My well loved collection in chronological order, left to right, top to bottom (excluding the two on the far right):
Calvin and Hobbes -
Collection covering strips from first strip on Nov 18, 1985 to Aug 17, 1986.
Something Under the Bed Is Drooling -
Collection covering strips from Aug 18, 1986 to May 22, 1987.
Yukon Ho! -
Collection covering strips from May 24, 1987 to Feb 21, 1988.
*Original content: The Yukon Song.
Weirdos From Another Planet! -
Collection covering strips from Feb 22, 1988 to Dec 4, 1988, minus Nov 27-30, 1988.
The Revenge of the Baby-Sat -
Collection covering strips from Dec 5, 1988 to Sept 10, 1989, plus Nov 27-30, 1988.
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" -
Collection covering strips from Sept 11, 1989 to Jul 7, 1990, minus June 11-16 and 18-23, and July 1 and 8, 1990.
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons -
Collection covering strips from Jul 8, 1990 to Apr 10, 1991, plus June 11-16 and 18-23, and July 1 and 8, 1990.
The Days are Just Packed -
Collection covering strips from Apr 11, 1991 to Nov 1, 1992, excluding May 5, 1991 to Feb 1, 1992 due to repeats.
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat -
Collection covering strips from Nov 2, 1992 to Aug 29, 1993.
There's Treasure Everywhere -
Collection covering strips from Aug 30, 1993 to Apr 8, 1995, minus March 20 - April 2, 1995, and April 3 to December 31, 1994 due to repeats.
It's a Magical World -
Final collection covering strips from April 9, 1995 to the last strip on Dec 31, 1995, plus March 20 - April 2, 1995.
(Far right)
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book: (Compilation material) -
May 24, 1987 to July 30, 1989 (Sunday strips only).
*Original content: ten-page story "Spaceman Spiff: Interplanetary Explorer Extraordinaire!"
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes (Compilation material) -
Treasury including cartoons from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat & Scientific Progress Goes "Boink".
*Original content: An illustrated poem.
Missing from my collection:
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: (Compilation material) -
Treasury including cartoons from Calvin and Hobbes, Something Under the Bed is Drooling, & a strip from May 23, 1987 not published in Drooling.
*Original content: Foreword by Charles M. Schulz, original illustrated poem "A Nauseous Nocturne" and artwork on back cover of a giant rampaging Calvin.
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (Compilation material) -
Treasury including cartoons from Yukon Ho! & Weirdos From Another Planet!.
*Original content: Seven-page story in which Calvin becomes an elephant.
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book (Compilation material) -
Various strips ranging from 1985 to 1995.
*Original content: Essays by Watterson and annotations on individual strips.
Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995 (Compilation material) -
*Collection of favorite Sundays.
Original content: Original sketches and commentary by Watterson.