Dennis the Menace Giant #54 - Dennis the Menace and His Dog Ruff
(Summer 1968)

Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
Fawcett
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Issue Notes

Indicia title is "Dennis the Menace and His Dog Ruff".

Dennis the Menace and His Dog Ruff (Table of Contents)

Dennis the Menace / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Ruff
Reprints

Ruff Stuff (Table of Contents: 1)

Dennis the Menace / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hank Ketcham
Pencils
Hank Ketcham
Inks
Hank Ketcham
Letters
Hank Ketcham

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ugly? You think Ruff is ugly? Boy, do you ever need new glasses!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Ruff; Dennis Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Alice Mitchell; Tommy Anderson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprints of 3 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.
Inside front cover.

Putting on the Dog (Table of Contents: 2)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you looking for, Dennis?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff; Butch; Fifi
Synopsis
Dennis throws a birthday party for Ruff and invites his friends' dogs.
Reprints

A Ruff Day! (Table of Contents: 3)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Go get it, boy!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff
Synopsis
When Ruff knocks over a bottle of bleach and ruins the kitchen floor, Henry decides to put in new tiles by himself.
Reprints

A Bone to Pick (Table of Contents: 4)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ruff! You know better than putting bones on my clean rug!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff; Margaret Wade; Martha Wilson
Synopsis
Other dogs keep stealing Ruff's bones, so Dennis tries to find a hiding place.
Reprints

Movie Mischief (Table of Contents: 5)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Rin-Tin-Tin movie, eh? Okay..here you are.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Rin Tin Tin (on movie screen)
Synopsis
Dennis sneaks Ruff in to a movie.
Reprints

Do You Know These Kinds of Dogs? (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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Indexer Notes

Fill in the names of the dogs.

Ruff's Family Tree (Table of Contents: 7)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi1 We'd like to leave our dog here a few days while we take a little trip.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell
Synopsis
Ruff is left at a kennel for purebred dogs and discusses his ancestry with the others.
Reprints

How to Train Your Dog (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Colors
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Letters
Typeset; ?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
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Indexer Notes

Illustrated article on dog training.

RXuff Treatment (Table of Contents: 9)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Mom! Dad! Ruff don't feel so good! We better take him to the dog doctor!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Synopsis
Ruff is taken to the vet with an upset stomach caused by the junk food Dennis feeds him.
Reprints

More Ruff Stuff (Table of Contents: 10)

Dennis the Menace / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hank Ketcham
Pencils
Hank Ketcham
Inks
Hank Ketcham
Letters
Hank Ketcham

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's not lazy! He's just restin' up so he can watch for burglars tonight!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Ruff; Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Tommy Anderson; Melvin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.
Inside back cover.

Dream Dog (Table of Contents: 11)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yip yip yip!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell
Synopsis
Dennis and Henry wonder what Ruff is dreaming about.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Printed on the back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dennis the Menace and His Dog Ruff
    Dennis the Menace
  2. 1. Ruff Stuff
    Dennis the Menace
  3. 2. Putting on the Dog
    Dennis the Menace
  4. 3. A Ruff Day!
    Dennis the Menace
  5. 4. A Bone to Pick
    Dennis the Menace
  6. 5. Movie Mischief
    Dennis the Menace
  7. 6. Do You Know These Kinds of Dogs?
  8. 7. Ruff's Family Tree
    Dennis the Menace
  9. 8. How to Train Your Dog
  10. 9. RXuff Treatment
    Dennis the Menace
  11. 10. More Ruff Stuff
    Dennis the Menace
  12. 11. Dream Dog
    Dennis the Menace
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore