The Diary of Dennis the Menace (book 1)

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In July 2010, the United States Postal Service unveiled a Dennis postage stamp in homage to his popularity. Dennis the Menace is the original title of a British comic strip, written and published in Dundee, which first appeared in The Beano on 12 March 1951 and became the longest-running strip in the magazine in 2004; Henry Hank Ketcham created Dennis the Menace in October 1950, and it was syndicated to 16 newspapers the following March. Today the comic is distributed by King Features Syndicate to more than 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and is translated into 19 languages.

Three other series of Dennis the Menace comic books also were published, beginning in 1961. First was Dennis the Menace and His Dog, Ruff. Dennis the Menace and His Pal, Joey was published in summer 1961, and Dennis the Menace and Margaret was published in the winter of 1969. Korman, Seymour (September 26, 1959). "Dennis the Menace Goes on TV". Chicago Daily Tribune . Retrieved September 18, 2008.Statue of Dennis the Menace Stolen". The Washington Post. Associated Press. October 28, 2006 . Retrieved September 18, 2007– via washingtonpost.com. Ninety-six half-hours featuring Dennis' animated adventures, produced for the General Mills Corp. in 1988 to 1989, are distributed to independent television markets worldwide. Targeted to an audience of younger children, the series runs each weekday and is remarkably successful.

He also was made honorary mayor of Wichita. He was quoted as saying, "I set the whole thing in Wichita, Kansas, and as a result I got made an honorary mayor of Wichita." [82] Ketcham retires [ edit ] Ron Ferdinand in 2013 The main comic book series (simply named Dennis the Menace) ran in tandem with the "Giant" series. The Dennis the Menace Giant Vacation Special [83] and Dennis the Menace Christmas Issue [84] were published by Standard in 1955. Those issues inaugurated the Giants series, which was published by Pines for issues 2–6, [85] and continued by Hilden/Fawcett for issues 6–75. [86] The Giant series was later renamed the Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series, which started with issue No. 76 in 1970. [87] CBS and Hilden later retitled the series as The Dennis the Menace Big Bonus Series, which ran through issue #194 in October 1979. Murray, Noel (September 28, 2005). "Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis The Menace 1951–1952 (review)". The Onion's avlub.com . Retrieved December 21, 2008. Markstein, Donald D. (2010). "Dennis the Menace". Don Markstein's Toonopedia . Retrieved August 5, 2017. On September 11, 1987, a Dennis the Menace live-action television film was broadcast; it was later released on video under the title Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter. [100] [101]

H. Ketcham, M. Hamilton & R. Ferdinand

Hank Ketcham retired from the comic strip in 1994, [77] turning over production of the strip to his assistants Ron Ferdinand and Marcus Hamilton. They continued their run after Ketcham's death in 2001, alongside Scott Ketcham since 2010. [77] Advertising [ edit ] Dennis the Menace Playground Flyer" (PDF). Monterey.org – City of Monterey. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2009 . Retrieved December 18, 2008.

Dennis the Menace is the brainchild of Hank Ketcham. Appearing in more than 1,000 newspapers, the humor is based on the interaction of five-ana-half-year-old Dennis Mitchell with his parents, neighbors and various friends. Dennis is a combination of good intentions, misdirected helpfulness and exuberant energy, which never fails to provide an entertaining mixture of merriment. Dennis the Menace (known as Dennis in Europe), a video game tie-in to the 1993 feature film, was released that same year by Ocean Software for the Super NES, Amiga and Game Boy. In 1977, Word Books, Inc. (now HarperCollins) commissioned Hank Ketcham Enterprises, Inc. to produce a series of 10 comic books under the title Dennis and the Bible Kids, with the usual cast of characters reading (and sometimes partly acting out) the stories of Joseph, Moses, David, Esther, Jesus, and other Biblical characters. These were sold through Christian bookstores and related outlets. Each issue contained several inspirational renderings by Hank Ketcham himself. George Everett Wilson Sr. is Dennis's cranky, cantankerous, middle-aged next-door neighbor, a retired mail carrier and (at least as far as Dennis is concerned) his best adult friend. Not much is told about his early life except he grew up on a farm, lived through The Great Depression of the 1930s, served in World War II, and is a retired postman. Dennis loves Mr. Wilson, but unintentionally annoys him, as he regularly disrupts Mr. Wilson's attempts at a serene, quiet life; he often interrupts Mr. Wilson's hobbies such as gardening and bird watching, at times accidentally damaging his property. As a result, he displays a less than cordial attitude towards the young boy, though Dennis continues his well-meaning intrusions unabated. Actually, as many readers suspected, he is secretly fond of Dennis and misses him when he is away, although he would never openly admit it. On one occasion when the Mitchells went to Hollywood for two weeks, Mr. Wilson kept seeing Dennis' face everywhere! [53] Mr. Wilson is named after a teacher Hank Ketcham knew. Dennis often (especially in the television series) refers to him as "Good Ol' Mr. Wilson." Although a running gag is that Dennis's pranks drive Mr. Wilson crazy, at times Dennis tries to do nice things for Mr. Wilson, such as the time Dennis left Ruff the dog and Hot Dog the cat with Mr Wilson so he would not be lonely on Father's Day, while Dennis and his father went to a baseball game, [54] or the time Dennis tries to cheer Mr. Wilson up on April Fool's day by placing a fake "Mitchell House for sale" sign up. [55] Dennis' civic-mindedness has made him a popular spokescharacter for many worthy causes, including the Boy Scouts of America, Unicef and the International Red Cross.

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series) is an animated television series based on the Beano comic strip, known internationally as Dennis and Gnasher. Coury, Nic (June 24, 2016). "Dennis the Menace statue finds permanent home in Monterey". Monterey County Weekly . Retrieved May 16, 2022. Grampa (Arnold "Swede" Aberdeen) is Alice's father, who spoils Dennis often. He evokes the unintentional jealousy of Mr. Wilson, for he gets to see Dennis occasionally, but Mr. Wilson sees him all the time. Because they are so much alike, Dennis and Grampa Johnson get along well. Mr. Wilson and Grampa have different perspectives on life and how to live it. While Mr. Wilson believes in acting one's age, Grampa encourages Dennis to enjoy life to the fullest. His wife's status is unknown; she is never seen in the comics, although she is mentioned four times—twice when, thanks to Dennis, Alice finds out Henry destroyed his Christmas gift (a tie) from his mother in law; [48] another time a furious Alice finds out that Henry had thrown his mother-in-law's gift (a tie) into the trash. [49] Another time, Alice wished her mother a Happy Mother's Day by telephone. [49] Grandpa mentions his wife to Dennis but not her status [ citation needed]