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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
'''Calvin''', a six-year old boy, was the star of the comic. Perpetually looking for and causing trouble, Calvin's destructive tendencies nonetheless stemmed less from a true "mean streak," and more from being too intelligent for his own age, as evinced by his large vocabulary in the comic. Calvin enjoyed an active imagination, setting a backdrop for the strip's frequently fanciful settings, in Calvin's own imagination.
'''Calvin''', a six-year-old boy, was the star of the comic. Perpetually looking for and causing trouble, Calvin's destructive tendencies nonetheless stemmed less from a true "mean streak," and more from being too intelligent for his own age, as evinced by his large vocabulary in the comic. Calvin enjoyed an active imagination, setting a backdrop for the strip's frequently fanciful settings, in Calvin's own imagination.
'''Hobbes:''' Calvin's stuffed tiger and best friend. He was introduced in the first strip when Calvin caught him in a trap baited with a tuna sandwich.<ref>http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19851118</ref> In the ''Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book,'' Watterson admitted he once thought it was important to explain how Calvin and Hobbes first met, but later regretted the decision. Later strips also contradict that origin story: in some instances, Hobbes recalls what Calvin was like as an infant,<ref>http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19940809</ref> which is at odds with the story that Calvin caught him at age six.
'''Hobbes:''' Calvin's stuffed tiger and best friend. He was introduced in the first strip when Calvin caught him in a trap baited with a tuna sandwich.<ref>http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19851118</ref> In the ''Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book,'' Watterson admitted he once thought it was important to explain how Calvin and Hobbes first met, but later regretted the decision. Later strips also contradict that origin story: in some instances, Hobbes recalls what Calvin was like as an infant,<ref>http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19940809</ref> which is at odds with the story that Calvin caught him at age six.