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Issue: Dennis the Menace #4
Publication Date: May 1954
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Issues: #4 of 31 Issues (32 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: Standard ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Visual Editions Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/18/1954
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1954, page 45, registration number B470184.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)
Inker(s): Hank Ketcham [as Ketcham] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; motorcycle policeman
Synopsis: Dennis ties up traffic when Ruff pulls his wagon.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Same title logo as issue number 3 but without the snow.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hank Ketcham
Penciller(s): Hank Ketcham
Inker(s): Hank Ketcham
Letterer(s): Hank Ketcham
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dennis the Menace daily (The Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc.) 1952-07-30 (upper left); 1953-07-17 (upper right); 1952-05-26 (bottom left); 1953-06-30 (bottom right)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cartoon date information from Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace (Fantagraphics, 2005 Series). Inside front cover.
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Dead-End Dennis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Dennis' grandmother; pool players; tattoo artist
Synopsis: Alice has Henry go to pick up her mother at the train station and Dennis goes along.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: An error in continuity as this grandmother is different than the grandmother from the previous issue. Both of whom appear to be Alice's mother, based on the script.
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Dennis vs. the Baby Sitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Mrs. Watson; policeman
Synopsis: Dennis and the sitter don't seem to get along very well.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Dennis the Jitterbug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Miss Wiggins (dance instructor); Lucy
Synopsis: The Mitchells enroll Dennis at a dance school.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Kite Krazy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff; dry cleaner; toy store clerk
Synopsis: Dennis wants to fly a kite and Henry intends to build one for him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Ruff is colored brown in this story.
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Ruff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff
Synopsis: Dennis tries to get Ruff to be a pointer.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ruff is colored brown in this story.
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Big Deal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Mr.Kennedy (Henry's boss); Mr. Hall
Synopsis: Mr. Kennedy, Henry's boss wants him to fly out to Cactus Springs with a contract to be signed by Mr. Hall.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Mr. Hall becomes a continuing character and later Henry's boss. The Mitchell's stay at the Hotel Toole.
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Dennis vs. the Barber

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff; Mr. Alvardi (barber); Pete (barber)
Synopsis: Alice drops off Dennis at the barber shop for a haircut.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Dennis is shown reading a Dennis the Menace comic book.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hank Ketcham
Penciller(s): Hank Ketcham
Inker(s): Hank Ketcham
Letterer(s): Hank Ketcham
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Dennis the Menace daily (The Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc.) 1953-06-26 (upper left); 1951-12-17 (upper right); 1952-03-22 (bottom left); 1952-05-03 (bottom right)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cartoon date information from Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace (Fantagraphics, 2005 Series). Inside back cover.
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Dizzy Bizzness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Toole
Penciller(s): Al Wiseman
Inker(s): Al Wiseman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Wiseman
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Mr. Kennedy
Synopsis: Dennis visits his father's office.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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