The first volume reprints single panel strips from its beginnings on March 14, 1951 to the December 31, 1952.
In the first two years of the strip, Dennis is a menace, but is not the character that we know from all the merchandising. He’s still wearing his overalls that everyone remembers.
The second volume reprints single panel strips from January 1, 1953 to the December 31, 1954.
The Bonus in this set is found at beginning with the introduction by comics historian R.C. Harvey which is titled “Hank Ketcham, Stylist Supreme”.
This long-running single-panel comics strip is one of the most popular comics series to ever run in American newspapers. Centered around the five-and-a-half-years old Dennis Mitchell for over 50 years. Dennis is a menace to his parents, their neighbors, friends, houseguests, delivery men, etc.
One of the things Hank Ketcham does in Dennis the Menace is show the embarrassing honesty of a child. Not by any other way then the simplest. With Dennis, lacking the social skills to remain silent in order to spare another’s feelings, blurts out painful honesty and truth.