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Issue Details

Issue #37
Published Spring 1966
Frequency None Listed
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Notes Indicia title is "Dennis the Menace Television Special" Comic assumed to be packaged by Fred Toole of Dennis the Menace Enterprises

Cover Details - "Television Special"

Characters Henry Mitchell; Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre Children; Humor
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman

1 page Dennis the Menace story

Characters Dennis Mitchell; George Wilson; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Margaret Wade
Genre Children; Humor
Script Hank Ketcham
Pencils Hank Ketcham
Inks Hank Ketcham
Letters Hank Ketcham
Notes Four Dennis the Menace daily panel reprints
Reprinted from ?

22 page Dennis the Menace story "The Picnic"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; George Wilson; Martha Wilson; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; Mr. Quigley; Johnny Brady; Mr. Brady; Tiny Hawkins
Synopsis Singing and contests at the neighborhood picnic.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Fred Toole (adaptation)
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Notes Based on the Dennis the Menace TV episode "Community Picnic" shown 24 June 1962, written by Keith Fowler and Phil Leslie. In that episode John Wilson replace George Wilson, and Tommy Anderson appeared; and Mr. Brady was Charles Brady. A Mr. Finch also appeared.

21 page Dennis the Menace story "The Big Clean-Up"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Ruff; George Wilson; Henry Mitchell; Sergeant Mooney; Mrs. Schooner
Synopsis Being Paint-up and Clean-up week, a prize is given for the neatest house.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Fred Toole (adaption)
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Notes Based on the Dennis the Menace TV Show episode "Paint-up Clean-up week" broadcast 27 November 1960; written by Dick Conway and Roland MacLane. TV episode also contains Tommy Andrews, and Mrs. Johnson. Sgt Mooney's first name is Theodore.

1 page text article "Pretty Touchy"

Synopsis card tricks
Letters Typeset
Notes "Card tricks in this book adopted from publications of the Assn. of American Playing Card Mfrs."
Reprinted from ?

26 page Dennis the Menace story "Muscling In"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; George Wilson; Uncle Ned; Martha Wilson; Joey
Synopsis Mr Wilson's Uncle Ned is a fitness fanatic.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Fred Toole (adaptation)
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman
Notes based on the TV episode "Mr. Wilson's Uncle" which aired 18 February 1962, written by Budd Grossman. Characters in the show but not in the comic are Tommy Anderson and Seymour. Uncle Ned's last name on TV is Matthews.

8 page text article "Dennis the Menace: The Community Picnic"

Script Fred Toole
Letters Typewriter; ?
Notes Using the first few pages of the original Dennis script by Phil Leslie and Keith Flower, to show how television shows are written.

1 page text article "Guess 'Em"

Synopsis Card Trick
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Needle In The Haystack"

Synopsis Card Trick
Letters Typeset

1 page Dennis The Menace story

Characters Dennis the Menace; George Wilson; Alice Mitchell
Genre Children; Humor
Script Hank Ketcham
Pencils Hank Ketcham
Inks Hank Ketcham
Letters Hank Ketcham
Notes Four daily panels reprinted.
Reprinted from

1 page Dennis the Menace story "Tricky Viewing"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell
Synopsis A beauty contest on television.
Genre Children; Humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Al Wiseman
Inks Al Wiseman