Who is Miss Wormwood?
Miss Wormwood is Calvin’s world-weary teacher, named after the apprentice devil in C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. She perpetually wears polka-dotted dresses, and serves, like others, as a foil to Calvin’s mischief. Throughout the strip’s run, we get clues that Miss Wormwood is waiting to retire, takes a lot of medication, and is apparently a heavy smoker and drinker, most likely due to Calvin.
