Top 10 Best Calvin and Hobbes Story Arcs

Calvin and Hobbes was a comic strip written by Bill Watterson that ran from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. During its ten-year run, it focused on a precocious 6-year-old boy named Calvin and his imaginary tiger friend, Hobbes.

Calvin had many interests, including tigers, dinosaurs, alter egos, driving, Saturdays, dessert, and summer vacation. He also hated many things, such as school, baths, being babysat by a teenage girl named Rosalyn, and girls in general.

Like any other comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes featured story arcs, and this list consists of some of my favorite ones. These are in no particular order, in case you are thinking that some should be higher or lower on the list. If you do not like any of the story arcs listed below for any reason, I respect your opinion.

The Top Ten

  1. The Raccoon Story (1987)

    It appealed to Calvin's soft side.

    I almost cried reading it.

  2. Rosalyn Plays Calvinball (1995)

    This was one time when Calvin and his teenage babysitter, Rosalyn, actually got along.

  3. Calvin's Good Side (1991)

    You see, this is my favorite, as it has two pieces of information: a) Calvin can be good, and b) Calvin likes Susie.

    This one was so funny.

  4. Transmogrifier Gun (1988)

    One can hardly imagine the myriad uses of a handheld iguana maker.

    What's a pterodactyl? Some kind of bug?

  5. Transmogrifier Box (1987)

    Calvin turns into baby Hobbes Words fail me.

  6. Calvin Duplicates Himself (1990)

    Scientific progress goes boink?

  7. Calvin Goes to Mars (1988)

    We live in a big purple country, and our house is by the giant letter E in the word States.

  8. Stupendous Man Costume in School (1993)

    This is just the true nature of Calvin and Hobbes. The Stupendous Man transformation takes on a whole new level. Even though the scheme flops, to quote Calvin: "They're all moral victories."

  9. Calvin's House Gets Robbed (1989)

    "Mom says no one would steal Hobbes because he's not valuable. Well, I think he's valuable." (Calvin, 1989)

  10. Calvin Plays Recess Baseball (1990)

    11. The Newcomers
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    Snow Goons (1990)

    How did they finally kill Frosty?

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    School Play (1986)

    13. The Contenders

  13. Time Machine (1992)

    No thanks to Calvin, the time-traveling chowderhead.

  14. Calvin's Family Goes on Vacation (1986)

    10 million bottles of beer on the wall.

  15. Calvin Moves to the Yukon (1987)

    Look how close it is! This won't take any time at all!

  16. Calvin Floods the Bathroom (1988)

    What I mean is Hobbes was fooling around with your tools.

  17. Leaf Collection (1995)

    "I believe that's poison sumac you're holding." It makes me laugh every time.

    I believe that's poison sumac you're holding.

  18. Calvin and Hobbes Run Away (1989)

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