<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> 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, <I>The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium</I> pays tribute to the strip's origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and exist