Dennis the Menace Giant #3

(Winter 1956)

[4 Cartoons] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 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.

Dennis...A Christmas Angel (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

?

Genre

children; humor

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Reprints

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969), #22

Shopping Secrets (Table of Contents: 3)

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; George Wilson; Martha Wilson

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)

[Christmas Tree Puzzle] (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A crossword puzzle within a Christmas tree.

Keywords

Christmas tree

A Ruff Christmas (Table of Contents: 5)

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; Ruff

Reprints

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969), #22

No Christmas for Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

drama

Characters

George Shaw; Mrs. Shaw; Kenneth Shaw; Kathryn Shaw; Mr. Primrose; Mr. Dolman

Synopsis

An out-of-work actor takes a job as a department store Santa Claus in hope of earning enough money to buy presents for his children. He gives an impromptu talk about it being "better to give than receive" to a spoiled little boy, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

Keywords

Christmas; Jesus

Indexer Notes

Text story with decorative title and one small illustration.

Let's Sing Carols with Dennis! (Table of Contents: 7)

Dennis the Menace / activity / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Traditional

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Dennis the Menace; Margaret; Tommy; Ruff

Synopsis

Lyrics to six Christmas carols with many spot illustrations. The carols are Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum), Good King Wencelas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and The First Nowell (The First Noel).

Indexer Notes

The first page of this sequence is an Al Wiseman pinup of Dennis, Margaret, Tommy and Ruff caroling.

Sing a Song of Christmas, a Pocket Fulla Pie! (Table of Contents: 8)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 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; Margaret Wade; Tommy Anderson; George Wilson; Martha Wilson

Reprints

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969), #22

Guess Who This Is!?! It's Santa Claus! (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Synopsis

A cut-out mask of Santa.

Keywords

Santa Claus

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 10)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 11 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

• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)

Here Is Your Own Dennis Christmas Tree Ornament! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Dennis the Menace; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff

Synopsis

Two drawings to be cut out and pasted on opposite sides of a cardboard circle to create a Christmas tree ornament.

Reprints

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969)

Keywords

Christmas tree

C'mon! Get Your Crayons Out... Let's Go! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Pencils

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Inks

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dennis the Menace; Mrs. Wilson

Synopsis

Dennis wants to borrow one of Mrs. Wilson's large stockings for Christmas Eve.

Reprints

• from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip

Keywords

Christmas stocking; clothesline; laundry

Indexer Notes

A full page black and white Dennis the Menace cartoon to color.

Santa's Reindeer (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

A puzzle rhyme with each stanza ending with the name of one of Santa's reindeer.

Keywords

reindeer; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Text with title illustration.

Here's a Christmas Crib You Can Make! (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

A nativity diorama craft to cut out and paste on cardboard.

Keywords

Christmas; Nativity Scene

Indexer Notes

Oops, they printed both of the cut-out pages on the same sheet (front and back) so you'd have to buy two copies of the comic to do this craft.

[Dear Santa] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis the Menace

Synopsis

A letter to Santa presented as though Dennis had written and illustrated it.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #10 (October 1971)

Indexer Notes

Dennis' letters to Santa were a semi annual event. A few additional letters were printed over the years.

[Fireplace Puzzle] (Table of Contents: 16)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A crossword puzzle within the brickwork of a fireplace.

Keywords

fireplace

Coloring Time! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Pencils

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Inks

Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dennis the Menace

Synopsis

Dennis tells a department store Santa to lose some weight so he'll be able to fit in their chimney.

Reprints

• from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip

Keywords

Christmas; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

A full page black and white Dennis the Menace cartoon to color.

Too Many Santas (Table of Contents: 18)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 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

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969), #22

He's Been Here! (Table of Contents: 19)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 9 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

Reprints

• in The Best of Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #2 (Winter 1959)
• in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Hallden; Fawcett, 1969 series) #2 (Winter 1969), #22

[Christmas Cartoons] (Table of Contents: 20)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 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 (Christmas themed).

Is This All? (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Hank Ketcham (signed)

Pencils

Hank Ketcham (signed)

Inks

Hank Ketcham (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Hank Ketcham

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell

Synopsis

Dennis receives a large number of toys for Christmas, but still wants more.

Reprints

• from Dennis the Menace newspaper strip ?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.