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Issue: Dennis the Menace #5
Publication Date: July 1954
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Issues: #5 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: 05/18/1954
Volume:
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, July-December 1954, page 221, registration number B486813.
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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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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; Henry Mitchell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title logo returns to that of issue numbers 1 and 2.
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4 Dennis Cartoons

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: humorous
Feature(s): Dennis the Menace
Character(s): Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
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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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Something Fishy!

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; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Synopsis: The Mitchells go on a camping and fishing trip.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Fred Toole must have really liked this title. There are 3 other stories with the same title available in "Dennis the Menace Giant" #2, "Dennis the Menace Television Special" #2, and "Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series" #142.
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Tennis Anyone?

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; Alice Mitchell
Synopsis: The Mitchells go to play tennis and Dennis has his own ideas about the game.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Spooky Stuff

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; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; Dennis' friends; Weasel Willie; Willie's unnamed associate; policeman
Synopsis: Dennis and his friends are at an abandoned house that they think is haunted but actually is the location of a counterfeiting operation.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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): Pee Bee Kappa (Boy Genius)
Character(s): Pee Bee Kappa; bank teller
First Line: My bank balance is in error...
Synopsis: PBK is smarter than the bank computer (and a 1954 computer is something to see!).
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Dennis the Salesman

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; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; Tommy; Martha Wurple; James J. Wurple; Sam; George; Aunt Mary; Uncle Ed
Synopsis: Dennis takes home a "For Sale" sign which causes quite a commotion at the Mitchell home and a car parked outside.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Tommy in this story is not the Tommy in later issues.
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Dennis the Golfer

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; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; unnamed neighbor
Synopsis: Henry needs to clean his golf clubs, however Dennis has another idea.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Henry remarks that he has been "tired for 4 years, 5 months, 13 days, 6 hours" as an indication of Dennis' age at the time.
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In This Corner...

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; Alice Mitchell; truck driver; policeman; boxers; referee; time keeper
Synopsis: Henry takes Dennis to a championship boxing match. A riot ensues.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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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: 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.) 1953-03-03 (upper left); 1953-02-12 (upper right); 1953-03-05 (bottom left); 1953-02-05 (bottom right). Inside back cover.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cartoon date information from Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace (Fantagraphics, 2005 Series).
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[untitled]

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; Alice Mitchell; Martha Wilson; Ruff
First Line: Whatcha doin, Mrs. Wilson?
Synopsis: Mrs. Wilson explains to Dennis about feeding flowers, in turn he feeds Alice's roses.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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