Description. Titles in the Set:. The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1). The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 2 (Volume 2). The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 3 (Volume 3). Condition:BRAND NEW. Format:Paperback. ISBN:9789124018986. The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1). The first set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless Calvin and Hobbes 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.. "At some level, all American childhoods are the same, which probably explains our lasting love affair with Calvin and Hobbes." —The Washington Post. Calvin and Hobbes 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...