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Dad
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Race: Human
Story: Calvin's dad is a slightly sarcastic working stiff and loving father.
Continuity: Calvin and Hobbes
Company: Universal Press Syndicate
First app.: Nov. 18, 1985
Creator(s): Bill Watterson
Country of origin: USA
Background notes: Unlike most popular characters Calvin's parents were never given a name. They were mom, dad, honey, sweetheart etc. but no real names. Calvin's dad is part self-portrait and part satire of Watterson's own father. Any strip about how suffering "builds character" is usually a verbatim transcript of Watterson's dad's explanations for why they were all freezing, exhausted, hungry and lost on camping trips.