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While on the subject of toy articles, the ONLY article I've ever come across is Mark's excellent article in TOY SHOP. I will try to post the whole article in a readable fashion. If it doesn't come out, I will redo it. This is from the 9/12/97 issue. Notice the great spread of Dennis puppets at the top.
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If anyone remembers from a couple months back, Mark posted this, back on Page 18 of this thread. I think it's cool to post this again since I think it may be the finest Dennis collection anyone has, and it is certainly the nicest one I have ever seen. Also, now that we'll be seeing some of the Dennis-related products, it is nice to see them all together in one place. If anyone has some info to share about these items, please chime in. The comics and books are my areas of knowledge; here I am straying dangerously into a category I don't know a whole lot about. Yes, that is a disclaimer. Dennis the Menace is a whole universe unto itself, and I think if we can each master small little parts of it and share what we know, collectively we'll get the "big picture." My goal here is just to present the items, say what I know about them, and hope more experienced collectors will add commentary to them.
Here is Mark's post below, with comments edited to those related to the toys:
I have been working on a Dennis comic collection for years. I finished my set (courtesy of ebay for the final handful of books) about two years ago. I've also spent the last fifteen years compiling a collection of Dennis the Menace toys, games, advertising pieces, original artwork, and merchandise. If there is any interest in these collectibles (I don't want to stray off-topic), I would be happy to post pictures of some of my collection...The image that I have included is one of my Dennis collection cabinets. Again, if there is any interest, I would be happy to include additional scans of early Dennis artwork and collectibles.
Regards,
Mark
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Here is another image of the "first doll." I put first in quotes
since I don't know if it is the first or not. I don't know about
anyone else, but this doll does NOT look friendly.
Coming in at 17 inches tall, perhaps they should call it
"Dennizilla." I have no doubt that this would be "menacing"
to a young enough child. Personally, I think this doll could
kick Chucky's butt and then some...
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I see this doll being sold on eBay as the "first Dennis doll" quite
often, though it's typically in less-than-stellar condition, often
missing the clothes, and almost always missing the original
box. It is apparently a soft vinyl material that becomes sticky
over time if exposed to heat, according to some eBay sellers.
The ad I posted below says the face is made of vinyl plastic and
the body out of soft latex.
Here is the original ad for this doll. It appears on the back of
Dennis the Menace #13, from November 1955. Bill C.
posted this a while back:
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Here are some 1952 Dennis Ashtrays. Surprisingly, I see
these quite often on eBay. Nevertheless, they are cool
and unique. It is a box of 24 and each one is a different cartoon...
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The Ultimate Dennis the Menace Thread
in Silver Age Comic Books
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Bill C., I'm glad you're enjoying the show!
And now, let's get back to those Dennis puppets that you posted a few months back. If want to see great examples of them, we need to look no further than Mark's display case. I will share some individual pics of some of them. Sorry I don't have pics of all of them yet.
The ad Bill scanned below is from the back cover of Dennis the Menace #31, from November 1958. The great thing about these ads is they tell us when the puppets came out, which ones were in the set, and the materials they're made of. They certainly make our job easier. Toy collectors may not have access or interest in the comics, so we may have info they don't have access to.
Joe