

The comic efficacy of Dennis's personality lies within how his genuine attempts to help those in need, combined with his youthful energy and enthusiasm, frequently lead to trouble wherever he goes (usually at Mr. His long-suffering parents, Henry and Alice Mitchell, can only shake their heads and try to explain their son's antics to others, yet they very much to love and care for him. Dennis Roger Mitchell is a freckle-faced 5-year-old boy with a troublesome but good-hearted and helpful personality.
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The television series differs, putting the Wilsons at the also-fictional 627 Elm Street. The Wilson family lives next door at 2253 Pine Street. In the comics, the Mitchell family lives in a two-story house at the fictional address of 2251 Pine Street. The two are not related and change their names subtly in each other's respective home bases to avoid confusion.ĭennis the Menace takes place in a middle-class suburban neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. It became so successful that it was adapted to other popular media, including a 1986 series, several television shows, both live-action and animated, and several feature films, including theatrical and direct-to-video releases.Ĭoincidentally, a UK comic strip of the same name debuted on the same day.
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The comic strip usually runs for a single panel on weekdays and a full strip on Sundays. It is now written and drawn by Ketcham's former assistants, Marcus Hamilton (weekdays, since 1995), Ron Ferdinand (Sundays, since 1981), and son Scott Ketcham (since 2010), and distributed to at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and in 19 languages by King Features Syndicate. The comic strip made its debut on March 12, 1951, in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. ( April 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
