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One more scan that depicts Dennis a bit "out-of-character" Joe, glad you enjoyed the scans. The back of the book mentions Ketcham designed a series of notecards, books and calendars for Character Imprints, so maybe those will turn up someday. I spent several hours over the weekend updating my list of all Toole/Wiseman stories, or at least stories written by Toole. Joe, your Giant 1-100 index you posted awhile back was absolutley invaluable to me, it really helped fill a lot of gaps and find out where these reprinted stories came from. Thanks much. The list has over 900 stories, and even though I'm not finished it still understates their output because themed books, like Dennis Goes to Mexico, are just 1 entry. What's more amazing is out of that tremendous body of work, it's hard to find a "sub-standard" story. Jim

...and two of the interior pages.

The back cover...

This paperback came out in 1979 and I picked it up in a used book store a few years later. I've never seen it since, but since the Internet came around I've been able to see just how hard it is to find! But the first 4 pages have come loose, so I won't be able to retire on this book. I think H.K. did the art, although maybe someone can correct me. Although there are a few "love-oriented" daily panels reprinted, the majority of the book is like the example I've posted below, two drawings per theme. I've always thought they looked like they could be used as greeting cards... maybe that was the original intent for the art. I also think this is the raciest thing I've ever seen in the Dennis universe. The publisher is "Character Imprints" in Boulder, CO. Here's the cover...

Well I've been lurking and learning and having fun here long enough, I guess I'd better introduce myself and contribute a little bit! My main interest is the comics produced by the Toole/Wiseman team, and eventually being able to read every story they did. I'm doing this by collecting reading copies and scans, and though I don't own any pristine issues, I've thoroughly enjoyed viewing the stunning issues ComicBookGuy and others have posted, along with more Dennis collectibles than I ever knew existed. Two members of this board, escape and Jon, have posted many Dennis issues to a.b.p.c. that I probably never would have seen otherwise, thanks guys! And Jon, I have Dennis #43 and will put it on top of the scanning stack, OK? Anyway, this Ultimate thread has become an amazing source of Dennis information that just wasn't available before. Thanks to all, and I'm glad to be a little part of it. As soon as I learn how to upload files, I'll share a few scans of a book I haven't seen here yet. Jim