dennisthemenace

CREATOR

Name: Henry 'Hank' King Ketcham.
Personal dates: Born 1920 in Washington State, USA. Died 2001 in California, USA.
Other creations: None.
Successors: Ron Ferdinand, Marcus Hamilton, Al Wiseman.
Comments: The overall character of Dennis was based on Ketcham's own son.
Ketcham made use of several gag writers such as Bob Harmon.
Ketcham retired officially in 1995 but he supervised the series until his death.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1951.

The character of Dennis is a sweet, intelligent and helpful child with distinct - and sometimes surprising - views of the world surrounding him. To the surroundings he is often seen as a menace despite the fact that he never intends to be one.

Dennis the Menace must not be confused with another series by the same title by British creator David Law.

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