Calvin has a lock on getting into tight spots.If he had gone into the closet to change into Captain Plainclothesman, Calvin might have figured out how to get out without help.
Curiously, this kind of situation does not seem to befall Calvin as the strip matures. He remains vulnerable to the weaknesses of his character, but not to the weaknesses of his child-ness.
I got stuck in an outside bathroom at a gas station this past winter. There was ice around the door and when I slammed the door closed, the metal strip fell off the bottom and jammed the door. It took twenty minutes before I heard someone jiggle the doorknob and go for help. Ten minutes later I was hugging the gas station attendant who was visibly worn out, freeing me with a crowbar and a hammer!
I did this once. When I was very young I was playing with our storm door with a lock and got my Innocent sister in trouble when I locked myself out. I never said I did the deed let my sister take the blame.
Was this “Captain Napalm’s” debut? If so, getting himself locked in a closet was not a very auspicious beginning for this particular super-hero!!!!! ;-)
cleokaya over 13 years ago
Not even super powers can get you through a locked closet door.
adubman over 13 years ago
Guess his superhuman powers ‘locked up’ on him!
margueritem over 13 years ago
Finds himself locked in…
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 13 years ago
“Captain Napalm”… love the name!
Noveltman over 13 years ago
Ah the precursor to Spaceman Spiff. Best comic in the whole entire universe. I hear it’s a hit in the Andromeda Galaxy.
rayannina over 13 years ago
He found his kryptonite …
MontanaLady over 13 years ago
Hey……………It’s dark in here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
scylla16 over 13 years ago
is Calvin’s mom “Super Woman”?
pouncingtiger over 13 years ago
When older, married Calvin is in this character when he wakes up next to his wife, she could say, “I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.”
rentier over 13 years ago
Oh, locked in! Once I stuck in a lift between two floors and the lift did not go on, the same feeling!
dataweaver over 13 years ago
Ooh… defeated by his archenemy, the villainous Locked Door!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Would anybody with superhuman powers need to call his mommy, Calvin? Better stick to being Spaceman Spiff.
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠
mike.firesmith over 13 years ago
Good morning Marg!Good morning Fran!Good Morning L’Wolf!Good Morning Grog!Captain Napalm…..smells like victory!
Brockie over 13 years ago
Guess he made an ash of himself.
DocOmics over 13 years ago
That grin…Looks more like a CHAOS grin than a protector of the American Way.
Dallas1701D over 13 years ago
He should have found the nearest phone box to change in. I am partial to blue ones myself……
Puddleglum2 over 13 years ago
MOMMMMMMM has M&Ms!
Puddleglum2 over 13 years ago
Calvin has a lock on getting into tight spots.If he had gone into the closet to change into Captain Plainclothesman, Calvin might have figured out how to get out without help.
mayor of chelsea over 13 years ago
looks like he,s a colset super hero
Puddleglum2 over 13 years ago
Maybe Mom doesn’t want Calvin to come out of the closet!
johndifool over 13 years ago
“Ah the precursor to Spaceman Spiff.”Talk to the avatar.
mac47 over 13 years ago
He’s no match for the evil Lock!
Number Three over 13 years ago
And now you’re locked in!
Awwwwwwwwwww!
LOL xxx
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
Locked yourself in the closet there, did ya’, Captain Napalm?
Phapada over 13 years ago
MY CAL… IT IS DARK THERE..COME OUT OF THE CLOSET PLEASE….
dsom8 over 13 years ago
Curiously, this kind of situation does not seem to befall Calvin as the strip matures. He remains vulnerable to the weaknesses of his character, but not to the weaknesses of his child-ness.
Dino-1 over 13 years ago
I got stuck in an outside bathroom at a gas station this past winter. There was ice around the door and when I slammed the door closed, the metal strip fell off the bottom and jammed the door. It took twenty minutes before I heard someone jiggle the doorknob and go for help. Ten minutes later I was hugging the gas station attendant who was visibly worn out, freeing me with a crowbar and a hammer!
Stephen Gilberg over 13 years ago
And yet, when he became Stupendous Man, Mom-Lady was one of his enemies.
samet over 13 years ago
Moms always help!
kab2rb over 13 years ago
I did this once. When I was very young I was playing with our storm door with a lock and got my Innocent sister in trouble when I locked myself out. I never said I did the deed let my sister take the blame.
marvee over 13 years ago
No, he folds like a little boy, which he is.
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
Boy, if he saw that face of his in a mirror, that would REALLY scare him!
ratlum over 13 years ago
I guess even superheros have terrible days. Hope Mom gets here before our hero starts to cry.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member over 13 years ago
It’s a good thing super heros have moms.
Gretchen's Mom over 13 years ago
Was this “Captain Napalm’s” debut? If so, getting himself locked in a closet was not a very auspicious beginning for this particular super-hero!!!!! ;-)
CalvinsFan1845 over 13 years ago
Does anyone know the original date on this one?
khpage over 13 years ago
Talk about being hoisted on your own petard, er, doorknob….
IrisBlue over 13 years ago
I love this strip. Calvin the superhero is reduced to Calvin the real little boy and like any little boy he needs his Mommy in a crisis. Cute & funny!
apGwilym over 13 years ago
This is a job for SUPERMOM!
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 13 years ago
Locked doors-Captain Napalm’s greatest foe.
lbatik over 13 years ago
Speaking as someone who was once a little girl, when my big brother locked me in a closet I managed to kick it open again in about 2 minutes.
steve26 over 13 years ago
@scylla16 His mom is actually his arch nemesis “Evil Mom Lady”
johndifool over 13 years ago
“Yes but Stupendous Man never got locked in the closet.”He got trapped in a school locker once.
treBsdrawkcaB over 13 years ago
Capt. Napalm must still be locked in the closet because, ever after this panel, Calvin transforms in to Stupendous Man…
Tails ( "Real tails" is cringe!) over 2 years ago
His teeth in panel 2… straight out of a horror movie…