Dennis the Menace Giant
#15 - Dennis the Menace in Washington D.C.
(Summer 1963)
Hallden; Fawcett,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1963-06-17
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hallden
- Brand
-
Hallden Fawcett
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords government; politics; Washington DC
[no title indexed]
Dennis the Menace / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace
- Synopsis
- Dennis in snapshot in front of US Capitol; flag motif background
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flag; Washington DC
in 
[no title indexed]
Dennis the Menace / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Reader
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Washington DC
Indexer Notes
Letter from Harry Slater (publisher) on letterhead for Hallden Division of Fawcett; artwork of Dennis the Menace with Washington Monument.
Welcome to Washington!
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Synopsis
- Dennis and his parents visit the Washington Monument.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Washington DC
Indexer Notes
Five full-page panels of Washington scenery
Capital Capers
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Synopsis
- The Mitchells visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Library of Congress, the Bureau of the Census, and the Smithsonian Institution.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Bureau of the Census; government; Library of Congress; Smithsonian Institution; Washington DC
Not Far From Washington, Down In Historic Virginia...
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; John Smith; Powhatan; Pocahontas; Patrick Henry; George Washington; Washington's housekeeper
- Synopsis
- After visiting historic sites in Virginia, Dennis dreams of meeting (and advising) key characters from history. When he awakes, he still has cookies from Mount Vernon.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dream; Jamestown; Mount Vernon; time travel; Virginia; Williamsburg
The White House
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Dennis and his family tour the White House. He has a set-to with the little girl who lives upstairs.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- President; Washington DC; White House
The Capitol
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Senator; Lyndon B. Johnson (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Mitchells tour the Capitol building. Dennis disturbs a speechifying Senator.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- government; Washington DC
Indexer Notes
Vice-President Johnson presides over the Senate in one panel.
[no title indexed]
Dennis the Menace / text story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, ya Joey!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
- Synopsis
- Hand-written letter from Dennis to his friend Joey back home, describing Washington from Dennis's point of view.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Washington DC
Indexer Notes
Illustrations formed to look like black-and-white snapshots.
The FBI
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; J Edgar Hoover; Clyde Tolson (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Dennis and his family tour the FBI headquarters. Dennis meets director J. Edgar Hoover, surprises a scientist, and takes home a bullet-riddled target.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- FBI; Federal Bureau of Investigation; police; Washington DC
...And Finally... Panic In The Pentagon!
Dennis the Menace / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Admiral Mullenix
- Synopsis
- The Mitchells visit Henry's old naval C.O. in the Pentagon, but Dennis repeatedly upsets things. The Mitchells decide it's finally time to go home.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- navy; Pentagon; Virginia; Washington DC
Where Dennis Went In Washington
illustration / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Map of the city, marked with locations from the stories
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Washington DC
Have Fun With Dennis In Washington, D.C.!
Dennis the Menace / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dennis the Menace
- Synopsis
- Dennis plays with Washington people and places as toys.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Washington DC
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Dennis the Menace -
1.
["Dear Reader"]
Dennis the Menace -
2.
Welcome to Washington!
Dennis the Menace -
3.
Capital Capers
Dennis the Menace -
4.
Not Far From Washington, Down In Historic Virginia...
Dennis the Menace -
5.
The White House
Dennis the Menace -
6.
The Capitol
Dennis the Menace -
7.
["Hi, ya Joey!"]
Dennis the Menace -
8.
The FBI
Dennis the Menace -
9.
...And Finally... Panic In The Pentagon!
Dennis the Menace -
10.
Where Dennis Went In Washington
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11.
Have Fun With Dennis In Washington, D.C.!
Dennis the Menace
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