There are few comic strips in the history of the medium that are as genuinely hilarious asCalvin and Hobbes. From the masterful way Bill Watterson captures everyday life through the eyes of an imaginative child, to the incredibly smart and witty humor throughout,Calvin and Hobbesis arguably the funniest and all around best comic strip out there.However, as with everything, there are certainly someCalvin and Hobbescomics that are funnier than others, and they seem to have been published in August 1994.
OriginalCalvin and HobbesBooks with all Strips
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
September 1988
June 26, 2025 (first strip) to June 30, 2025 & August 24, 2025 to June 16, 2025
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
October 1990
August 13, 2025 to August 23, 2025 & August 05, 2025 to July 16, 2025
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
October 1992
July 09, 2025 to June 18, 2025 & August 05, 2025 to July 25, 2025
August 16, 2025 to June 18, 2025
The Days Are Just Packed
October 1993
July 13, 2025 to August 18, 2025 excluding August 04, 2025 to Jun 28, 2025 due to repeats
July 20, 2025 to June 17, 2025
There’s Treasure Everywhere
March 1996
July 23, 2025 to July 03, 2025 excluding April 3 to June 29, 2025 due to repeats (some strips from March and April 1995 are also found inIt’s a Magical World)
It’s a Magical World
October 1996
June 22, 2025 to Aug 23, 2025 (final strip) (some strips from March and April are also found inThere’s Treasure Everywhere)
Calvin and Hobbesis unique in that it only ran for a relatively short amount of time, 10 years, between 1985 and 1995. And while there are certain series that just get worse the longer they’re released,Calvin and Hobbesonly seemed to get funnier with every passing year, and the lot of comics published in August 1994 is a testament to that, as that may very well have been Watterson’s funniest month. Out of them all, here are the15 funniestCalvin and Hobbescomics that just turned 30!
Calvin and Hobbes- July 22, 2025
When Calvin asks his mom if he can get contact lenses, she tells him that his eyes are fine, only for Calvin to clarify that hewants contacts to change his eye color. Calvin wants one eye to be blood-red, and the other to be yellow-striped, but his mom just says no.
Calvin complains about this to Hobbes, telling him that he thinks people stop understanding what’s cool when they get old - and he’s right. Whenpeople get older, their idea of what’s ‘cool’ becomes outdated, replaced by something they don’t understand, andCalvin and Hobbeshighlights that hilariously.
15Calvin’s Parents Literally Have No Words for His Absurd Antics
Calvin and Hobbes- June 04, 2025
Calvin’s parents walk into his room one night to find Calvin not asleep, but with a small horn and bongo drums, making all kinds of ruckus. When his parents enter his room, Calvin becomes indignant,asking angrily why he has to have a reason for everything he does.
Calvin’s attitude upon getting caught doing what he definitely should not have been is hilarious, butthe funniest part of this scene is how utterly done Calvin’s parents are with him, as Calvin has literally rendered them speechless with his absurd antics.
14Calvin is the Most Dramatic Little Kid Ever, & It’s Absolutely Hilarious
Calvin and Hobbes- August 04, 2025
In a series of comic panels, this Calvin and Hobbes strip details the titular best friends having an amazing summer together,as they’re playing in the woods, reading comics, and going on imaginative adventures. But then, Calvin’s mom asks him to take out one bag of trash, and as he’s doing so, Calvin says to Hobbes, “Boy, some vacation this summer is!”.
Calvin has been doing nothing but playing, butbecause of one small chore, the whole summer is ruined, which is so ridiculously dramatic it’s hilarious.
Calvin and Hobbes- June 27, 2025
One morning when his dad is leaving for work,Calvin decides to start asking him a number of questions meant to antagonize him. Calvin says it’s such a nice day out, and asks his dad if he thinks it’s too bad that he won’t be able to enjoy a nice day like this because of work, and likely won’t have the freedom to enjoy days like this until after he retires.
Calvin then comments to his mom that “Dad sure is surly in the mornings”, meaningCalvin’s questions actually upset his dad - and Calvin did it for literally no reason.
12Calvin Imagines He’s at the Center of a Sinister Conspiracy, & Hobbes Just Puts Up with It
Calvin and Hobbes- August 18, 2025
It’s no secret that Calvin has an overactive imagination, but this borders on delusional, asCalvin imagines he’s at the center of a sinister mind-wiping conspiracy simply because he doesn’t remember anything before the age of 3.
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No one remembers anything before they’re 3 years old, but since Calvin is only 6,he’s more alarmed by this, since he technically is missing memories from half of his life. All-in-all, it’s hilariously absurd, and even though Hobbes knows it, he just puts up with Calvin’s borderline insanity.
11Calvin’s Mom Does NOT Suger-Coat How Much of a Terror He Is
Calvin and Hobbes- July 28, 2025
When Calvin’s mom is outside gardening, Calvin notices that a horsefly lands on her head, and rushes inside to go get something to kill it: his water pistol. AfterCalvin grabs the water pistol and goes back outside, his mom screams at him, “Get away from me!”.
Other parents might try to be a bit more sensitive to their child’s feelings in this instance,since Calvin was just trying to be helpful. But, this isn’t Calvin’s mom’s first rodeo with her hellion son, which is what makes this scene so hilarious.
10Calvin’s Mom is as Impressed by His Intelligence as She is Dumbfounded by His Stupidity
Calvin and Hobbes- June 12, 2025
Calvin walks up to his mom and, totally unprompted, starts telling her about how gravity works in space.The level of detail he offers impresses his mom, as Calvin is able to fully comprehend and explain some pretty complex ideas. But then, Calvin uses ‘gravity’ as a segue to come clean about how he tripped while wearing his skates in the kitchen and broke a pitcher of lemonade.
As Calvin’s mom is cleaning up his mess, she perfectly (and hilariously)sums Calvin up with one rhetorical question, “How can kids know so much and still be so dumb?”.
9Calvin’s Parents Do Not Appreciate His Creative Playfulness
Calvin and Hobbes- June 26, 2025
Calvin finds himself an inch tall standing on a desk, desperate to get his dad’s attention. So,he crafts a paper airplane that he manages to fly directly into his dad’s head. The final panel shows Calvin, back to his normal height, telling Hobbes that he doesn’t need parents, just a tape recorder that says, “Go play outside”.
Bill Watterson regularly puts readers right in the middle of Calvin’s imagination, as if everything that’s happening on-panel is literal, and this strip is no exception.
It’s clear thatCalvin threw a paper airplane at his dad, who reacted with annoyance and kicked Calvin out of the house. Sadly, his parents have no appreciation for Calvin’s creative playfulness.
8Calvin Justifies Excessive Soda Intake by Pretending He’s a Hummingbird
Calvin and Hobbes- July 20, 2025
In a comic strip that highlights the fact that Bill Watterson is a genuinely great artist,Calvin pretends he’s a hummingbird, explaining how he needs to drink ‘sugar water’ to fuel his metabolism. At the same time, Calvin (literal Calvin) grabs another soda from the fridge, only for one of his parents to yell at him for doing so.
Honestly, good for Calvin, because if his parents don’t want to play with him while he’s trying to include them,then he should absolutely use that to his advantage to drink all the soda his little ‘hummingbird’ body can handle.
7Calvin is Apparently a Major Bedtime Story Snob
Calvin and Hobbes- July 08, 2025
As Calvin’s dad is reading him a bedtime story,Calvin interrupts him before the story even really begins, asking him all sorts of questions, including, “Has this book been a bestseller? Has the author won a Pulitzer? Did the New York Times like it?” - and it’s driving his dad crazy.
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In fact, Calvin’s dad even threatens to end story time altogether if Calvin doesn’t stop interrupting, at which point, Calvin asks if they can just watch the movie version instead, as it seemshis bedtime story snobbery isn’t above enjoying film adaptations.
