(November 1954)

Pines, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1954-09-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Visual Editions, Inc.
Brand
Standard Comics
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1954, page 221, registration number B507407.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)
Inks
Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Keywords
slingshot; television

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff
Reprints
  • from Dennis the Menace daily (The Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc.) 1953-09-02 (upper left)
  • 1953-09-12 (upper right)
  • 1953-08-12 (bottom left)
  • 1953-09-06 (bottom right)

Indexer Notes

Cartoon date information from Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace (Fantagraphics, 2005 Series). Inside front cover.

Dennis and the Rusklers (Table of Contents: 2)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Pete
Synopsis
The Mitchells are invited to a dude ranch for the weekend.
Reprints
Keywords
cattle; dude ranch; horses; rustlers

Play Ball! (Table of Contents: 3)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children; sports
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Jim Fiske (manager); Robbie Barnes (ballplayer); hot dog vendor; umpire; Adcox (ballplayer)
Synopsis
Henry, who knows the manager of a baseball team, brings Dennis to the ballpark.
Reprints
Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

A different story with the same title appears in "Dennis the Menace Giant" #52.

Smoky - the Fire Dog (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wiseman (illustrations)
Inks
Al Wiseman (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama; animal
Characters
Smoky (Dalmatian dog); George Kelsey; Dan Kelsey; Division Commander; Fire Captain
Synopsis
Citing regulations, the Division Commander tells Ladderman George Kelsey to keep Smoky out of the fire station, then a fire call to a burning apartment building changes this situation.
Keywords
Dalmatian; fire department

"Now, Punky, you stay right here" (Table of Contents: 5)

Punky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Punky; Punky's mother; policemen
Synopsis
Punky has an adventure when his Mom isn't looking.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Introduction of the character and feature. Toy blocks with the letters 'A' and 'W' (for Al Wiseman) appear on page four.

Hook Line and Stinker (Table of Contents: 6)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; George Wilson
Synopsis
Dennis goes fishing with his father and his neighbor, George Wilson.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing; salmon

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step Right Up Folks!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; carnival workers; policemen
Synopsis
Dennis is the source of mayhem during an afternoon at a carnival.
Reprints
Keywords
carnival; games; merry-go-round

Dennis the Menace Toys (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dennis the Menace; Niresk Industries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth Candy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dennis the Menace
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dennis the Menace
  3. 2. Dennis and the Rusklers
    Dennis the Menace
  4. 3. Play Ball!
    Dennis the Menace
  5. 4. Smoky - the Fire Dog
  6. 5. "Now, Punky, you stay right here"
    Punky
  7. 6. Hook Line and Stinker
    Dennis the Menace
  8. 7. ["Step Right Up Folks!"]
    Dennis the Menace
  9. 8. Dennis the Menace Toys
    Dennis the Menace; Niresk Industries
  10. 9. ["for that trip into space..."]
    Baby Ruth Candy
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