(Summer 1955)

Pines, 1955 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
1955-06-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Literary Enterprises, Inc.
Brand
Standard Comics
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Either this issue or Dennis the Menace Christmas Issue (Standard, 1955 series) #[nn] is considered to be the first issue of Dennis the Menace Giant (Pines, 1956 series).

Giant Vacation Special (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
Cover Thumbnail for Dennis the Menace Giant Vacation Special (Pines, 1955 series)
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[4 Dennis Cartoons] (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
Synopsis
Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Awaaay We Go! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff

All Wet (Table of Contents: 3)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Indexer Notes

A different story with the same title appears in Dennis the Menace (1959 series) #93
November 1967. Ruff is shown in the splash panel but does not appear in the story.

Paddling Along (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Bedtime Story (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell

Indexer Notes

A different story with the same title appears in Dennis the Menace (1959 series) #77
March 1965.

Crossword Puzzle (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Characters
Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Muscles In (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Heat Wave (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; George Wilson; Martha Wilson; Tommy Anderson
Reprints

Here's How to Draw Dennis' Mom! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Alice Mitchell
Synopsis
How to draw Mrs. Mitchell.

Here's How to Draw Dennis... (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Dennis Mitchell
Synopsis
How to draw Dennis Mitchell.

Here's How to Draw Dennis' Dad! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Henry Mitchell
Synopsis
How to draw Mr. Mitchell.

What Is Dennis Riding On? (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Dennis Mitchell
Synopsis
A connect-the-dots puzzle.

Help (the) Police (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Screamy Mimi / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, I'm so sorry!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Mimi Merrill; Grace Merrill (Mimi's mother)
Synopsis
Mimi and her mom go to the country.

Alone with Dennis (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Melodie; Jasper Biggs

Indexer Notes

This story boasts in the title "Introducing His Favorite Baby Sitter Melodie!"

[Cookie Maze] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Help Dennis and Ruff find the cookies.

Hey, Kids! Color This Page! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Hank Ketcham
Pencils
Hank Ketcham
Inks
Hank Ketcham
Letters
Hank Ketcham
Synopsis
Color a full page daily Dennis the Menace cartoon.

The Real West (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wiseman ? (illustrations)
Inks
Al Wiseman ? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier
Characters
Davey Hall; Davey's parents; Buck Skinner

Indexer Notes

Three illustrations in color.

Dennis vs. the Circus (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Reprints

Dennis the Space Menace (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Reprints

Sling-Shot Blues (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; George Wilson; Alice Mitchell

Here Are Dennis' Mother's Vacation Clothes (Table of Contents: 22)

Dennis the Menace / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fashion
Characters
Alice Mitchell
Synopsis
Paper doll of Mrs. Mitchell with 6 outfits as well.

Beware of Dennis (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script
Fred Toole
Pencils
Al Wiseman
Inks
Al Wiseman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff

Color This Page Yourself! (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Hank Ketcham
Pencils
Hank Ketcham
Inks
Hank Ketcham
Letters
Hank Ketcham
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Color a full page daily Dennis the Menace cartoon.

[4 Dennis Cartoons] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
Hank Ketcham
Pencils
Hank Ketcham
Inks
Hank Ketcham
Letters
Hank Ketcham
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Summer Calendar] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Calendar pages for June, July and August with Dennis drawings next to them.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Giant Vacation Special
    Dennis the Menace
  2. 1. [4 Dennis Cartoons]
    Dennis the Menace
  3. 2. Awaaay We Go!
    Dennis the Menace
  4. 3. All Wet
    Dennis the Menace
  5. 4. Paddling Along
    Dennis the Menace
  6. 5. Bedtime Story
    Dennis the Menace
  7. 6. Crossword Puzzle
    Dennis the Menace
  8. 7. Dennis Muscles In
    Dennis the Menace
  9. 8. Heat Wave
    Dennis the Menace
  10. 9. Here's How to Draw Dennis' Mom!
    Dennis the Menace
  11. 10. Here's How to Draw Dennis...
    Dennis the Menace
  12. 11. Here's How to Draw Dennis' Dad!
    Dennis the Menace
  13. 12. What Is Dennis Riding On?
    Dennis the Menace
  14. 13. Help (the) Police
    Dennis the Menace
  15. 14. ["Oh, I'm so sorry!"]
    Screamy Mimi
  16. 15. Alone with Dennis
    Dennis the Menace
  17. 16. [Cookie Maze]
    Dennis the Menace
  18. 17. Hey, Kids! Color This Page!
    Dennis the Menace
  19. 18. The Real West
  20. 19. Dennis vs. the Circus
    Dennis the Menace
  21. 20. Dennis the Space Menace
    Dennis the Menace
  22. 21. Sling-Shot Blues
    Dennis the Menace
  23. 22. Here Are Dennis' Mother's Vacation Clothes
    Dennis the Menace
  24. 23. Beware of Dennis
    Dennis the Menace
  25. 24. Color This Page Yourself!
    Dennis the Menace
  26. 25. [4 Dennis Cartoons]
    Dennis the Menace
  27. 26. [Summer Calendar]
    Dennis the Menace
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