Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. The comic strip made its debut on March 12, 1951 in 16 newspapers … See more

Dennis the Menace takes place in a middle-class suburban neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. In the comics, the Mitchell family lives … See more

Inspiration
The inspiration for the comic strip came from Dennis Ketcham, the real-life son of Hank Ketcham, who, at four years old, refused to take a nap and made a complete mess of his room. Hank tried many possible … See more

Dennis the Menace appeared in A&W Restaurants advertising in the 1960s, then Dairy Queen marketing from 1971 until 2001, when he was dropped because Dairy Queen felt … See more

Dennis the Menace has been published in comic books and comic digests from the 1950s through the 1980s by a variety of publishers, including See more

Dennis the Menace has also been published in mass market paperback collections, made up of newspaper strip reprints: See more

Film and television
Dennis the Menace has been the subject of a number of adaptations.
The first one produced is a CBS sitcom that aired from 1959 to 1963 starring Jay North as Dennis, Herbert Anderson as … See more