Fans of Horrid Henry and Wimpy Kid will love the diaries of Britain's most famous naughty boy. In this story, Dennis the Menace - Prankmaster General and feared enemy of softies everywhere - has been sent to an elite boarding school. Help! Dennis is surrounded by bookish boffins, can't hang out with the Bash Street Kids and is nearly starving as the school dining room only serves super-healthy food. What he needs is a plan. With a little help from his menacing buddies on the outside, some fart pellets and Gran on a Charley Davison bike, it's time for Dennis to make his great escape . . .

Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace was Fantagraphics' second"complete" series of newspaper strip collections and one of the most successfulbooks in the company's history, greeted by reviews with praise similar to thatgarnered by The Complete Peanuts. We are proud to present the fifthvolume of Hank Ketcham's phenomenal single-panel cartoons covering the years1959 and 1960. Dennis the Menace is the second most popular cartoon kid in theworld; he's a global publishing, merchandising and multi-media phenomenon, withover 50 million book collections sold, the fondly remembered live-action TV showfrom 1959-63, two major motion pictures in the '90s, a full-length animated filmin 2002, and many other media tie-ins. Readers of over 1,000 newspaperscurrently enjoy the strip every day.

By popular demand, the classic Dennis the Menace comicbooks are presented for a new audience! Originally published in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, (when they were illustrated by some of the top asrtists of the time) these comics are just as funny today as when they first appeared.

by Hank Ketcham Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip in handsome and thick hardcover volumes resembling a Big Little Book on steroids. The reason for Dennis' success is easy to figure out: It was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood ever drawn. Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist.

Aloha! Join in the fun as “Household Hurricane” Dennis Mitchell and his parents, Alice and Henry, take a whirlwind tour of Hawaii. During this tropical adventure, Dennis’s cultural misunderstandings only add to his usual high-energy shenanigans. By boat & plane, the Mitchells hop from island to island with Dennis leaving a path of hilarity in his wake. Be prepared to be both entertained and informed! On a more somber note, Dennis learns the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor. And, If you think Dennis has settled down for the plane trip home, you’re in for a big surprise! This special volume contains every page from the original 1958 100-page graphic novel. Plus, loads of extras!