The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 6

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The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 6

Compendium

Published: March 3, 2026

Coverage: Dailies & Sundays · Sundays in colour

Comics: 423 strips

Nearly 500 comics from July 1993 to July 1995. Sixth of seven sets.

Date Ranges

March 19, 1993 – April 2, 1994

January 1, 1995 – February 12, 1995

Arcs

1993

Apr 26 – May 8

Calvin enters a school traffic safety poster contest with a gory poster.

May 17–22

Calvin tries to eat five worms for Susie's nickel until Mom stops him.

Jun 1–2

Calvin complains that nobody likes people who see the big picture.

Jun 9–10

After Calvin hangs up on a caller, Mom wants an answering machine.

Jul 6–7

Calvin poses as the world's most powerful computer in a cardboard box.

Aug 2–21

G.R.O.S.S. plots a fake-code water balloon ambush on Susie, which backfires.

Aug 30 – Sep 2

Calvin battles his bicycle, which he is convinced is out to get him.

Oct 11–12

Calvin sees that commercials sell attitude rather than products.

Oct 20–21

Calvin refuses mere happiness and demands euphoria.

Oct 25–29

Calvin makes Moe, Dad, Miss Wormwood, Susie, and Hobbes sign contracts.

Oct 30 – Nov 1

Dad claims fathers get a book that explains everything.

Nov 15 – Dec 4

Calvin enlarges his brain with a thinking cap to write a tyrannosaur report.

Dec 14–16

Calvin writes complaining, scheming letters to Santa.

Dec 17–25

Calvin struggles not to throw snowballs before Christmas.

1994

Jan 27–28

Calvin sasses his way through a Plymouth Rock history test.

Feb 3–5

Calvin repeats everything Hobbes says to annoy him until Hobbes turns the tables.

Mar 7–19

Calvin dreams his homework burns, then dodges doing it through a snow day.

1995

Jan 16–17

Calvin complains about school on both grey and sunny days.

Feb 6–7

Calvin loses a baby tooth and schemes for tooth fairy money.

Extras

Two paperback books in archival slipcase
Cover art selected by Bill Watterson

Links

Andrews McMeel Publishing