Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 10, 1988
July 09, 1988
July 11, 1988
Transcript:
Dad: Here's "Hamster Huey and The Gooey Kablooie." You might like this story. Calvin: Yeah? How good can it be if it hasn't been made into an animated TV show? I hope tonight's story isn't as boring as last night's was. It put me right to sleep. Dad: Don't worry. This story will keep you up all night. Calvin: Really? What is it? Dad: It's called "The Disembodied Hand That Strangled People." Calvin: Gosh, this is great! How creepy! I never get a scary story! A disembodied hand! Wow! Dad: And you know what's really scary! They never found it! To this day, nobody knows where the hand is! In fact, the hand could...Oh no! There it is! It's got me!! Calvin? Calvin? I should've thought of that years ago.
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Zerestra about 16 years ago
This is one of my favorites
pokeloon15 over 14 years ago
good one dad
blackdove about 14 years ago
dads ususally the funnier parent.
DarthMastodonP90 almost 14 years ago
Wow…. Go Dad. XDDDD
Devildragon666 over 13 years ago
one of my favs
Hamminator over 13 years ago
epic win
RSwain81 over 13 years ago
Wow, if mom had seen that he’d probably have been relieved of story telling indefinitely so win-win!
loverboy1988 over 13 years ago
likeI’m so gonna try this on my kid… lol~!
fishbulb239 about 13 years ago
Wow, an epic cartoon! Something that was almost missed was that this was the debut of Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie, later to become Calvin’s favorite bedtime story (and one that dad no doubt regretted having introduced, as Calvin no longer was interested in any other story).
doglover123 about 12 years ago
this is one of my favorites! definetely epic!
yow4zip Premium Member over 11 years ago
Possibly the best Calvin and Hobbes strip.
joeshmo30 about 11 years ago
XD hahaha!
Pango Premium Member over 4 years ago
He’s better already from the fall?
flagmichael about 4 years ago
I have doubts that it had a desirable effect on Calvin. Just sayin’.
Pets of the comics over 3 years ago
the 6-7th panel’s are epic
AntonL.Graf over 3 years ago
The parents got so much better since this comic’s beginning
VolatileVulture about 3 years ago
Is Calvin’s comment in the second panel supposed to be a bit of self-deprecation there?
amatulic about 3 years ago
This one is most memorable. Big Nate did something similar in 2020: https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2020/02/02
thompsonthebeaver over 2 years ago
did calvin faint or go to sleep?
Busrayne about 1 year ago
NOW we all know where Calvin gets it from!
Are2Dee2 9 months ago
Hahaha Love this.