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The pretend game alter egos are a series of alter egos that appear in Sunday strips where Calvin reluctantly plays domestic "pretend" games with Susie Derkins.

Strips featuring these alter egos are drawn in a vivid, realistic style reminiscent of soap opera comic strips such as Rex Morgan, M.D. This approach contrasts with the humorous, absurd tone of the strips and builds up the punchline of the last panel. Bill Watterson has claimed these strips were time consuming, but one of his favored story arcs as the grown-up Susie and Calvin do things that make the realistic strips appear ludicrous.

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