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Dennis the Menace (Fawcett)

    (Fawcett, 1953-1979)
™ and ©1978 Field Newspaper Syndicate
#1–14 from Standard; #15–31 from Pines; #32 and later from Fawcett

Dennis Mitchell is a five-year-old with blonde hair, a bouncy personality, and a childish innocence. Why then does his neighbor Mr. Wilson fear his presence, and his parents, Henry and Alice, throw up their hands in exasperation whenever they contemplate his day’s activities?

Because Dennis Mitchell is Dennis the Menace—a charmer of a kid with an uncanny talent for accidentally causing trouble. But for all this, he remains a lovable tyke, familiar to anyone who has ever had a five-year-old of their own.

Hank Ketcham’s cartoon creation has been a popular favorite since it first appeared in the funny pages in 1951. It gave rise to numerous comic series, books, and even screen and stage plays.
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  • 2
    #2
    Dennis painting Ruff on cover
    Dec 1953
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  • 11
    #11
    Bar-B-Q cover
    Jul 1955
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  • 14
    #14
    Zoo cover
    Jan 1956
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    Last Standard issue
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  • 15
    #15
    Mar 1956
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    Pines begins as publisher
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  • 17
    #17
    Pirate cover
    Jul 1956
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  • 18
    #18
    Sep 1956
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  • 19
    #19
    Cover labeled with Boys Club endorsement by Herbert Hoover
    Nov 1956
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  • 22
    #22
    May 1957
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    W: Fred Toole, Hank Ketcham  ·  A: Al Wiseman, Hank Ketcham
    1st appearance of Margaret
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  • 23
    #23
    Cover labeled with Boys Club endorsement by Herbert Hoover
    Jul 1957
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  • 25
    #25
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    Nov 1957
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  • 26
    #26
    Cover labeled with Boys Club endorsement by Herbert Hoover
    Jan 1958
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  • 29
    #29
    Jul 1958
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  • 30
    #30
    Sep 1958
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  • 31
    #31
    Autumn cover
    Nov 1958
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    1st appearance of Joey McDonald
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  • 33
    #33
    Hardware store cover
    Mar 1959
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  • 34
    #34
    Winter cover
    Apr 1959
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  • 35
    #35
    Golf cover
    May 1959
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  • 36
    #36
    Mud pies cover
    Jul 1959
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  • 38
    #38
    Sep 1959
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  • 39
    #39
    Nov 1959
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    1st Appearance of Gina Romano
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  • 40
    #40
    Jan 1960
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  • 43
    #43
    Jun 1960
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  • 44
    #44
    Aug 1960
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  • 46
    #46
    Oct 1960
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  • 48
    #48
    Jan 1961
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  • 49
    #49
    Mar 1961
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  • 50
    #50
    Apr 1961
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  • 59
    #59
    May 1962
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  • 61
    #61
    Aug 1962
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  • 63
    #63
    Nov 1962
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  • 64
    #64
    Jan 1963
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  • 65
    #65
    Mar 1963
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  • 66
    #66
    May 1963
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  • 67
    #67
    Jul 1963
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  • 70
    #70
    Jan 1964
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  • 76
    #76
    Jan 1965
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  • 80
    #80
    Sep 1965
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  • 82
    #82
    Jan 1966
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  • 83
    #83
    Mar 1966
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  • 87
    #87
    Nov 1966
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  • 88
    #88
    Jan 1967
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  • 89
    #89
    Mar 1967
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  • 91
    #91
    Jul 1967
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  • 92
    #92
    Sep 1967
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  • 93
    #93
    Nov 1967
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  • 95
    #95
    Mar 1968
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  • 96
    #96
    May 1968
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  • 100
    #100
    Jan 1969
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  • 102
    #102
    May 1969
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  • 103
    #103
    Jul 1969
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  • 105
    #105
    Nov 1969
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  • 107
    #107
    Mar 1970
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  • 108
    #108
    May 1970
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  • 109
    #109
    Jul 1970
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  • 110
    #110
    Sep 1970
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  • 112
    #112
    Jan 1971
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  • 113
    #113
    Mar 1971
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  • 114
    #114
    May 1971
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  • 116
    #116
    Sep 1971
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    Anti-pollution issue
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  • 117
    #117
    Nov 1971
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    Special on Water Pollution
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  • 118
    #118
    Jan 1972
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  • 119
    #119
    Mar 1972
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  • 121
    #121
    Jul 1972
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  • 122
    #122
    Sep 1972
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    Spirit of ’72
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  • 123
    #123
    Nov 1972
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  • 124
    #124
    Jan 1973
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  • 125
    #125
    Mar 1973
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  • 126
    #126
    May 1973
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  • 127
    #127
    Jul 1973
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  • 129
    #129
    Nov 1973
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  • 130
    #130
    Jan 1974
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  • 131
    #131
    Mar 1974
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  • 132
    #132
    May 1974
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  • 134
    #134
    Sep 1974
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  • 135
    #135
    Nov 1974
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    Dennis visits The Exploratorium at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
    1 copy for $37.00
  • 136
    #136
    Jan 1975
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    1 copy for $22.00
  • 137
    #137
    Mar 1975
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    2 copies from $1.50
  • 138
    #138
    May 1975
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  • 139
    #139
    Jul 1975
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  • 141
    #141
    Nov 1975
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    2 copies from $1.50
  • 143
    #143
    Mar 1976
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    2 copies from $3.82
  • 144
    #144
    May 1976
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    Appearance by real U.S.S. Bicentennial model ship
    1 copy for $1.70
  • 145
    #145
    Jun 1976
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    1 copy for $6.50
  • 146
    #146
    Jul 1976
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  • 147
    #147
    Sep 1976
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    2 copies from $2.86
  • 148
    #148
    Nov 1976
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    2 copies from $1.99
  • 149
    #149
    Jan 1977
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  • 150
    #150
    Mar 1977
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    3 copies from $3.50
  • 153
    #153
    Sep 1977
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    Dennis the Menace visits the Lawrence Hall of Science
    12 copies from $1.25
  • 154
    #154
    Nov 1977
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    1 copy for $1.50
  • 155
    #155
    Jan 1978
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    1 copy for $2.12
  • 156
    #156
    Mar 1978
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    1 copy for $3.00
  • 157
    #157
    May 1978
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    1 copy for $5.95
  • 158
    #158
    Jul 1978
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    1 copy for $4.25
  • 162
    #162
    Mar 1979
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    1 copy for $2.55
  • 166
    #166
    Nov 1979
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    Final Issue
    1 copy for $2.98