--- product_id: 516920559 title: "The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1)" price: "€ 34.04" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/516920559-the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-1-volume-1 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1) **Price:** € 34.04 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1) - **How much does it cost?** € 34.04 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/516920559-the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-1-volume-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the Publisher This compact, portable format is designed to introduce this timeless and beloved comic to a new generation of readers! Small enough to fit in a backpack, this box set features two 144-page paperback books in a protective slipcase. This set, featuring all the comics from the strip’s launch in November 1985 through March 1987, is the first of seven sets that will be released through 2026. Review: Possibly the best way to collect Calvin and Hobbes - From the end of the eighties onwards,, we collected every Calvin and Hobbes book released. The first few were nicely uniform and easy to hold single-handed (such as “Something under the bed is drooling” and “Yukon Ho!”. They looked good together on the bookshelf. Then, the format changed and the books were much bigger and in landscape format, making the opened book over half a metre wide (“Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat”). It became a two-handed operation to read, and ridiculously cumbersome when trying to enjoy a little bedtime reading. The anthologies were also large format, but portrait. A total mess on the bookshelf. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes collated the entire comic strip in four books, but these were even bigger than the earlier landscape releases (nearly 3/4 of a metre wide when open). That makes this new Portable Compendium series so very welcome. The packaging is portrait, but the individual books are landscape, and a much more manageable size, allowing single-handed support - perfect for bedtime reading. They are also consistent between collections, so they’ll look neat and tidy on your bookshelves. It also appears that the spines are going to be colour-graded so the final collection of seven volumes follows the colours of the visible spectrum. The content was never in question. This is one of the best comic strips out there. Now, you can have the perfect presentation as well! Review: The best - Sheer genius. If you haven’t embraced the Calvin and Hobbes’ universe, now’s the time. If you have, then revisiting them will remind you of their enduring brilliance. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 6,612 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4 in Comic Strips 27 in Satires 143 in Magic & Fantasy Graphic Novels | | Book 1 of 7 | Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium | | Customer reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (791) | | Dimensions | 15.49 x 2.29 x 23.11 cm | | Edition | 1st | | Grade level | 4 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 1524884979 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1524884970 | | Item weight | 594 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 288 pages | | Publication date | 31 Aug. 2023 | | Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing | | Reading age | 9 - 13 years | ## Images ![The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1 (Volume 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71d3IvNZqkL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Possibly the best way to collect Calvin and Hobbes *by A***R on 20 January 2025* From the end of the eighties onwards,, we collected every Calvin and Hobbes book released. The first few were nicely uniform and easy to hold single-handed (such as “Something under the bed is drooling” and “Yukon Ho!”. They looked good together on the bookshelf. Then, the format changed and the books were much bigger and in landscape format, making the opened book over half a metre wide (“Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat”). It became a two-handed operation to read, and ridiculously cumbersome when trying to enjoy a little bedtime reading. The anthologies were also large format, but portrait. A total mess on the bookshelf. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes collated the entire comic strip in four books, but these were even bigger than the earlier landscape releases (nearly 3/4 of a metre wide when open). That makes this new Portable Compendium series so very welcome. The packaging is portrait, but the individual books are landscape, and a much more manageable size, allowing single-handed support - perfect for bedtime reading. They are also consistent between collections, so they’ll look neat and tidy on your bookshelves. It also appears that the spines are going to be colour-graded so the final collection of seven volumes follows the colours of the visible spectrum. The content was never in question. This is one of the best comic strips out there. Now, you can have the perfect presentation as well! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best *by J***R on 26 November 2025* Sheer genius. If you haven’t embraced the Calvin and Hobbes’ universe, now’s the time. If you have, then revisiting them will remind you of their enduring brilliance. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s Calvin and Hobbes *by P***L on 16 March 2024* If you are looking at this as your first foray into the world of Calvin and Hobbes do not hesitate as they are great. Watterson is up there with Schultz and Barks as one of the great cartoonists; his work consistently makes me (and my 8 year old son) laugh and there is some profundity in his work as well. If you are already a fan: this is an accessible and easy way to read the strips. The complete collection is great and gives the cartoons the grandeur they deserve but for pick up and read, these are better. I will be getting the full series as they are released. ## Frequently Bought Together - 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) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/516920559-the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-1-volume-1](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/516920559-the-calvin-and-hobbes-portable-compendium-set-1-volume-1) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*