Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 29, 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."
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.