Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. It debuted on March 12, 1951, in 16 newspapers. It is now written and drawn by Ketcham's former assistants, Marcus Hamilton and Ron Ferdinand, and distributed to at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and in 19 languages.
The Mitchell family is very similar to the Ketchams – Hank/Henry, Alice and son Dennis. The name came about when Hank’s wife told him “Your son’s a Menace!”
Dennis Mitchell is a precocious but lovable, freckle-faced five-and-a-half-year-old boy with a famous blond cowlick and a penchant for mischief. His long-suffering parents can only shake their heads and try to explain their son's antics to others. Despite this, they really do love him very much. Dennis's wide-eyed curiosity, his well-meaning attempts to help, his innocent, matter-of-fact bluntness, his youthful energy and enthusiastic nature always seem to lead to trouble wherever he goes (most often at Mr. Wilson's expense). Dennis loves cowboy movies and loud instruments—such as horns and drums, and ruins Christmas songs with cowboy shouts. Whenever Dennis is in the local department store trying out toys, such as tricycles, he ends up breaking them and his parents have to buy them. In fact Dennis nearly causes kindergarten teachers, department store Christmas Santas, saleswomen, shoe salesmen, barbers, and the local post office workers to have nervous breakdowns when he comes around. No babysitter has ever done the job twice.
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