watterson is an artist with just black and white. amazing expression. looking back i can't believe i was lucky enough to grow up with this every day
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Hello fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans!
About this community and how I post the comic strip… The comics are posted in chronological order on the day (usually) they were released. Posting them to match the release date adds a bit of fun and nostalgia to match the experience of reading them in the newspaper for first time. Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips. It really sucked when I missed a day. Only years later, when I got the books was I able to catch up on the missed strips.
Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic",[2][3][4] Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes
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I hate that sinking feeling of regret.
Well done Watterson, very palpable
$75? I'd bet it is closer to $90, maybe even $100.
The most popular car sold in 1990 was the Honda accord, which cost around 12,000 brand new. It is totally fair to say that it cost at least $75, maybe even $100.
Yes, 12,000 is definitely closer to $100 than to $75 😁🙃
Hey it was the ‘80s. Cars didn’t hit a hundred bucks till the ‘90s I think.
This comic was from 89. So it would have been worth $89. When it became 1990 it would have been worth $90. Thats how inflation works. Every year things cost a dollar more.
TIL that inflation builds character 😁
Thus, the value of a dollar.
Oh man!