Dennis the Menace #48

(January 1961)

Jay North Helps Santa! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Cookie Jar / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photograph)

Inks:

? (photograph)

Letters:

typeset

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell (photograph of Jay North)

Synopsis:

"Jay North Helps Santa" - A short article about TV's Dennis appearing in a Thanksgiving parade.

Keywords:

Gimbels Toyland; TV Guide

Indexer Notes

Thanksgiving Day parade at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1960.

Christmas Tree Trickery (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

Fred Toole

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Alice Mitchell; Ruff (cameo)

Synopsis:

Henry and Dennis (uninvited) go shopping for a Christmas tree.

Reprints:

• in Just Dennis (Alan Class, 1966 ? series) #2 (January 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #14 (October 1972)

Keywords:

mistletoe

["Hello, Children! Been ice skating, I see."] (Table of Contents: 3)

A Grampa Story / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Grampa [Stephen]; Granma

Synopsis:

Grampa tells some tall tales about winter sports.

Reprints:

• in Just Dennis (Alan Class, 1966 ? series) #2 (January 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #14 (October 1972)

Keywords:

ice hockey; ice skating; skiing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Day by Day with Dennis / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Hank Ketcham

Pencils:

Hank Ketcham

Inks:

Hank Ketcham

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell

Reprints:

• from Dennis the Menace daily (The Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc.) 195X-XX-XX - 1960-XX-XX ?

Indexer Notes

One cartoon for each day of the week.

Rocky Hockey or Puck Luck! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

Fred Toole

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Eddie

Synopsis:

Dennis gets a lesson in playing ice hockey.

Reprints:

• in Just Dennis (Alan Class, 1966 ? series) #2 (January 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #14 (October 1972)

Keywords:

ice hockey; puck

The Treasure of Time (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1.87 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure; children

Characters:

Jimmy Powers; Jimmy's dad; Mr. Kilgrew

Synopsis:

An old gold prospector leaves Jimmy a watch and a letter for his grandson with clues to his buried gold.

Indexer Notes

Shares second page with statement of ownership.

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

statement of ownership / 0.13 page (report information)

Script:

Gordon W. Fawcett

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

From the statement: published 8 times a year (which conflicts with the indicia that has "bi-monthly" in every issue); editor, none; managing editor, none; average number of copies sold during the previous 12 months was 868,699. Statement sworn to on September 30, 1960 by Gordon W. Fawcett, business manager; Lillian M. Klein, notary public.

'Twas Several Days Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 8)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Fred Toole

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell; Martha Wilson; George Wilson; Alice Mitchell

Synopsis:

The Wilsons celebrate Christmas early and Dennis helps them.

Reprints:

• in Just Dennis (Alan Class, 1966 ? series) #2 (January 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #14 (October 1972)

Indexer Notes

Title panel shows "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" with "the Night" crossed out and Dennis holding a banner that has "Several Days" on it.

Dennis Helps Crusade! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Cookie Jar / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hank Ketcham ?

Inks:

Hank Ketcham ?

Letters:

typeset

Editing:

?

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell

Synopsis:

"Dennis Helps Crusade" - A short article on the United Bay Area Crusade.

Indexer Notes

Features an illustration used by the Community Chest of San Francisco, California for fund raising.

The Fall Guy (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

Fred Toole

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Dennis Mitchell; Joey McDonald

Synopsis:

Dennis explains to Joey the names of the four seasons.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.