{"product_id":"the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-5-volume-5-9781524890650","title":"The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 5: Volume 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fifth set of books collecting Bill Watterson's timeless \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e 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 1991 to March 1993. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compact, portable collection of \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes \u003c\/i\u003ecomics will fit easily into backpacks, bookshelves--and make for a perfect stocking stuffer. Featuring archival slipcase and cover art selected by the author, \u003ci\u003eThe Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the strip's origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and existing fans of \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes. \u003c\/i\u003eThis is the fifth set in a series of seven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Watterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrews McMeel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524890650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Watterson is the creator of \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. Calvin and Hobbes appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119506386989,"sku":"9781524890650","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_29537902-1097-4bde-82be-d7e8ad3f77dd.jpg?v=1756228506","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-5-volume-5-9781524890650","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}