Dennis the Menace Giant #7 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood [First Printing]

(Winter 1959)

Memo From Hallden Publications, Inc. (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Slater

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Fred Toole (photograph)

Synopsis

[Here is an excerpt] Dear Reader: Once again we have "sent" Dennis to one of your favorite places, by sending our artist-writer team to Hollywood. Artist Al Wiseman is very familiar with Southern California, having lived there, and writer Fred Toole made two separate trips to Los Angeles to gather authentic on-the-spot material for this book.

Indexer Notes

A photo of writer Fred Toole at the Ambassador Hotel swimming pool is also included.

It All Began When.... (Table of Contents: 2)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; R.M. Hall; Mrs. Porter (baby sitter); Glenn Ford (mentioned); Kim Novak (mentioned); Freddy Martin (band leader)

Synopsis

Mr. Hall sends Henry Mitchell and family to Hollywood to oversee production of a film being made for the company.

Reprints

• from Dennis the Menace (Hallden; Fawcett, 1959 series) #38 (September 1959) [Only the first three pages are reprinted, with a title change to "It All Began When..." ]
• in Felix (Bastei Verlag, 1958 series) #806, #807
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968) [Only the first five pages are reprinted.]

Keywords

Ambassador Hotel; Cocoanut Grove

Movie-Groovy Starring Dennis Mitchell (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Bob Goodfreed; Rin Tin Tin

Synopsis

Henry Mitchell meets Bob Goodfreed, who is to work with him on the film; meanwhile Dennis causes a stir on the movie lot.

Reprints

• in Felix (Bastei Verlag, 1958 series) #808
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968)

Keywords

Columbia Ranch

"Alice in Glamourland" with a Selected Short Subject (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Santa Claus; Hari Slater

Synopsis

Alice takes Dennis for a visit to Hollywood.

Reprints

• in Felix (Bastei Verlag, 1958 series) #809
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968)

Keywords

Boris Karloff; Brown Derby restaurant; Charlie McCarthy; Edgar Bergen; Grauman's Chinese Theater; Hollywood and Vine; Jimmy Durante; Joan Crawford; Joe E. Brown; Ray Milland; Roy Rogers; Shirley Temple; The Three Stooges; Trigger

Indexer Notes

On a movie theatre poster appear the names: Bruce Ariss; Tamma Smith; Arch Garner; Fred Toole; Al Wiseman and Hank Ketcham. Publisher Harry Slater also appears as the character Hari Slater.

Meanwhile, Back at the Wilson's (Table of Contents: 5)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

George Wilson; Martha Wilson; Ruff; Mr. Wiseman (the milkman); the mailman; Rin Tin Tin; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Jack Benny (silhouette); the Wilson's doctor.

Synopsis

George Wilson is happy without Dennis being around until he starts seeing illusions of him everywhere.

Reprints

• in Felix (Bastei Verlag, 1958 series) #810
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968) [Only the letter from Dennis to Ruff is reprinted. Title changed and shortened to 9 pages with the original page five of the letter omitted.]

Keywords

Capitol Records Building; Farmers Market; Hollywood Bowl; Jack Benny; La Brea Tar Pits; smog

Indexer Notes

Includes a 10 page letter Dennis wrote to Ruff from Hollywood.

Places to Go... Things to See. In and Around Los Angeles. (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman [as AW]

Inks

Al Wiseman [as AW]

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966)

Keywords

Fox Studio; Hollywood Park; Los Angeles Dodgers; Marineland; MGM Studio; Republic Studio; Rose Bowl; Santa Anita; UCLA; Universal Studio

Indexer Notes

Cartoon style map of Los Angeles in 1959 showing many landmarks drawn by Al Wiseman.

Time Out for Marineland (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Bubbles the Whale

Synopsis

The Mitchells visit Marineland of the Pacific.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968)
• in Dennis the Menace (Marvel, 1981 series) #4 (February 1982)

Keywords

dolphin; piranha

Here's Some Funny Fishes We Saw at Marineland! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

nature

Characters

Dennis Mitchell (masthead)

Synopsis

Some creatures of the deep.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966)

Keywords

bat ray; Moorish idol; octopus; sea anemone; sea horse

Father Knows Best (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Robert Young [as Jim Anderson]; Lauren Chapin [as Kathy Anderson]; Herb Wallerstein (assistant director).

Synopsis

The Mitchells visit the set of 'Father Knows Best', a popular television show of that time.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964) [modified]
which is reprinted
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966) [modified]
• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968) [Modified with title and character name changes.]

Still Pics Plug Flicks (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Gary Cooper; Rita Hayworth

Synopsis

The Mitchells tour the Stills Department at Columbia Pictures.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968) [Character names changed.]

Keywords

dark room; parrot

Indexer Notes

Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth appeared in the movie "They Came to Cordura", a 1959 Columbia release.

Chasen Around (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Mr. Stransky; Kim Novak; John Wayne; Rock Hudson; Elizabeth Taylor; Glenn Ford; Mickey Rooney; Susan Hayward; Bob Hope;

Synopsis

The Mitchells go to a famous West Hollywood restaurant on their last night in Los Angeles.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966)

Keywords

autographs; champagne; Dave Chasen's restaurant

Indexer Notes

The eight movie stars that the Mitchell's see are shown as facial caricatures on one page.

But All Good Things Must End, So.... (Table of Contents: 12)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Toole

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Bob Goodfreed

Synopsis

Dennis wants to see the film that his father was working on while on the trip.

Reprints

• in Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett, 1958 series) #23 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1964), #42 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Summer 1966), #60 - Dennis the Menace in Hollywood (Fall 1968)

Keywords

Ambassador Hotel; Los Angeles International Airport

See Mr. Wilson? Somebody Likes Me! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Hank Ketcham (photograph); Dennis Mitchell (photograph of Jay North); Henry Mitchell (photograph of Herbert Anderson); George Wilson (photograph of Joseph Kearns)

Synopsis

Photo of Hank Ketcham presenting a drawing to TV's Dennis, Jay North.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

You Asked For 'Em (Table of Contents: 14)

Dennis the Menace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Wiseman

Inks

Al Wiseman

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover ad for The Best of Dennis the Menace #1 and Dennis in Hawaii (3rd Printing) both now on sale.