Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace #1951-1952

Fantagraphics' lovingly assembled collection brings together Hank Ketcham's earliest Dennis the Menace strips from 1951–1952, and the cover sets the tone perfectly: Dennis himself sits amid a glorious explosion of scattered papers and torn scraps, scissors in hand, while a wide-eyed younger companion lies nearby surveying the cheerful chaos. It's a wonderfully compact image of Ketcham's genius — capturing that irresistible mix of innocence and mayhem that made Dennis a household name.