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Issue Details

Issue #55
Published November 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Notes A date of "9-28" (Sept. 28th) is written on the cover.

Cover Details

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Tommy Anderson; Joey McDonald
Genre children; humor
Pencils Owen Fitzgerald
Inks Owen Fitzgerald
Notes A date of "9-28" (Sept. 28th) is written on the cover.

1 page character profile "The Cookie Jar"

Synopsis A profile of Ana J. Costa, a Dennis fan from Puerto Rico.

9 page Dennis the Menace story "Surprise"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Joey McDonald; Tommy Anderson; Gina Romano; Sally; Ruff
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Owen Fitzgerald
Inks Owen Fitzgerald

6 page Dennis the Menace story "A Case of School-itis"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Joey McDonald
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Owen Fitzgerald
Inks Owen Fitzgerald

2 page Dennis the Menace story "Day by Day with Dennis the Menace"

Synopsis Reprints of 7 daily "Dennis the Menace" cartoons.
Script Hank Ketcham
Pencils Hank Ketcham
Inks Hank Ketcham
Letters Hank Ketcham

2 page text story "Top Secret"

Letters Typeset

4 page Shorty story "Shorty's Tall Stories"

Synopsis Shorty's tall tale is about a Chinese Laundry.

1 page activity "Have Fun Drawing Dennis' Mom!"

Synopsis How to draw Mrs. Mitchell.

1 page activity "Here's How to Draw Dennis' Dad!"

Synopsis How to draw Mr. Mitchell.

7 page Dennis the Menace story "The Compact Car Caper"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Ruff
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Owen Fitzgerald
Inks Owen Fitzgerald

1 page text article "The Cookie Jar"

Synopsis "Here Are More Dennis Clubs"
Letters Typeset

1 page Dennis the Menace story "Leaf It to Him"

Characters Dennis Mitchell; Joey McDonald
Genre children; humor
Script Fred Toole
Pencils Owen Fitzgerald
Inks Owen Fitzgerald
Notes Printed on the back cover.