Reading order
Calvin and Hobbes — reading order
- Calvin and Hobbes (1987)
- Something Under the Bed is Drooling (1987)
- Yukon Ho! (1989)
- Weirdos from Another Planet! (1990)
- The Revenge of the Baby-Sat (1991)
- Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" (1991)
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- Volumes
- 1987–1991
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- Completed
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Publication order
6 volumes1987–1991Completed
- Bill Watterson’s comic strip, which ran from 1985 to 1995, about Calvin, a wildly imaginative six-year-old, and Hobbes, his stuffed tiger, who is alive whenever no adult is looking.
- Funny, wise and beautifully drawn, it is among the highest rated books on this site.
- The collections can be read in any order, or all at once in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.
Every volume in order
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Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Calvin and Hobbes book is the best?
By reader score, Weirdos from Another Planet! (8.7/10). The lowest-rated is The Revenge of the Baby-Sat (8.3/10).
Which Calvin and Hobbes book is the longest?
“Weirdos from Another Planet!” is the longest at 128 pages; the shortest is “Yukon Ho!” with 126 pages.