Super Calvin

Cast(in order of appearance):Calvin,Hobbes,Calvin's mother,Sherman,Dr.Brainstorm,Jack,Andy

Summary
After Calvin tries to combine all of his inventions, he accidentally gains the powers of his inventions...and Dr.Brainstorm finds out about it.

Plot
Calvin attempts to combine all his inventions into one. While doing so, he is zapped by the inventions, and abandons his attempts after that. However, he later discovers that he accidentally transferred all of his inventions' powers over to himself. Calvin is very excited and decides to become a superhero, although he can't find any nemeses until Dr. Brainstorm comes along. Meanwhile, though, Sherman has discovered something very important about Calvin's new powers. The event that caused him to gain his powers also deactivated a gene that allows him to replenish his store of energy, meaning that as long as he has his powers, he will just continue to get more tired, and eventually he'll die. Hobbes rushes off to warn Calvin about this, but he doesn't believe Hobbes and is having too much fun being a superhero and beating up Brainstorm. But after one battle, he notices that he's really exhausted, and drops off to sleep. There's only one thing left that Hobbes can do. He gets in the time machine and returns to the past, when Calvin is still trying to combine his inventions. He warns Calvin where this will lead, and this time Calvin believes him. Hobbes returns to the present, and when Dr. Brainstorm comes along, he's very disappointed to learn that Calvin never had superpowers and never will. He still tries to fight Calvin, but he's defeated in one move by the Atomic Freezer.

Transcript
Super Calvin Transcript

Trivia

 * This is the 25th episode of Season 2 and the 59th episode overall of Calvin and Hobbes the Series.
 * David S. Goyer, who wrote several DC films, guest wrote the episode with Bill Watterson.