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Calvin and Hobbes Books in Order

Bill Watterson has written 18 Calvin and Hobbes books, published between 1987 and 2005. The first book is Calvin and Hobbes (1987) and the newest is The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1987–2005
Confirmed
18 of 18 titles
Pages on record
2,294 in 13 of 18 books
Reading time
38–57 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,294 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Calvin and Hobbes checklist

Calvin and Hobbes are the pair named across 18 comic strip collections by Bill Watterson, published between 1987 and 2005. Catalogue subjects attach the books to comic strips, pictorial American humor, children, a tiger and imaginary companions. The run opens with Calvin and Hobbes (1987) and includes Yukon Ho! (1989) and Weirdos from Another Planet! (1990). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (2005) is the newest title, and the list is likely complete.

How many Calvin and Hobbes books are there?

Calvin and Hobbes has 18 books, released between 1987 and 2005.

Calvin and Hobbes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Calvin and Hobbes books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 1 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1987)
  2. Cover of Something Under the Bed is Drooling by Bill Watterson, book 2 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1988)
  3. Cover of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 3 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book by Bill Watterson, book 5 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1989)
  5. Cover of The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 6 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1990)
  6. Cover of Weirdos from Another Planet! by Bill Watterson, book 7 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1990)
  7. Cover of The Revenge of the Baby-Sat by Bill Watterson, book 8 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1991)
  8. Cover of Scientific Progress Goes by Bill Watterson, book 9 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1991)
  9. Cover of Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson, book 10 of the Calvin and Hobbes series
  10. Cover of The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 11 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1992)
  11. Cover of The Days Are Just Packed by Bill Watterson, book 12 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1993)
  12. Cover of Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill Watterson, book 13 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1994)
  13. Cover of The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson, book 14 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1995)
  14. Cover of There's Treasure Everywhere by Bill Watterson, book 15 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1996)
  15. Cover of Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995 by Bill Watterson, book 17 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (2001)
  16. Cover of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 18 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (2005)
  1. 1
    Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #11987 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987127
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  2. 2
    Something Under the Bed is DroolingCalvin and Hobbes #21988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    The Essential Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #31988 · 254 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988254
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  4. 4
    Yukon Ho!Calvin and Hobbes #41989 · 126 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989126
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  5. 5
    The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday BookCalvin and Hobbes #51989 · 125 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989125
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  6. 6
    The Authoritative Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #61990 · 253 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990253
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  7. 7
    Weirdos from Another Planet!Calvin and Hobbes #71990 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990127
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  8. 8
    The Revenge of the Baby-SatCalvin and Hobbes #81991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  9. 9
    Scientific Progress GoesCalvin and Hobbes #91991 · 127 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991127
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  10. 10
    Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow GoonsCalvin and Hobbes #101992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    The Indispensable Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #111992 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992256
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  12. 12
    The Days Are Just PackedCalvin and Hobbes #121993 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1993175
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  13. 13
    Homicidal Psycho Jungle CatCalvin and Hobbes #131994 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994175
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  14. 14
    The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary BookCalvin and Hobbes #141995 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995208
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  15. 15
    There's Treasure EverywhereCalvin and Hobbes #151996 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996175
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  16. 16
    It's a Magical WorldCalvin and Hobbes #161996 · 166 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996166
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  17. 17
    Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995Calvin and Hobbes #172001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    The Complete Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #182005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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Calvin and Hobbes Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Calvin and Hobbes books run from Calvin and Hobbes (1987) to The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (2005), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Calvin and Hobbes in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Calvin and Hobbes books in order?

You should read the Calvin and Hobbes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Calvin and Hobbes book also stands alone.

Where to start with Calvin and Hobbes

Start with Calvin and Hobbes (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Calvin and Hobbes book?

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (2005) is the newest Calvin and Hobbes book released so far.

Is there a new Calvin and Hobbes book coming?

No next Calvin and Hobbes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Calvin and Hobbes at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Calvin and Hobbes title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Calvin and Hobbes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,294 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 175 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Calvin and Hobbes books, 11 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
6 of the 18 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Calvin and Hobbes books are about

All 18 Calvin and Hobbes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 17 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Bill Watterson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.