENT MN LIFE,WHATS WRONG. CALVIN ® YOUR FOREHEMD SEEMS T CANT BE SICK NOW” WHY ARE YOU STILL IN BED?) | WARM, WE'D BETTER TAE| |\i'S STIL. SUMMER VACATION! YOUR TEMPERATURE . TWERES NO SCHOOL TO STAY HOME FROM! THIS 15 MY TIME! SOMEBODY ORES ME Bia FOR THISHU THERE, CAWWIN . T UNDERSTAND YOURE, NOT FEELING WELL. ME? 1M FINE! T JUST SW AROUND TORTURE CAAMBERS. IN MY UNDERWEAR, FOR KICKS. LET'S SEE YOUR TEGREE, YOu GUACK! 208 scrape tt Hse z TM NOT GOING] 2E TELL YON) NURSE, CALL THE, ANESTHESIOLOGIST IM HERE, WILL ‘YOU PLEASE? MY DAD'SDEEP IN A DANK DUNGEON JON THE DISMAL PLANET 206, JE FEARLESS SPACEMAN, SPF {S HELD PRISONER [BY THE SINISTER 26 KING. AV ASST I MEET THE FAMED SPACEMAM SPIEF! T TRUST YOU ARE ..We WER ENWNING YOUR VISIT ? [KGUARD LENDS SPI TO Roh.HERE 1S A. ra ci, citesISNT (T GREAT TO BE.ON SUMMER VACATION? TO BE ARLE TO ENJOY ALL THIS, TWITHNG SCHOOL AND NS RESPONSIBILITIES?NO, THATS 8 HORNET WET EVER SAW ONE![ONE OF NATURES UGLIER] [PRODUCING A SERIES OF RENTURES, THE BAT IS WisunPearee MARVEL 4 |THE BA CAN JUDGE AN VOLUTION.. INSECTS DISTANCE ANDWs 1S ae Mee TIE ms AFTERNOON ! TOLD Ou TO a uF backs RELAX. DAD. IT'S Just A BAL IN THE GUTTER, ITS NOT #6 iF INE BEEN EMBEZ7UNG WONEN CR KILLING PEOPLE, RIGHT? ARENT 40) SLAD I'M NOT STEALING AND ORDERING? T ALWAYS HANE TO HELP DAD ESTABLISH THE. PROPER. CONTEXT, Bed PeTWINK FIVE YERSE SM: “TIGERS ARE NIMBLE AND LIGHT ON THEIR, TORS, MY RESPECT FOR TIGERS CONTINUALLY GROWS.”JWOS “CANE THIRD BASE : iWOBRES. DID YOU HEAR F WE GET TO LIVE IN A MOM AND OAD ARE TAKING | TENT AND GO FISHING: AND: CANOEING | WONT TWAT BE FUN 27‘GOSH, THIS 1S GOING TO BE FUN VACATION! CAMPING QUT! WOW! T CANT WAIT TO GET TWERE! h WHOLE WEEK OF WIKING AND CANOEING ANE SWIMMING AND FISHING! AWOL WEEK WimMauT A | | SINGLE Neer ORASEE THAT (GLAND P- Auld, THIS 1S THE LIFE! AMEAD? THAT'S WHERE, FRESH AIR, CLEAN WATER, MERE CAMPING! AGTS OF EXERCISE, AND.PWD HAHA? At LEAST ITS j) SOT HONING, RIGHT?fides Poses Ri ot EUR a BS, WENTHER? A PRATIC!THIS \S THE DUMBEST } | VACATION Dve EVER, BEEN ON.YY yep. NE HAD ENOUGH, WAT AU ROTTEN WEEK! ay euApWAY, [MORE YOU'RE ALL NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED.THE END OF SUMMER ALWAYS HARD ON ME.Calvin “HObbES "=RATS. T CANT TELL MY GUM FROM MY SILLY PUTTY,UPPITY, WAGPITY WPITY WNPITY) | aepnracemiagiRrRRRA WAP WAP WAP NAPea! YEON GE YTEM WELL Ge PRE] Russe |) FROM JL THE, EXRRERS!) CONSTRAINTS, OF = -CHMLAZANON. tfLOOKS LIKE To THE INATTENTIVE AND: YOUR ‘SEE. BULT A WRRSORCER. SRAINLESS LAYMAN, YES. Fe BUT OU CRAWL WADER THE TRANSMOGRIFIER, WHEREAS, ‘WIT THE TIME. MACHINE, 0 IMB IN THE TOP.BUT IF WE WENT INTO THE WE COULD SWIPE=aTMS BREEZE ISSOMOT ] THE AiR STINKS, TOO, T GUESS THERES STILL FOUMION,BL, MOM. HOBBES AND [|] THATS NICE. }) PRETTY SCARY, vent TIME TRAVELING AND ‘A DINOSAUR WSITED THE, URASSIC LIKE? 4 AMOST ATESRP SA iePO tone SUN'S INS AND WS ONLY Ss 00dckK! \ wae Va 1S NOT 3 OCLOCK YOUR WATCH STOPPED. eyCalvin “ HobbEs A yanYEP. WERE TAKING MY SLED AND MOVING TO WE WKON. i os) WORBES AND T AREBe : 2 ee a BZ $2 5 ay iz LONG. OFF TO TH BEENTHIS SLED IS HEAVY. T ‘WEVE ONLY BEEN WALEING THOUGHT WE WERE GOINS || 20 MINNTES, HOBBES, WE YO RIDE IT MOST OF THE | | PROBABLY WON'T GET TO. WAY TO THE YUKON.HAE YOUR MOM TOLD ME You | | (te FACT, SMES ALREADY GOT A WAVE, & WEIRD DISEASE AND | /CONTRACT FROM THE CIRCUS " SADE SHOW. 1 SAM TT MISELF.THE EXPEDITION, | CAPTAIN, IM NOT GOING" | T FIRE WPT CANT LEAD HA! Ss YOU ANYMAN !THey HAVE O TAKE WE. BACK! Tht THEIR SIWPID AID, RIGHT? \ EeGOSH, MAYBE KOM.AND DAD ‘SOLD ALL Mi BELONGINGSoT DIDNT MI 2 RUPSRST IAT SOUNDED.#] | WAY CART CAUIIN KEEP TRACK OF HS ToHS?! MUST BE CRAZY TDN “ HODDEs 1 ER i calvWELL, ATH LITE wonest GIRLS THINK SMALL AND ARECALVIN WAKES WIP NITHOMT) | HE COZES OUT OF BED JAN RECOGNIZABLE FEATURES, ON A TRAIL OF SLIME.Calvin ca! " HObDES ‘tetYOUR DAD AND T ARE GOING OVT TO SEE MOVIE TONIGHT.WERE LEAVING NOW, ROGAN. CANIN 1S YPSTAIRES. DONT WORRM. T BROUGHT | | YOUR WOR AND | MAYBE MoM ACATLE Pad TS TIME! |] OADCALIN? ARE YOU IM THERE 7 CALNIN 2 On BROTHER, CMON OUT AND WE'LL MAKE SOME POPCORN,CARE TO REPEAT THAT LETS GO! BACK IN THE. ITS MY JOB TO WATCH YO) | GOT IT? ROUSE! NO MORE MONKEY | AND THATS WHAT T'M GOING cy LITLE COMMENT ? BUSINESS, ALL RIGHT MEIN T SAID IM = NOT GOING: To 00, EVEN IF LHNE To. 4] STRAP YOU TO A CHAIR, ; ARYHHERE, (sca. weCalyin “ Hobbes "=PSST.-SUSIE! WHAT'S THE THE TOOTH PAIRYS GONNA ANSWER TO QUESTION FOR ? “e MAKE,MOM, CAN HOBBES AND T 1 . THINK WED RENT A VCR AND A TAPE || So, Sor NN z ARN LOF TONIGHT ?‘YOU HUE ENOWLEDGE Wwe NEED. CORA ARO WELL Fa YOU PAIGE PHNLESELY a RMSE ED SAR! RE SAID Ane WE FoR Ts MONET, EEDLING Sn?PEOPLE WHO GET NOSTAIGIC. ABOUT CHLLDHOOD fi Haha ba! what @ ae OBVIOUSLY NEVER CHILDREN, Hey, Calvin, : mere. weenie! Ha ha ha! !| MOE KEEPS KNOCKING ME. MW DOWN AT SCHOOL, FOR NO REASON, HES MEAN SURE AM GLAD YOURE AN ANIMAL. ANIMALS, SOMETIMES MAKE 4 LOT MORE SENSE THAN PEOPLE DO. AND WERE |) RIGHT, HOBEES, QUIER, THO. { GOOD POINT.LOOK, HOBBES, T NEED YOU | | You DONT NEED TO KILL HIM WO COME TO SCHOOL WITH ]/OR ARUTHING.. JUST GIVE IM AD Si WOE A UTE NE YGUALY COMES AFTER || CERTAINLY J RAS. NaLL HED a ost MIE TETANUS SO.MEY, CALMIN, WHY'D YOU BRING] TT KNOW. HOBBES IS GOING | YEAH? (IF FOU HAVE AN | TALKING WITH YOUR STUFFED TH TO GIVE, MOE A LITTLE TREAT” AVERSION TO SCHOOL? IT'S NOT A SHOd | TODAY: A RIDE (NAN DESCRIPTIONS OF AND TELL DAY, AMBULANCE HELICOPTER.i ay 6000 IDEA, MOE, ‘Ep es | wes rs a te er Watching? USVERRESRNIE, || play with, | GH, BUT HES| BS Why? Is the This 15 4 tick, fights tm nok ching yur sid $a see?BOTHERING ME FOR A "ale, WTS NOT EVERY uD wot HAS,HSH UP A WHILE AND LET PMOTWMEL STICK IN. A FEN WORDS ET SNAP GRAGTS — SOMETIMES 1S GOO TOatele AND THIS “SKIN! T HEARD Ti USED 10 BE MADE OF INTESTINE, TWINK NOGAINS WS PASHWsWITH ULTRA: SONIC. HEARING, STUPENDOUS MAN HAD NOT ‘HAN WONCES. QUITE REALIZED JUST HOW A CRY OF DISTRESS FROM + | | HIGH UP HE WAS, ROWEYER, (A DISTANT ALLEYWAY? ATIWIS ALLTUDE THE WINDS: ‘WERE A LATTLE TRICKY, AND. ie|e > |e ‘ Ce ,Calvin “ HobbESeMILK PURPLE - é H 5 THAT DOESN'T TURN THETHE DEADLY TORNADD MAKES ] [THE CIRCLING UPDRRET Cloces] | FINDING ONE, IT TOUCHES | | WHEN ARE You GOING TO ITS WAY ACROSS THE COMMURITI] | AT EMER 200 MPT THE, DOHN! “DEBRIS 1S THROKA bv a TWISTER, SEAICWES FOR FOR MILES TH THE ERSUING: eee ATRAILER PARK! EXPLOSION OF RUSHING ALR? os f“ REALLY? |e uen Sf OUR. POPULARITY Jape J) KeITS THE SAD TRUTH, DAD,GRANDPA SANS. THE COMICS. ‘e SAYS COMICS NOW ARE |] HE THINKS PEOPLE, saw YOUR GRANDPA T YEA, MOMS, WERE A LOT BETTER YEARS NGO 'HHEN NENSPAPERS PRINTED THEM BIGGER.BEMIS ME. 1 THINK ITS RIDICULOUS THAT ANYONE MAKES THAT KIND OF MOREY.T MADE UP AJOKE. A NP AND AND THE TOG LOOKS WANS GOING FOR A'WALIK, | SAYS. “MT TAKES ONE TO. SO HE GETS HIS TOS: AND SAYS, “HEEL!” KNOW ONE, BUSTER J” MAHA HA HA HASA, SUSIE, WHAT 00 4) DONT EVEN TALK 16 ME. RELAX, T WASNT GOING To} WAVE FOR LUNCH TODAY? | [DONT WANT TO HEAR HOW 7 SIX A WORD ABOUT YOUR, DISGUSTING YOU THINK MY] LUNCH. PASS ME SOME, LUNCH 1S. MY LUNGH IS FINE, | SALT, WILL YOM PLEASE?BLECKCHH! HOW LONG ARE |] GEEZ. LOOK AT THEM THERE'S A CONNECTION THOSE TWO GONNA KEEP SLOBBERING GVER EACH ME. WER, T JUST KNOW IT. KISSING 7 THIS PROGRAM fi ON LASTS AN HOUR!WHATCWA ) COUNTERFEITING MOREY. WS REAWY HARD. LOOK AT ALL THE LITTLE LINES ON, TWS BILL.THE GIANT WHALE SWIMS, ITS. MASSWE TAIL PUMPING] TOWARD THE SURFACE ! FURIQUSIX, HE GAINS TERRIFYING MOMENTUM! ey =QUIT HOGCING THE BED. YOU'RE WAY OVER ON WY SIDE, BEAN EVER THINK ABOUT GEYSERS AND WATERFALLS? HUNDREDS oF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS [OF WATER! FLOWING. SPILLING] RUSHING, GUSHING , SPLASHING HE REALLY FIGHTS MEAN.SPACEMAN SPFF FLEES TE, ET G13! IN A SURPRISE MANEUVER, OUR HERO, TURKS TO FACE We ARS MES BND \GHTENS TT DOKSNT RESPOND! SPF REACHES FoR THE MERLIZER 1 One If AT DOESN'T WORK, DEAL HA TRGSER! | Rinstio BinaL_ KEEP FORGETTING THAT FWE OF HIS SIX ENDS ARE PoMry WHEN HE LIES ‘UKE THAT,LETS SEE, WAT SHOUD] T WEIR WOOK?HE SANS ITS COLDER BECAISE ISNT IT SAD HON Some “J THE EARTHS ORBIT 1G TANARE. {OU GOING TO LINE. THE | | NO, T¥E ALWAYS BELIEVED AGT FEW MONTHS OF YOUR | | IN LIVING re ASF ST, SO LAFE AN DIRERESTY, NG THAT THE SUN 1S GONG GUT AnD WERE ALLWY TEACHER SAID THE WS JUST GETTING COLDER SAME THING DAD DID. BECAUSE. WINTERS COMING. THe SUN /SWT GOING: DAD WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG!WHATS THIS STORY YOURE RING TO READ ME, DAD? EDT AT OUT IE IT ‘DOES. T WATE SKP TON | [ir does NE iXeS) ay SEE ANY, T UKE || A MORAL, DOES WT DOESNT HAVE: Aauy ROMANCE. DOES AT eee a tekarnc ROMANCE WAT, DOES 1? WAVE ARN BORING WERE || apaow iene DESCRIPTION INTE WLR. Ske THE MORAL, TO.THE MIGHT] DESTROER | [SUDDEN THE SuP SANS] [aT MOMENTS THE GMT] [CHNO! ape Yo PATROLS THE. SEAS! Out OF CONTROL! ITS (OMENTS ae wee 3 CAUGHT INA WRIRLOGL e of THe kK ALREADY? NAY! tTTM GOING To Be THE NEXT | | TIE THE KNOTS TIGHTER. i WONDINN! TE ME TO THIS || DONT MAKE 11 SO EAST fOR| [LETS SEE Rm a Me. TIE MY FEET, To. ‘CALVIN, DINNER TIME!WS EASY, T JST ROOK ALITTLE, TO LOOSEN NOTS, =MME! GSK! 175] [LEIS SEE. TRIS END-GOES woe x IN HERE, AND AROUND OVER, &) Tot CAE THERE. YOO ENGR, KNOTS AREESCAPE ARTISRS [OK TM HERES Hoa YOU wa ‘STUN Xi BONG: HAVE ARISKY |SORRY T1, HE | /\OU Bic FIBBERE’ mM Ho DD oy CERTAIN. GLAD YOUR DAD HOD SA THROUGH. ZAP FILTHY LIE! ALL. RIGHT, YOUNG MAN! YOU TIED YOURSELE UP 2? | | DONT MAKEUP Pecan asd PRN FOR Yds HINT On EARTH WERE UKE THIS 2 2“4 HODDES = Firat Uhere was nothin From ulker nothingness comes soirlng fora! Eis besind where once wad void! NE WU SEEN WOM ABSORBED a wl Rene Tae? FES GRENING WHOLE, WORLDS ¢ Pos angie ee if pleag For mercy an Khe doomed writhe in agora:TORTELLINI .. TORTELLINI.. T-O-R..WD YOU SEE WE HAVE A OW.NO! THAT CAN ONLY. ‘THEYRE. TRYING TO SUBVERT US [ T THINK ONE [TM TOO SMART TEACHER MEAN OUR REAL TEACHER, LAME FADS WITH SUBLIMINAL OF US HAS. | FOR 'EM, THOUGH! ? BEEN EATING: ae READT_JUTH WADE IT HED TWIT HAPPEDTH,CALVIN, THE CRIMINAL IS AS HE {S LED UP THE GROWS] | THE NOOSE [S PUT ARQUND WO FACE WY 1] | HE REFLECTS UPON HIS MANY | | HIS NECK AND TIGHTENED: TAS 15 THE END! fsHOH. HANG ON, HE GOT WHATS THE MATTER? DONT ‘TRY “OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND) READY? HERE CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND 1. AWS ae GET A BIG ‘YON WE vee,Dear Santa, THATS THE PROBLEK WITH Attached 15 my Cheisimas ist for his year.THIS SANTA CLAUS STUFF BOMMERS ME_ ESPECIALLY THE ADEE AND QUA BIT.YY TSS WO EXACTLY ABO: ‘BLAMED FoR ALOT OF THINGS [TALKING PURPOSE? 1 ).AT LEST) TERRIBLE WOK, AND HE GOT [MIGHT WE BE T MEAN, SUPPOSE SOME KID) SUPPOSE SOME KiD JUST HAD ts Hy 3 5 2THIS WHOLE SANTA CLAUS ‘WHY Bu THE SECRECT? TWING JUST DOESNT MME] WHY ALL THE MYSTERY ? ‘SENSE IF THE GUY EXISTS, "Hitt cA SOESNT_WE EVER SHOW HIMSELF AND PROVE IT?GOSH, HOBBES, WHAT IFT] [SUPFOSE HE'S PUTTING MYWELL, I'VE DECIDED 1 20 SELIEVE IN SANTA, aie NO MATTER HOW: T WANT PRESENTS, Zoms [HOw CINICLY P———~] WOT GETTING THEM OVER MATTER OF BELIEF? Wee TV BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY WANT.Barney trickes hig mean oh There NS dad Spent his life, pea locked Kim iN ins in ieee ie ane ort i ue, on is memos Fond inevery bite for fiery years ae END. cause Bary den el hr,WHAT DO YOU THINK [S THE. MEANING OF TRUE HAPPINESS ? SARS, AND t WOMEN, VerWs NOT EVEN AN INCH HIGH! WHAT GOOD 1S LESS THAN AN (NCH OF SNOW? se / NOBODY EVER QOSED A. SCHOOL ON _ACQOUNT OF PRETTINESS.THIS WILL BE THE KEEP PACKING ON SNOW. STRONGEST SNOW THIS WIKL BE INDESTRUCTIBLE FORT EVER MADE! |Firs HANDY NOT TO HAVE . BOOTS AND A COAT To: TAKE OFF.WY _SNON FORT MARES ME INYULNERABLE / AND REMAIN SAFE FROM RETALINTION ?T HATE WAMTING FOR THE] BLUSTERY COLD DNS StaaD | THATS MAT AS SOON AS TT WiSH YouR EAA OF Pg ie | BED WiTH A Mug OF HOT Be DONG t THESE. CHOCOLATE AND A PILE OF iS x e oO COMIC BOOKS.OK. ASSIGN THE ANSNER A VALINE OF 7. “K AUMANS MEANS WOLTIPLY, SO TARE WE NUMERATOR CIAATS Lan Fae HIMBER EIGER") AM PUT_THAT ON THE, SRR ‘OF THE EGHATION. THAT LEAVES YOu WiTH THREE ON THIS SIDE, So WHAT TIMES] REE EGUNS ExGhT? THE ANGHER, OF COURSE, 15 51K, GosH, 1 | THESE PROBLEMS, MUST HWE | SEEM AWFULLY DONE ALL | ADVANCED: FOR THE OTHERS | FIRST GRADE, IF WRONG. YOU ASK ME. WELP ME FIGUREWERE'S ANOTHER MATH | / Gow, THATS A TRIG ONE.| | MAGINARY Vy KNOW, | [HO BID Fav INSTINCT. PROBLEM L CANT FIGURE |] YOU HNTE TO USE CALCULUS, "or PELEVENTEEN,| | LEARN ALL | TIGERS ARE — WHATS |] AND \MAGINARY NUMBERS, 224 THI -TWEDIE] | THIS? YOUVE | BORN with IT PAK FOR THIS AD AL Wer * < RSIS * $ AT FIRST.rs EREEZING, IN THIS. IF WE CANT. pina CALNIN, PIPE HOUSE! SOMEBODY CRANK . DOWN AND PUT AND GO TO ALL UP THE yes Wh ON ASWERER | THAT TROUBLE?” 1 SRRERNE NAS YOURE GOD, Doesnt SE / NN WA Ma “ >L READ THAT THE ANEREGE MOM SANS SHE] So iF T SET HOME. AT HOUSEHOLD WAICHES 7/2 3:00, I SHOMD BE ABLE HOURS OF TV EVERY DAY. ‘TO WATOH I STRAIGHT TILL 2 i 15S, RIGHT?apeatT You Gone y You NEAN YouRe/ Cavin. | [SHE Saxs ) 1 HOPE THE Ned] T RT THE JUST GOING TO / CANT YOU | [SHES BUSY./ TIME SHE TAKEY WASH IN THE, LET AT Sit Ny SEE I'M AGATH THERE DRYER? THE WASHING | BUSY RIGH ARENT ANY ~ MACHINE 27. TORELS.tr Beg af Zs é Ze |! Wma bbs A oO xz 3 2 = o wyWERE GETTING NEAR THE HOW CONE YOURE So QUIET , T JST HOPE NOBODY THINKS MRPORT, CALVIN. BACK THERE? 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