Calvin and Hobbes - Sunday October 7, 1990 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Calvin: Out in the farthest reaches of the galaxy..speeds that spendid specimen of spirit and spunk, the spectacular Spaceman Spiff! The fearless Spaceman Spiff sets off to expolre a new planet! The fearless Spaceman Spiff sets off to explore a new planet! The planet appears to be uninhabited. The only sign of life is a strange lichen growning on the rocks. Noticing the geometric patterns the lichen forms, Spiff bends down for a closer look. It's not lichen! It's tiny trees on tiny farmland! Peering ahead, our hero sees a sprawling city, with skyscrapers an inch high! The planet is inhabited after all! Spiff reflects that human scale is by no means the standard for life forms. As if to drive the point home, a blimp sized monster appears over the hillside! Boy: Hey, lookit Shorty here! He's playing with his fellow bugs! Haw Haw! Calvin: It's a Doofus Ignoramus! Our hero slowly reaches for his stun blaster!

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