Carl Anderson's Henry #8

Carl Anderson's beloved silent comic-strip kid returns in this 1949 Dell issue, with a cover that says it all without a single word — Henry has made off with an enormous slice of pie right under the nose of a wide-eyed, horrified baker, while a "Pie 10¢ a Cut" sign makes the caper perfectly clear. Surrounding the central scene, a charming border of Henry vignettes captures the bald little rascal in various moods and poses, a playful reminder of just how expressive Anderson could make a wordless character. Anderson handles every line himself here, and his warm, deceptively simple artwork makes this a thoroughly enjoyable slice of mid-century American humor comics.