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Issue Details

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Published Winter 1955
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 100

Cover Details

Characters Dennis Mitchell
Genre children; humor
Pencils Hank Ketcham
Inks Hank Ketcham

1 page Dennis the Menace story "4 Dennis Cartoons"

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

14 page Dennis the Menace story "Dennis Goes Christmas Shopping"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Reprinted in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

11 page Dennis the Menace story "U.p S.et Mail"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Reprinted in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

6 page Dennis the Menace story "Santa's Helper"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Reprinted in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

9 page activity "Let's Sing Carols with Dennis!"

Synopsis A pinup of the Mitchells singing around a piano, followed by the lyrics to 8 Christmas carols.
Letters typeset

1 page activity "Do you know the names of Santa's reindeer?"

Synopsis Fill in the blanks and spell the reindeer's names.

10 page Dennis the Menace story "Dear Santa"

Synopsis A letter written by Dennis to Santa. There are also reprints of daily cartoons sprinkled throughout the letter.
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole, Hank Ketcham
Pencils Al Wiseman; Hank Ketcham
Inks Al Wiseman, Hank Ketcham
Notes Dennis' letter to Santa became a semi annual event. A few additional letters were printed over the years.

2 page activity "It's Easy to Decorate Your Windows!"

Synopsis Cutouts you can use to make Christmas window decorations.
Letters typeset

4 page Punky story "Punky"

Synopsis Punky gets a football for Christmas.
Genre children; humor
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman

1 page activity "Here's Your Coloring Page!"

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

1 page activity "Can You Fill in the Missings Words?"

Synopsis Fill in the missing words in the panels of a 1 page Dennis the Menace story.

8 page Dennis the Menace story "Up a Tree"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Notes A different story with the same title appears in TBD. A third story with the same title appears in "Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series" #158.
Reprinted in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

1 page activity "Xmas Tree Crossword Puzzle"

Synopsis A crossword puzzle.
Letters typeset

10 page Dennis the Menace story "Dennis Visits Santa Claus"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Reprinted in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #1

6 page Dennis the Menace story "Too Good to Be True"

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

12 page Dennis the Menace story "Merry Christmas"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Notes A different story with the same title appears in "Dennis the Menace Giant (Hallden; Fawcett)" #6.

1 page Dennis the Menace story "4 Dennis Cartoons"

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

1 page Dennis the Menace illustration "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Ruff
Pencils Hank Ketcham
Inks Hank Ketcham