The second set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless Calvin and Hobbes 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. Calvin and Hobbes 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. This compact portable new format will fit
easily into backpacks as well as on the collector's shelf. Featuring archival slipcase and
cover art selected by the author The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium pays tribute to the
strip's origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and existing fans of Calvin and
Hobbes.
