30 Years Ago: Calvin and Hobbes Ends
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It was thirty years ago today that, after a ten year odyssey, one of the greatest comic strips ended its run. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson ceased appearing in newspapers on December 31, 1995.
Bill Watterson had sent newspaper editors a letter notifying them of the decision to end the strip.
As a thank you for running the strip Bill Watterson and Andrew McMeel sent signed prints of the last Calvin and Hobbes strip to newspapers that had run the comic, more than 2400.
News of the end of the beloved Calvin and Hobbes was featured in newspapers, often with blurbs on the front page, who certainly didn’t want their readers blaming them for the fan favorite going missing. Below are a few (nearly every paper carried at the very least a notice) of the articles and headlines from December 31, 1995.
Many newspapers didn’t wait to same-day shock Calvin and Hobbes fans but ran notices and articles the Friday and Saturday before the final Sunday page.
Andrews McMeel Publishing promoted the newest Calvin and Hobbes book that last weekend of 1995.
That book, like every Andrews McMeel Calvin and Hobbes book, remains in print.
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