Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	Summer 1957
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100
Notes	All of the stories in this issue revolve around the Mitchells renting a trailer and driving out to California for a vacation. The last story leads into "Dennis the Menace Giant (Pines)" #6 which wouldn't be published for another year.

Cover Details

Characters	Dennis Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Notes	All of the stories in this issue revolve around the Mitchells renting a trailer and driving out to California for a vacation. The last story leads into "Dennis the Menace Giant (Pines)" #6 which wouldn't be published for another year.

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

7 page Dennis the Menace story "Happy Holidaze"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; George Wilson; Martha Wilson
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

1 page activity "Merry-Go-Round Puzzle"

Synopsis	A crossword puzzle.
Letters	typeset

8 page Dennis the Menace story "California Here We Come"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

3 page activity "Let's Make Dennis' Trailer and His Folks Car!"

Synopsis

A cut-out construction project.

6 page Dennis the Menace story "Ruffled Feelings"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff; Margaret Wade
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

2 page activity "Are You a Little Cut-Up?"

Synopsis

Paper dolls of Dennis and Margaret.

17 page Dennis the Menace story "Let's Get the Show on the Road!"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

12 page Dennis the Menace story "Dennis and Harry Zona"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

1 page activity "Coloring Time!"

Synopsis	Color a full page daily Dennis the Menace cartoon.
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	typeset
Notes	This strip has a date of 9/7 on it.

16 page Dennis the Menace story "It Happened in Monteray..."

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

1 page activity "Parachute Puzzle"

Synopsis	A crossword puzzle.
Letters	typeset

9 page Dennis the Menace story "Kid Stuff"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #32

2 page text article "The Real Dennis the Menace Playground"

Synopsis	An article on the "Dennis the Menace Playground" built in Monteray, California. It was designed by Hank Ketcham and sculptor Arch Garner and opened in 1956. As of this writing (October, 2004) it is still there.
Script	Hank Ketcham
Letters	typeset

11 page Dennis the Menace story "The Big Surprize"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Synopsis	Dennis wins a vacation to Hawaii for the Mitchells.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Notes	The story is a prequel to "Dennis the Menace Giant (Pines)" #6 in which the Mitchells go to Hawaii.

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 (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Summer Calendar"

Synopsis

Calendar pages for June, July and August (1957) with Dennis and Henry drawings next to them.