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Storage
A total of 528 Sundays. 78 repeats.
Storage of Sundays: Eleven presentation cases.
Brand: Prat Start.
Size: 11x14 inches.
Sunday lots
Sunday lots
Sunday lot #1: Collection of Athens, GA newspapers.
Dates from 1992, 1993, 1994.
Sunday lot #2: The News-Herald Collectible Comics:
1988 Complete run (52 issues)
Condition: Mint to Very Fine.
Size: 10 x 6.5 inches.
Sunday lot #3: The News-Herald Collectible Comics:
1995 Complete run (53 issues)
Condition: Mint to Very Fine.
Size: 10 x 6.5 inches.
Sunday lot #4: Connecticut Post Collectible Comics:
1995 complete run (53 issues)
7 issues with characters from Calvin and Hobbes on the cover.
Size: 10 x 6.5 inches.
Sunday lot #5: Daily News, New York. 300 Sundays.
Sunday lot #6: Chicago Tribune: 30 Sundays. Also includes - Shoe, Dick Tracy, Clout St., Cathy, Andy Capp, Piling It On, The Drawing Board, Elwood, Mother Goose and Grimm, For Better or Worse, Amazing Spiderman, Herman, Doonesbury, Gasoline Alley, Winnie Winkle, Dondi, Beetle Bailey, Hagar the Horrible, Broom Hilda, Hi and Lois, Fred Basset, and Calvin and Hobbes.
Sunday lot #7: 50 Sundays from [newspaper], who created a layered layout.
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Sundays 1992-1994 for $3.50
Sundays 1992-1994 for $3.50
1. 41 CALVIN AND HOBBES HALF Sunday Tearsheets 1992, Excellent condition, NR!
a. Ebay seller: zstarmanz
b. Apr 20, 2024 11:33:01 PDT
c. 41 HALF Sunday Tearsheets of CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson. February 2, 1992 to December 27, 1992. Missing 7 dates (7/5/92, 7/12/92, 7/19/92, 7/26/92, 9/13/92, 11/22/92 and 11/29/92).
d. Condition is excellent! Strips clipped primarily from the Sunday Oregonian and the San Francisco Chronicle.
e. US $1.25
2. 40 CALVIN AND HOBBES HALF Sunday Tearsheets 1993, Excellent condition, NR!
a. US $1.25
b. 40 HALF Sunday Tearsheets of CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson. January 3, 1993 to December 26, 1993. Missing 13 dates (1/10, 1/17, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 5/2, 5/27, 9/26, 11/7, 11/28, and 12/5).
c. Condition is excellent! Strips clipped primarily from the Sunday Oregonian and the San Francisco Chronicle.
4. 42 CALVIN AND HOBBES HALF Sunday Tearsheets 1994, Excellent condition, NR!
a. 42 HALF Sunday Tearsheets of CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson. January 2, 1994 to December 25, 1994. Missing 10 dates (1/23, 2/6, 2/27, 5/22, 5/29, 7/24, 8/7, 9/11, 11/6, and 11/27).
b. Condition is excellent! Strips clipped primarily from the San Francisco Chronicle.
c. US $0.99
Retirement announcement
Retirement announcement
Some newspaper editors published Bill Watterson's retirement letter alongside the last Sunday strip.
Watterson announced the end of Calvin and Hobbes on November 9, 1995, with the following letter to newspaper editors:
Dear Editor:
I will be stopping Calvin and Hobbes at the end of the year. This was not a recent or an easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted, however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue.
That so many newspapers would carry Calvin and Hobbes is an honor I'll long be proud of, and I've greatly appreciated your support and indulgence over the last decade. Drawing this comic strip has been a privilege and a pleasure, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity.
Sincerely,
Bill Watterson
Last Sunday: San Jose Mercury News
Last Sunday: San Jose Mercury News
Last Sunday: Philadelphia Inquirer
Last Sunday: Philadelphia Inquirer
Farewell to Calvin: A special issue on Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes
Letter to newspaper editors from Bill Watterson
Content from Promo Kit that describes the characters, which include the first strip
#owned
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Last Sunday tearsheets
Last Sunday tearsheets
Last Sunday: December 31, 1995.
Condition: Mint
#owned
Last Sunday: December 31, 1995.
Condition: Very good.
#owned
Last Sunday: December 31, 1995.
Condition: Good. Calvin's coat is pink instead of blue.
Last Sunday: Star Tribune
Last Sunday: Star Tribune
Sunday panel layouts
Sunday panel layouts
3-row layout
3-row layout
Sometimes frames 1 and 2 would be cut at the newspaper editor's discretion. As a result, the story had to be written so that if those frames weren't included, it would still make sense.
2-row layout
2-row layout
2-row layout (1 and 2 cut)
2-row layout (1 and 2 cut)
Usually the newspaper would include a title in normal font.
Noteworthy strips
Noteworthy strips
November 24, 1985: First Sunday, first stuffed Hobbes.
Newspaper sequence
December 15, 1985: the landing and the slide frames are reversed.
This was fixed in later books. Complete Collection (left) Calvin and Hobbes (right),
May 10, 1987: Calvin's shirt is white (instead of red) in the second frame.
August 28, 1988: It was printed horizontally in newspapers but was redrawn vertically for the books. It was not reprinted in the original format until Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995. The original version is included in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
Horizontal format
Vertical format
October 02, 1988: Frame #5 has a repeated word.
November 19, 1989: Calvin's jacket is pink in frame #3, when in fact it should be blue.
December 24, 1989: The Calvin and Hobbes Christmas Eve poem. The newspaper version was a horizontal format and the floor was red. The book version was a vertical format and the floor was green.
Vertical format
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, page 171
Calvin and Mom's skin are paper colored.
Calvin and Mom's skin are not paper colored.
Interesting Sunday Sections
Interesting Sunday Sections
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