<B>The first set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless <I>Calvin and Hobbes</I> comics in a compact, 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 from the strip's debut in November 1985 through March 1987, this is the first set in a series of seven.</B><BR><BR>"At some level, all American childhoods are the same, which probably explains our lasting love affair with <I>Calvin and Hobbes</I>." —<I>The Washington Post</I><BR><BR><I>Calvin and Hobbes</I> is unquestionably 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> This compact, portable new format is designed to introduce the timeless adventures of <I>Calvin and Hobbes</I> to a ne