It ’s been 28 years since the lastCalvin and Hobbespanels appear in newspaper publisher , but interest in the comic strip byBill Wattersonremains high . Proof : Two original dailies by Watterson just go bad for stupefying sum of money at auction .

Heritage Auctionsheld a cartoon strip artwork sale June 26 featuring a variety of original works by amusing funnies and amusing script artists . The high spot for Watterson rooter was undoubtedly twoCalvin and Hobbesoriginals . One , which run March 28 , 1986 , and have hyperactive Calvin going for a new feeling with shades , bring in $ 174,000 .

A second strip , this one from December 30 , 1987 , features Calvin wage in what would become a key signature : using blow to antagonize his father . It sold for $ 156,000 .

Presumably, the auction winners will have a better display than this.

Both works are inscribed with “ best wishes , ” indicating they were likely gifts from Watterson to their recipients . And while both secured impressive sums , a Watterson - colored Sunday strip stay the most coveted : One sell for $ 480,000 in 2022 .

The priciest sale at the auction bridge wasDark Kingdom , by notable fantasy creative person Frank Frazetta . That paint work closed at $ 6 million , a Modern record for mirthful or fantasy artistry .

Watterson looks like getting into the fantasy field himself . His first new major employment sinceCalvin and Hobbesended in 1995 isThe Mysteries , a 72 - varlet collaboration with creative person John Kascht that ’s due for release in October and is being discover as “ an illustrated fable for grown - ups . ”

Two ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strips are pictured

‘Dark Kingdom’ by Frank Frazetta is pictured