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Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes ran in newspapers from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995. A six-year-old and his stuffed tiger (who is very real to Calvin) covered philosophy, school, snow, and the joys of doing nothing. These are the recurring storylines fans come back to most.
📰 Read today's stripStorylines fans love
| Theme | Why it's great |
|---|---|
| Snowmen and snow art | Calvin's increasingly macabre snowman scenes are a winter tradition and some of the strip's best Sunday art. |
| Spaceman Spiff | Calvin's daydream alter ego battles aliens, usually during a math class or a dentist visit. |
| The Transmogrifier and duplicator | A cardboard box becomes a time machine, a transmogrifier, and a duplicator. The duplicate-Calvin arc is a classic. |
| G.R.O.S.S. | Get Rid Of Slimy girlS, the two-member treehouse club with very long meetings about very little. |
| Wagon and sled rides | Downhill rides where Calvin and Hobbes talk about life, death, and art, often ending in a crash. |
| Calvinball | The game where the only rule is you can't play it the same way twice. |
| Susie Derkins and Rosalyn | Calvin's neighbor and his babysitter, two of the few people who can outwit him. |
| The last strip | December 31, 1995: "Let's go exploring!" One of the most loved endings in comics. |
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Sunday strips in our archive
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes and the ten-plus paperback treasuries collect every strip. Your local library almost certainly has them.
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