39 Years Later, Calvin and Hobbes’ Most Heartbreaking Storyline Still Holds Up

Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes has remained one of the world's most beloved and iconic comic strips since it first appeared in 1985. The adventures of an elementary school boy named Calvin, and Hobbes, his tiger friend who appears to others as merely a stuffed toy, have delighted generations of children and adults alike. It avoids rehashing the standard formulas of other comic strips to deliver funny, heartfelt stories that, above all, celebrate a child's imaginative world.