Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham, Fawcett Crest paperback series
Wanted: Dennis the Menace. The other fonts are Antique Tuscan Condensed and Akzidenz-Grotesk Bold.
Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace made its debut as a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip on March 12, 1951. It has subsequently been published in comic book form by various publishers, including Standard/Pines (1953–58), Fawcett Comics (1958–80, and Marvel Comics (1981–82).
Shown here are covers for the mass market paperback collections by Fawcett Crest, published in their Crest Book and Fawcett Gold Medal imprints. The main title is set in Filmotype Accent. Volume titles and secondary text use a variety of typefaces. More often than not, the former is added in the form of hand-lettering.
In This Corner… Small text is in Venus Extended.
Make-Believe Angel. The volume title appears to be lettering. At the very bottom, News Gothic Bold.
Rides Again. Accent is here used for the whole tite and for the author’s name.
…Teacher’s Threat
Household Hurricane
…Who Me?
Dennis the Menace and Poor Ol’ Mr. Wilson
Surprise Package
Short ’n Snappy
Dennis the Menace and his Girls
Perpetual Motion
…Here Comes Trouble
All-American Kid
