(Winter 1956)
Pines,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hall-Den Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
Pines Comics [circular text]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "Dennis the Menace Giant Christmas Issue."
[4 Cartoons]
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.
Dennis...A Christmas Angel
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Reprints
Shopping Secrets
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; George Wilson; Martha Wilson
- Reprints
-
in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)
-
[Christmas Tree Puzzle]
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A crossword puzzle within a Christmas tree.
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
A Ruff Christmas
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
- Reprints
No Christmas for Santa Claus
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- George Shaw; Mrs. Shaw; Kenneth Shaw; Kathryn Shaw; Mr. Primrose; Mr. Dolman
- Synopsis
- An out-of-work actor takes a job as a department store Santa Claus in hope of earning enough money to buy presents for his children. He gives an impromptu talk about it being "better to give than receive" to a spoiled little boy, which leads to some unexpected consequences.
- Keywords
- Christmas; Jesus
Indexer Notes
Text story with decorative title and one small illustration.
Let's Sing Carols with Dennis!
Dennis the Menace / activity / 9 pages
- Script
- Traditional
- Pencils
- Al Wiseman
- Inks
- Al Wiseman
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Margaret; Tommy; Ruff
- Synopsis
- Lyrics to six Christmas carols with many spot illustrations. The carols are Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum), Good King Wencelas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and The First Nowell (The First Noel).
Indexer Notes
The first page of this sequence is an Al Wiseman pinup of Dennis, Margaret, Tommy and Ruff caroling.
Sing a Song of Christmas, a Pocket Fulla Pie!
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Tommy Anderson; George Wilson; Martha Wilson
- Reprints
Guess Who This Is!?! It's Santa Claus!
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A cut-out mask of Santa.
- Keywords
- Santa Claus
The Night Before Christmas
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Reprints
- in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)
-
Here Is Your Own Dennis Christmas Tree Ornament!
Dennis the Menace / activity / 2 pages
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
- Synopsis
- Two drawings to be cut out and pasted on opposite sides of a cardboard circle to create a Christmas tree ornament.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
- in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas tree
C'mon! Get Your Crayons Out... Let's Go!
Dennis the Menace / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Pencils
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Inks
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Mrs. Wilson
- Synopsis
- Dennis wants to borrow one of Mrs. Wilson's large stockings for Christmas Eve.
- Reprints
- from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip
- Keywords
- Christmas stocking; clothesline; laundry
Indexer Notes
A full page black and white Dennis the Menace cartoon to color.
Santa's Reindeer
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A puzzle rhyme with each stanza ending with the name of one of Santa's reindeer.
- Keywords
- reindeer; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Text with title illustration.
Here's a Christmas Crib You Can Make!
activity / 3 pages
- Synopsis
- A nativity diorama craft to cut out and paste on cardboard.
- Keywords
- Christmas; Nativity Scene
Indexer Notes
Oops, they printed both of the cut-out pages on the same sheet (front and back) so you'd have to buy two copies of the comic to do this craft.
[Dear Santa]
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace
- Synopsis
- A letter to Santa presented as though Dennis had written and illustrated it.
- Reprints
- in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Dennis' letters to Santa were a semi annual event. A few additional letters were printed over the years.
[Fireplace Puzzle]
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A crossword puzzle within the brickwork of a fireplace.
- Keywords
- fireplace
Coloring Time!
Dennis the Menace / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Pencils
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Inks
- Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace
- Synopsis
- Dennis tells a department store Santa to lose some weight so he'll be able to fit in their chimney.
- Reprints
- from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
A full page black and white Dennis the Menace cartoon to color.
Too Many Santas
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Reprints
He's Been Here!
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- children; humor
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
- Reprints
[Christmas Cartoons]
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons (Christmas themed).
Is This All?
Dennis the Menace / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Hank Ketcham (signed)
- Pencils
- Hank Ketcham (signed)
- Inks
- Hank Ketcham (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Hank Ketcham
- Characters
- Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Synopsis
- Dennis receives a large number of toys for Christmas, but still wants more.
- Reprints
- from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip ?
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Giant Christmas Issue
Dennis the Menace -
1.
[4 Cartoons]
Dennis the Menace -
2.
Dennis...A Christmas Angel
Dennis the Menace -
3.
Shopping Secrets
Dennis the Menace -
4.
[Christmas Tree Puzzle]
-
5.
A Ruff Christmas
Dennis the Menace -
6.
No Christmas for Santa Claus
-
7.
Let's Sing Carols with Dennis!
Dennis the Menace -
8.
Sing a Song of Christmas, a Pocket Fulla Pie!
Dennis the Menace -
9.
Guess Who This Is!?! It's Santa Claus!
-
10.
The Night Before Christmas
Dennis the Menace -
11.
Here Is Your Own Dennis Christmas Tree Ornament!
Dennis the Menace -
12.
C'mon! Get Your Crayons Out... Let's Go!
Dennis the Menace -
13.
Santa's Reindeer
-
14.
Here's a Christmas Crib You Can Make!
-
15.
[Dear Santa]
Dennis the Menace -
16.
[Fireplace Puzzle]
-
17.
Coloring Time!
Dennis the Menace -
18.
Too Many Santas
Dennis the Menace -
19.
He's Been Here!
Dennis the Menace -
20.
[Christmas Cartoons]
Dennis the Menace -
21.
Is This All?
Dennis the Menace
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- David B. Elson
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Andrew Krieg
- Allen Ross
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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