List of Calvin and Hobbes books


Bill Watterson wrote a total of nineteen official Calvin and Hobbes books that have been published in the United States by Andrews McMeel Publishing; the first, eponymously titled Calvin and Hobbes, was released April 1987, and the most recent, Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue, was released February 2015.
A twentieth official title, the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, was published under license in 1993 by Playground Publishing in Fargo, North Dakota.
Before the 2005 release of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, all the extant newspaper strips were collected across eight distinct titles:The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, 1988The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes, 1990The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes, 1992Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons, 1992The Days Are Just Packed, 1993Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat, 1994There's Treasure Everywhere, 1996It's a Magical World, 1996
TitleDateISBNFormatStripsOriginal content
Calvin and HobbesApril 1987black and whiteNovember 18, 1985 to August 17, 1986Foreword by Garry Trudeau; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
Something Under the Bed Is DroolingApril 1988black and whiteAugust 18, 1986 to May 23, 1987Foreword by Pat Oliphant; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasurySeptember 1988color Sundays/Black and WhiteAll strips from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed Is DroolingForeword by Charles M. Schulz; an illustrated poem, "A Nauseous Nocturne"
Yukon Ho!March 1989black and whiteMay 24, 1987 to February 21, 1988The "Yukon Song"; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book: A Collection of Sunday Calvin and Hobbes CartoonsSeptember 1989All color SundaysMay 24, 1987 to July 30, 1989 Ten-page story "Spaceman Spiff: Interplanetary Explorer Extraordinaire!"; afterword by Bill Watterson; and a specially redrawn version of the August 28, 1988 strip
Weirdos from Another Planet!March 1990black and whiteFebruary 22, 1988 to December 4, 1988 Original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasuryOctober 1990color Sundays/Black and whiteAll strips from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet!Seven-page story in which Calvin becomes an elephant
The Revenge of the Baby-SatApril 1991black and whiteDecember 5, 1988 to September 10, 1989
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"October 1991black and whiteSeptember 11, 1989 to July 15, 1990
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow GoonsApril 1992black and whiteJune 11, 1990 to April 10, 1991
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasuryOctober 1992color Sundays / black and whiteAll strips from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat and Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"Several illustrated poems
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes1993black and white57 strips comprising five stories: "The Binoculars," "The Find," "The Christmas Story," "The Bug Collection," and "The Report"Lesson units by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson based on the strips
The Days Are Just PackedOctober 1993color SundaysApril 11, 1991 to November 1, 1992, excluding May 5, 1991 to Feb 1, 1992 due to repeats
Homicidal Psycho Jungle CatOctober 1994color Sundays/ black and whiteNovember 2, 1992 to August 29, 1993
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary BookOctober 1995color SundaysCollection of strips chosen by the authorCommentary by Watterson and annotations on individual strips
There's Treasure EverywhereMarch 1996color SundaysAugust 30, 1993 to April 8, 1995, excluding April 3 to December 31, 1994, due to repeats
It's a Magical WorldOctober 1996color SundaysMarch 20, 1995 to December 31, 1995
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995: An Exhibition CatalogueSeptember 2001color SundaysCollection of Sunday strips chosen by the authorOriginal sketches and commentary by Watterson
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes October 2005color Sundays / black and whiteThree-volume set containing all strips; 22.5 lb./10.2 kg; includes Spiff feature, the illustrated poems, and color prints of other cover artIntroduction and commentary
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes November 2012color Sundays / black and whiteFour-volume set containing all strips; 14.3 lb./6.5 kg; includes Spiff feature, the illustrated poems, and color prints of other cover artIntroduction and commentary
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition CatalogueFebruary 2015Catalogue for the exhibit by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State UniversityOriginal art and commentary by Watterson