Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 25, 1993
Transcript:
Spaceman Spiff: Our hero, the intrepid Spaceman Spiff, crawls across the sun-baked land! He, he must find sh-shelter! Wait! Something is approaching! Is it a mirage? Alien / mom: Goodness, put on some sun screen and wear a hat if you're going to be out here. Honestly, show a little common sense. And don't give me that look. Spaceman Spiff: Spiff survives, fixes his ship and sets off to find a more temperate planet with fewer aliens. A solitary zork circles high in the sweltering skies of a desert planet. Below, a thin plume of smoke rises from the wreckage of a small, red spacecraft!
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