The Ultimate Dennis the Menace Thread 5 5

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Mitchell family dog Ruff first appears - July 16, 1951

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First Christmas panel - December 25, 1951

[ComicBookGuy]

Mr. Wilson first appears, July 3 - 1952

I'm a little creeped out that in his first appearance, Mr. Wilson is oogling Dennis' mom in her two-piece bathing suit.

If the neighbor pictured is, in fact, Mr. Wilson. He's not called by name...

Bill A.

 

In fact, this may not be Mr. Wilson. Does Mr. Wilson not live to the left of the Mitchells when facing the houses? I am becoming very skeptical that any of the information KF has provided is reliable at all. I suspect this was all just slapped together at the time of HK's death as a homage. Yes, maybe the strip changed where he lived, but still, we may just have to wait until Fantagraphics publishes the strips in chronological order before we can be sure of our facts. All of this just further solidifies my belief that a comprehensive site or book of the Dennis universe needs to be compiled.

Joe

 

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Dennis' grandfather first appears - March 26, 1952

[ComicBookGuy]

Dennis' first hair cut - April 5, 1951

 

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Mrs. Wilson first appears - March 12, 1952

[ComicBookGuy]

First panel at church - May 8, 1951

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Mitchell family dog Ruff first appears - July 16, 1951

 

In his bio, HK relates how he asked his son Dennis Lloyd Ketcham what to name the dog in the strip, and young Dennis said, "Ruff!"

 

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Margaret Wade first appears - January 23, 1956

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Joey first appears, January 7 - 1957

[ComicBookGuy]

First Christmas panel - December 25, 1951

 

Considering the date, I'm sure this one is accurate since it was the first Christmas the strip appeared. This joke was replayed several times in the Christmas issues as the punchline to a story, most notably the very last page of Dennis Giant #5, which is one of the best pages Al Wiseman ever drew. Wish I could scan it, but I can't bear to break the spine of that awesome squarebound...

 

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Hot Dog the cat first appears - July 21, 1975

[ComicBookGuy]

Dennis' grandfather first appears - March 26, 1952

 

Certainly a different and far-less-amiable Grandpa than I'm used to seeing!

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Mrs. Wilson first appears - March 12, 1952

 

Mrs. Wilson -- the world's kindliest soul! And that little menace trying to take advantage! A classic introduction...if it really is the introduction...

 

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Dennis praying

[ComicBookGuy]

Margaret Wade first appears - January 23, 1956

 

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Dennis in the corner

[ComicBookGuy]

Joey first appears, January 7 - 1957

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Hot Dog the cat first appears - July 21, 1975

 

[ComicBookGuy]

Dennis praying