<div><b>The second set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless& <i>Calvin& and& Hobbes</i>& comics in a new portable format designed to introduce the timeless adventures of a boy& and& his stuffed tiger to a& new& generation of readers. Featuring nearly 500 comics presented chronologically from March 1987 to July 1988, this is the second set in a planned series of seven.</b><br /> <br /> <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i> is one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger first appeared in 1985 and could be read in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This compact, portable new format is designed to introduce the timeless adventures of <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i> to a new generation of readers, and will fit easily into backpacks as well as on the collector's shelf. Featuring archival slipcase and cover art selected by the author, <i>The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium</i> pays tribute to the strip's origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and existing fans of <i>Calvin and Hobbes.</i></div>