November 18, 1985 (first strip) to August 17, 1986
Foreword by Garry Trudeau; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
April 1988
ISBN 0-8362-1825-6
black and white
August 18, 1986 to May 23, 1987
Foreword by Pat Oliphant; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
September 1988
ISBN 0-8362-1805-1
color Sundays/Black and White
All strips from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
Foreword by Charles M. Schulz; an illustrated poem, “A Nauseous Nocturne”
Yukon Ho!
March 1989
ISBN 0-8362-1835-3
black and white
May 24, 1987 to February 21, 1988
The “Yukon Song”; original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book: A Collection of Sunday Calvin and Hobbes Cartoons
September 1989
ISBN 0-8362-1852-3
All color Sundays
May 24, 1987 to July 30, 1989 (Sunday strips only)
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 1990
ISBN 0-8362-1862-0
black and white
February 22, 1988 to December 4, 1988 (some strips from November are also found in The Revenge of the Baby-Sat)
Original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
October 1990
ISBN 0-8362-1822-1
color Sundays/Black and white
All strips from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet!
Seven-page story in which Calvin becomes an elephant
The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
April 1991
ISBN 0-8362-1866-3
black and white
December 5, 1988 to September 10, 1989
Scientific Progress Goes “Boink”
October 1991
ISBN 0-8362-1878-7
black and white
September 11, 1989 to July 15, 1990 (some strips from June and July are also found in Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons)
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
April 1992
ISBN 0-8362-1883-3
black and white
June 11, 1990 to April 10, 1991
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
October 1992
ISBN 0-8362-1898-1
color Sundays / black and white
All strips from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat and Scientific Progress Goes “Boink”
Several illustrated poems
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
1993
ISBN 1-8788-4915-8
black and white
57 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 Packed
October 1993
ISBN 0-8362-1735-7
color Sundays
April 11, 1991 to November 1, 1992 excluding May 5, 1991 to Feb 1, 1992 due to repeats
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
October 1994
ISBN 0-8362-1769-1
color Sundays/ black and white
November 2, 1992 to August 29, 1993
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
October 1995
ISBN 0-8362-0438-7
color Sundays
Collection of strips chosen by the author
Commentary by Watterson and annotations on individual strips
There’s Treasure Everywhere
March 1996
ISBN 0-8362-1312-2
color Sundays
August 30, 1993 to April 8, 1995 excluding April 3 to December 31, 1994 due to repeats (some strips from March and April 1995 are also found in It’s a Magical World)
It’s a Magical World
October 1996
ISBN 0-8362-2136-2
color Sundays
March 20, 1995 to December 31, 1995 (final strip) (some strips from March and April are also found in There’s Treasure Everywhere)
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995: An Exhibition Catalogue
September 2001
ISBN 0-7407-2135-6
color Sundays
Collection of Sunday strips chosen by the author
Original sketches and commentary by Watterson
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
October 2005
ISBN 0-7407-4847-5
color Sundays / black and white
Three-volume set containing all strips; 22.5 lb./10.2 kg; includes Spiff feature, the illustrated poems, and color prints of other cover art
Introduction and commentary
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
November 2012
ISBN 1-4494-3325-1
color Sundays / black and white
Four-volume set containing all strips; 14.3 lb./6.5 kg; includes Spiff feature, the illustrated poems, and color prints of other cover art
Introduction and commentary
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
February 2015
ISBN 978-1-4494-6036-5
Catalogue for the exhibit by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University
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