Who Is Calvin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Calvin is a Andrews McMeel Publishing comic book character, the alter ego of Boy of Destiny, with over 990 comic issue appearances. Calvin is a hyper-active young boy with an imagination and contemplation that seems to allow him to do things unimaginable to ordinary people. He also seems to have a very high IQ for a six year old.

Who is Calvin?

Origin Much of Calvin’s origin is only implied. It is known that he has known Hobbes since he was a baby, as Hobbes recalls certain events of Calvin’s infancy. Beyond that, Calvin’s upbringing has been fairly simple. He has had a very usual childhood, despite being a very unusual little boy. As of the beginning of the series, he is a single child raised by his parents in some unspecified suburb of an unspecified town in an unknown state. What is known about where he lives is that it is near both a large city and a coniferous forest. Besides that, his exact geographical whereabouts are kept a mystery. Creation Calvin’s creation began back when Bill Watterson was in college.

Key facts

Calvin is of human origin. The character is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. With 990 recorded issue appearances, Calvin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.