Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	Winter 1956
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	100
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Giant Christmas Issue"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor

1 page Dennis the Menace story "4 Cartoons"

Synopsis	Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons.
Genre	humor
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	Hank Ketcham

8 page Dennis the Menace story "Dennis...A Christmas Angel"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

13 page Dennis the Menace story "Shopping Secrets"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; George Wilson; Martha Wilson
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman

1 page activity "Christmas Tree Puzzle"

Synopsis	A crossword puzzle.
Letters	typeset

7 page Dennis the Menace story "A Ruff Christmas"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

2 page text story "No Christmas for Santa Claus"

Letters

typeset

9 page activity "Let's Sing Carols with Dennis!"

Synopsis	Lyrics to 6 Christmas Carols are provided.
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Notes	The first page of this sequence is actually an Al Wiseman pinup of Dennis, Margaret, Tommy and Ruff caroling.

9 page Dennis the Menace story "Sing a Song of Christmas, a Pocket Fulla Pie!"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Margaret Wade; Tommy Anderson; George Wilson; Martha Wilson
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

1 page activity "Guess Who This Is!?! It's Santa Claus!"

Synopsis

A cut-out mask of Santa.

11 page Dennis the Menace story "The Night Before Christmas"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman

2 page activity "Here Is Your Own Dennis Christmas Tree Ornament!"

Synopsis

A cut-out ornament craft.

1 page activity "C'mon! Get Your Crayons Out... Let's Go!"

Synopsis	Color a full page Dennis the Menace cartoon.
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	typeset

1 page activity "Santa's Reindeer"

Synopsis

A puzzle rhyme.

3 page activity "Here's a Christmas Crib You Can Make!"

Synopsis	A nativity diorama craft.
Notes	Oops, they printed both of the cut-out pages on the same sheet (front and back) so you'd have to buy 2 copies of the comic to do this craft.

8 page Dennis the Menace story "Dear Santa"

Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Notes	Dennis' letters to Santa were a semi annual event. A few additional letters were printed over the years.

1 page activity "Fireplace Puzzle"

Synopsis	A crossword puzzle.
Letters	typeset

1 page activity "Coloring Time!"

Synopsis	Color a full page Dennis the Menace cartoon.
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	typeset

9 page Dennis the Menace story "Too Many Santas"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

9 page Dennis the Menace story "He's Been Here!"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell; Ruff
Genre	children; humor
Script	Fred Toole
Pencils	Al Wiseman
Inks	Al Wiseman
Reprinted	in Best of Dennis the Menace, The (Hallden, 1959 series) #2; in Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun (Fawcett, 1969 series) #22

1 page Dennis the Menace story "Christmas Cartoons"

Synopsis	Reprints of 4 daily Dennis the Menace cartoons (Christmas themed).
Genre	humor
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	Hank Ketcham

1 page Dennis the Menace illustration "Is This All?"

Characters	Dennis Mitchell; Henry Mitchell; Alice Mitchell
Script	Hank Ketcham
Pencils	Hank Ketcham
Inks	Hank Ketcham
Letters	Hank Ketcham