Did you have a favorite comic strip somewhere along the way?

@TheHorse (238338)
Walnut Creek, California
September 10, 2017 12:35pm CST
When I was little, I would read Charlie Brown (Peanuts). In elementary school, we all wanted to be "cool" like Snoopy. I still watch Charlie Brown Specials if they're on TV. Later, I liked Doonesbury. Still later, I liked Life on Hell. But my all-time favorite comic strips is probably Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson. The humor is adult, but never vulgar. The writing is clever, and the illustrations are great. I scored a Calvin and Hobbes "collection" the other day in a free book bin and grabbed it immediately. It now sits next to my second favorite reading place. Did you ever read Calvin and Hobbes? Have you had favorite funnies along the way?
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Sue H.
@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
10 Sep 17
Doonesbury. When I was a kid I liked 'Our Boarding House." I don't follow the comics anymore at all but I have a nice bunch of Doonesbury books
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Sep 17
I gave a few to my parents as Christmas presents. So I could read them.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43640)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Sep 17
Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County. And Peanuts, of course.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
Yes, Bloom County! I knew I was forgetting one.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43640)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Sep 17
@TheHorse - One of the all-time great comic strips.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 Yep, I'll have to look for a book of those a well. Going potty has never been so much fun.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
10 Sep 17
Dennis the Menace. I love that blonde kid.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
10 Sep 17
@TheHorse .. It still is. :) That is the charm of that kid. lol.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 17
Oh, that was a fun one.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502657)
• Italy
10 Sep 17
I liked Charlie Brown, I already worked when I used to read the strips in "The International Herald Tribune", but my favorite were the strips of "B.C." and "The Wizard of Id", they were hilarious.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502657)
• Italy
11 Sep 17
@TheHorse They were published on the same page as the Charlie Brown strips.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
@LadyDuck Yep. I'd read them too.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
Oh, I forgot about those two. They were pretty good.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
10 Sep 17
Never heard of that one but Peanuts have always been my favorite.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Sep 17
The Sunday comics, I am fond of Snoopy/ Charlie Brown and Blondie. Yes I read Calvin and Hobbs. Maybe I will read the funnies today
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
10 Sep 17
Oh yes...those too. :)
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
11 Sep 17
Many comic strips came my way including Bringing up Father - remember Maggie? Then there was Popeye - the spinach man..................
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
I do remember Popeye. But he was not among my favorites.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Sep 17
I liked Blondie and Dagwood.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
Before my time, but I know who they are!
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Sep 17
I have seen Calvin and Hobbs. However some of my favorite when younger were Baby Huey and Popeye late on I really enjoyed the Archie Comics.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 17
I enjoyed Archie at rest time at Summer Camp when I was a "tween."
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Sep 17
Calvin and Hobbes is also one of my favourites, close to the top of the list, I'd say. I get two strips a day by following a couple of different Twitter accounts, always makes me smile.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 17
Maybe I'll join up after I exhaust my new book.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Sep 17
@TheHorse I have at least threel of the large-format Calvin and Hobbes books, and one of them is a German copy of the one I have in English. Amazing how the text can differ between languages for the same strip. When you're through your book, yes, if you're into Twitter at all, follow one or both of the accounts in the pic above for your daily dose of little boy and larger tiger humo(u)r.
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Fleur
@Fleura (35065)
• United Kingdom
20 Jan 18
I never liked Charlie Brown much, never really understood Doonesbury (a friend who loved it often used to share it with me but I just didn't find it funny), and I've never heard of Life on Hell. But I love love love Calvin and Hobbes! Can't remember how I first came across them, I think a friend introduced me, but now I have about 4 of the big collections. The one shown though is still my favourite - in fact I was just talking about it the other day with a friend as we were walking in the woods with our children! If you ever visit the UK you must call in and we can have a coffee, listen to Richard Thompson and laugh over Calvin and Hobbes together!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 18
Sounds like fun to me!
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Deborah-Diane
@DeborahDiane (40848)
• Laguna Woods, California
12 Sep 17
@TheHorse - Sorry I have been gone for the past few weeks. We had a lot of family stuff going on. However, you and I have the same taste in cartoons! I also love the Peanuts characters and Doonesbury is my favorite political commentary ... along with Calvin and Hobbes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Sep 17
I forgot about Bloom County! That was pretty good too.
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ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
11 Sep 17
Yes, Calvin and Hobbes are there in my newspaper.my favourite strips are Charlie Brown and Dennis
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Sep 17
Those are classics. I still enjoy Peanuts. The best funnies are timeless.
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Katt Rocketman
@PeachieMew (881)
• Cleveland, Ohio
19 Jan 18
I've always loved Calvin and Hobbes too, but my all-time favorite is Garfield. I can't explain why; it just is. Maybe it was the cartoon that originally sold it for me. My friend also introduced me to a discontinued strip called Big Top about ten years ago. I recommend it for anyone who hasn't heard of it.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
15 Dec 17
I do not know who Calvin and Hobbes are. I loved Peanuts.
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