Calvin...

I think Comics are one of the best freinds every school going Kid. I too grew up by reading various comics like Tintin, Adventures of Phantom, Magician Mandrake or some kannada comics like Raman, puttikathe etc... But the one which Outclassed all these was and is and 'll be always Calvin and Hobbes. I'm also one of the countless people who have been inadvertant fans of CnH.

Calvin & Hobbes was published for around 10 years by Bill Waterson. Art and Humour apart, I was awed by the depth in Vocab used in these strips. Even today I refer back to the dictionary to get the meaning of some words. I feel the sense of humour varies from being very subtle, like day dreaming, bath tub, to sometimes very complex, like the ones where he talks about civilization, values of existance, Transmogrifier and other stuff. I could associate many strips with my childhood incidents.

Check this link 25 Great Calvin and Hobbes Strips, in a way it summarizes the whole series, but truly each and every Calvin strip is great.