cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/52558086
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
22 points (100.0% liked)
Fountain Pens
1011 readers
1 users here now
Welcome fountain pen enthusiasts from around the world! Share your fountain pen obsession with fellow enthusiasts. Pens, inks, paper - everything fountain pen related is welcome!
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Knowing what I do of Watterson, he probably just really wanted to draw an octopus, but yes, Calvin’s school is coded as very “public” (in the US sense), and there would have been very little sanctioned pen use at all for a first grader by the late 80s. A fountain pen would have been out of the question. A lot of the C&H school vignettes are a little bit “out of time,” but this one is definitely not going for authenticity, LOL.