THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, December 6, 1995 TAG: 9512060109
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
It happened with ``The Far Side'' and ``Bloom County.'' At the peak of their popularity, they were yanked into oblivion by their creators.
Now ``Calvin and Hobbes,'' arguably the most beloved comic strip ever, is ending a stellar run on Dec. 31.
We need your help finding a replacement. We've waded through a pile of possibilities and narrowed the candidates to three.
Read the sample strips on this page, then call Infoline and vote for your favorite: ``Mother Goose and Grimm,'' about a woman, a dog and a cat; ``Mutts,'' about a dog and a cat sans woman; or ``Bound and Gagged,'' about. .
And, no, you can't vote to rerun old strips of ``Calvin and Hobbes.'' MEMO: To vote for a comic to replace Calvin & Hobbes, dial the phone number
shown. Results will be published Sunday.
ILLUSTRATION: Sample strips from each comic.
by CNB