Offered in this lot is a rare set of original proofs, one black and white and one color, of the “Dennis the Menace” comic strip. This is a 1975 color proof with production color notes intact and the larger black and white "blocking" proof. In this strip, Dennis is asking for a bedtime story, but finishes the story with his own twist. Henry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the “Dennis the Menace” comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994. He started “Dennis the Menace” based on his own four-year-old son, Dennis. The proofs are matted and framed in black. In the color proof, the art showing is 13 1/2" X 9 1/2" and the frame measures 18 3/4 X 14 1/2". In the black and white proof, the art measures 15 3/4"X23" and the frame measures 28 1/2" X 21".