History Heartwarming / CalvinAndHobbes

* The Rosalyn-Plays-Calvinball arc was fun, and funny, but it was also great closure. Remember that Rosalyn is Calvin's BigBad (and vice versa!), so having them make peace via the "NotSoDifferent" trope is a wonderful way to wrap up that MythArc. There's a reason it's Roz's last appearance in the strip: the conflict has been defanged and from now on she's probably going to be Calvin's favorite babysitter. But [[{{WAFF}} that's not so bad]], is it?

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** This line is [[YourMileageMayVary either]] this or TearJerker.

* The final line of the final strip of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': "It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!"

* So, so many CMOH in C&H. A wordless Sunday strip where Calvin's dad has too much work to do to play with Calvin, then looks outside and then at his papers, and then joins his son outside to have fun in the snow. *sniffle*

* The final line of the final strip of ''CalvinAndHobbes'': "It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!"

* So, so many CMOH in C&H. A wordless Sunday strip where Calvin's dad has too much work to do to play with Calvin, then looks outside and then at his papers, and then joins his son outside to have fun in the snow. * sniffle*

-->'''Calvin''': I know. I'm crying because [the raccoon]'s gone out there, but he's not gone inside me.

* [[YourMileageMayVary Possibly]], when Calvin's dad finds out Calvin [[BrokenTreasure broke his binoculars]]--after yelling at Calvin for a bit, he realises that Calvin already feels terrible about it (watching Calvin start crying right in front of him, no less), and forgives him.

** This line is [[YourMileageMayVary either]] this or TearJerker
->'''Calvin''': I know. I'm crying because [the raccoon]'s gone out there, but he's not gone inside me.

** Okay, that [[TearJerker made this troper cry]]

* The [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KZFLCETwJGw/TCZQ4lvotuI/AAAAAAAAAAc/0ZLmE5WIVVo/s1600/Calvin+and+Hobbes+dead+bird.jpg "dead bird" Sunday strip]]. Waterson initially feared the comic would spark controversy, given the semi-graphic nature of the first panel; to his surprise he recieved several moving letters from people who had recently had loved ones pass away.

* One strip has Calvin depressed that he has to go to sleep, because he won't be able to play with Hobbes. Then he and Hobbes realize that going to sleep doesn't have to mean being apart, because they can still play together in their dreams. It becomes even more powerful when you realize that [[RealitySubtext Watterson wrote the strip because his cat --the thought-model for Hobbes in many respects-- had just died]], and what made him feel better was realizing that they could always be together in his dreams.

* At the beginning of one comic anthology, there was a poem narrated by Calvin speaking about his fear of a monster hiding in the dark waiting to devour him. At one point Hobbes wakes up and the monster-realizing there's a tiger with the kid it was going to eat-retreats. Calvin goes back to sleep snuggling Hobbes while finishing the poem.

* In [[http://neverland-syndrome.deviantart.com/art/Calvin-and-86694273?q=boost%3Apopular%20calvin%20and%20hobbes%20college&qo=0 this comic]], you're reassured the adventures never end

** Not to mention the "Lazy Sunday" Christmas strip (which this troper religiously reads every year): "MOM! Santa didn't bring Hobbes anything!... Well, here's a present from ''me'', anyway. *Hugs Hobbes* Hope it fits." "The best presents don't come in boxes. I'll treasure this on forever."

** This troper had this poem memorized at an early age. It's particularly heartwarming for me, as it comes from the collection that started her love for C&H, if not comic strips altogether.

* One Sunday strip without any dialogue, where it's a snowy day and Calvin asks his dad if he wants to play with him outside. His dad has lots of work to do, and says no, so Calvin goes out alone. Then his dad decides to come outside anyway. Last panel shows Calvin giving his dad a goodnight kiss, his dad sitting at the table late at night, doing all the work he hadn't done because he spent the day outside playing with his son.

* The final comic: "It's a magical world out there, Hobbes ol' buddy. Let's go exploring!"