author
Henry Ketcham
Best known for creating the long-running comic strip Dennis the Menace, this American cartoonist turned everyday family chaos into one of the most recognizable newspaper features of the 20th century. His clean, lively drawings and sharp sense of humor helped the strip reach readers around the world.
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln
by Henry Ketcham
About the author
Born Henry King Ketcham in Seattle, Washington, in 1920, he built a career in cartooning and eventually became famous under the name Hank Ketcham. He worked in animation early on before launching Dennis the Menace in 1951, a comic strip inspired by the energy and mischief of childhood.
The strip quickly became a huge success, appearing in newspapers across the United States and abroad. Ketcham wrote and drew Dennis the Menace himself for decades, and in 1953 he received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award.
Later in life, he retired from drawing the daily strip and focused more on painting, while the comic continued with other cartoonists. He died in 2001, but his best-known creation remains a lasting part of American comic history.