Cow milk

I mean seriously, what was that guy thinking?

And the pterodactyl flies free

I used to daydream a lot about dinosaurs, especially the spinosaurus which was my favorite. These dinosaur strips are among the best that Watterson ever drew. They're highly artistic, creative, and very intelligently made. The way he sequenced the panels in this one isn't of the usual method, he put a lot of thought into it, and it's because of this that makes this untraditional strip so good. The way he ended this one is perfect--with Calvin, as a pterodactyl, flying away safely from a near-death situation with the plesiosaurus, his teacher.
Watterson showed here that comics should be treated as art forms (and they are) and not just as a bunch of joke boxes with witty or corny one-liners at the end. This is what separates Calvin & Hobbes from just about everything else.

Nothing is ever so simple.

Aren't we all?

Mom did it.

Good Guy Calvin

I hate having to kill insects. Sure they bother you sometimes, especially cockroaches, but do they have to die for that? They've got lives too, and they're just living the way they were designed to live. There's no need to squish them for that. Just set let 'em go and set them free.

If Calivin had a brother...

I wonder what could have happened if Watterson added a new member to the family. Well, I guess we'll never know. I'm cool with that.

The first Calvin & Hobbes strip

We're all suckers for something. For Hobbes, it's tuna fish.