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Dennis the Menace: Volume 58

Author: Hank Ketcham Owen Fitzgerald

Illustrator: Owen Fitzgerald

Editors: Remington Orange, Lyndon Herschell, Lauren McCurdy

Date: 1962-04

This work is in the public domain in the United States

Note: Scanned and put online by Hallden Fawcett

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Online Archive Github Repo DENNIS THE MENANCE: a magazine published bi-monthly by Hallden Division of Fawcett Publications, Inc., (Copyright 1962 by the Hall Syndicate, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A., by the Eastern Color Printing Co.) Published online on 2021-10-06 02:47:27 on the Internet Archive

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SLEIGH-MATES

Page 3

Page 3
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SLEIGH-MATES
Dennis's father pulls Dennis on a sled going up a hill
dennis >
Here's a good sleddin' place, Dad!
father >
Snow's too deep!
Dennis's father and Dennis are in the front seat of green car, Dennis is leaning across his father point out the window. A sled is the second row seats
dennis >
How 'bout HERE?
father >
Too many trees?
The back of the green car is seen cressing over a snowy hill with green pine trees along the sides of the road
dennis >
Here, Dad! HERE!
father >
Too many rocks.
The green car drives on the road with Dennis' father in the drivers seat and Dennis in the passenger. To the side of the road is a snowy area filled with rocks.
dennis >
When are we gonna go sleddin'? When we get to the NORTH POLE?
father >
Just be patient, will you?
View from inside the car with Dennis showing a disgruntled face and his father driving calmly

Page 4

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father >
Hmm! What's going on HERE?
dennis >
I dunno! YOU can read ... I can't!
Dennis's father and Dennis are in the front seat of a green car. They are sitting in the front seat looking towards the parking lot of a building with many cars in front and a large banner at the entrance
father >
I hadn't hear about THIS! It's a new bobsled run!
dennis >
A WHAT?
Dennis is outside of the green car looking back towards in father with a quick head turn and confused look on his face. Dennis' father begins stepping out the green car
father >
It's sort of a long path down the mountain... all ICE. And you ride a bobsled down it.
dennis >
Who's BOB?
Dennis and his father are standing in the snow looking towards a bobsled that's blue with the number four on the front
father >
Bob?
dennis >
Yeah. The guy who owns this keen HOT-ROD SLED!
Dennis' father is squatting down next to Dennis. Dennis is looking excitingly at the blue bobsled with number four on the front of it.
father >
There ISN'T any Bob...they just CALL it a bobsled. And THERE'S the RUN!
dennis >
WOW!
Dennis' father points down a hill and Dennis turns his head excitingly away from the bobsled to looking down the hill

Page 5

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Page 5
dennis
YOU TAKE BOB'S SLED! I'LL TAKE MINE!
father
DENNIS! WAIT!
The panel is the entire page, Dennis and his father are seen as dark silhouettes at the top of a bobsled hill. Dennis is running towards a bobsled. Dennis' Father turns his head quickly to Dennis. At the bottom of the page, a couple is seen riding a bobsled down a winding path in the snow

Page 6

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dennis
LET'S GO!
father >
DENNIS! COME BACK HERE!
Dennis is carrying a sled over his head while running. Dennis's Father has his hands stretched in front chasing Dennis
dennis >
Huh?
Dennis is riding on his belly on his sled while looking back confused. Dennis's father is seen hanging onto the back of the sled being pulled through the snow while snow is kicked into his face
father >
You can't ride YOUR kind of sled down there...it won't STEER well enough!
dennis >
Aw, Dad!
Dennis is laying on his back on the sled looking to his father who has stopped the sled
father >
See? This kind has a steering wheel.
dennis >
OKAY! I'M SOLD!
Dennis's Father is seeing pulling the sled and Dennis is seen running towards a blue and yellow bobsled.
father >
Well... er... I guess we could.
clerk >
Just be sure to BRAKE it if you get going too fast.
dennis >
We're not gunna break nothin'. honest!
Dennis' Father is seeing paying the clerk at the stand to rent a bobsled. Dennis is seen sitting in the bobseld looking back towards his father and the clerk.
father >
This is the brake, Dennis. When I tell you... PULL on it. Okay?
dennis >
Okay.
dennis
But NOTHIN'S too fast for ME!
Dennis' Father is sitting in the front seat of the bobsled pointing to a small lever. Dennis is standing next to the bobsled with a big grin on his face.

Page 7

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father >
Faster, Dennis...faster!
dennis >
Okay!
Dennis is pushing the back of a bobsled while his father sits in the front seat and looks back towards Dennis
father >
Heh. heh!
dennis >
WHEE!
Dennis and his father are speeding while both sitting in the bobsled. Dennis' father in front and Dennis in the back
dennis >
YAHOO!
Dennis is sitting in the back of the bobsled enjoying the ride while Dennis' father sits in front and has a concerned face while looking ahead
father >
ULK
dennis >
YIPPEE!
Dennis' father's face is very concerned while Dennis continutes to look excited as they continue speeding in the bobsled
father >
BRAKE, DENNIS!
dennis >
WHEE!
father >
BRAKE!
dennis >
YAHOO!
father >
BRAKE
dennis >
YIPPEE
Dennis and his father ride the bobsled quickly and are seen as sillouhettes on the far right side of the page

Page 8

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dennis >
BRAKE, DENNIS!
Dennis and his father are about to hit a snowy jump while riding a bobsled. Dennis' father has his head thrown back as he yells and holds onto the steering wheel
father >
BRAKE, DENNIS!
Dennis and his father remain in the bobsled but do a flip after hitting a snowy jump. They are both shown upside down. Dennis' father is yelling and Dennis is smiling
father >
BRAKE
father >
BRAKE
father >
BRAKE
Dennis and his father are not seen but there is a blur trail of them as they speedily fly through curved snowy paths

Page 9

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Page 9
father >
BRAKE!
Dennis and his father are going downhill very fast in the bobsled, Dennis' father has his eyes closed and looks very scared while Dennis has a simple grin
father >
BRAKE!
A closer shot of Dennis and his father going downhill very fast in the bobsled, Dennis' father still has his eyes closed and looks very scared and is gripping the steering wheel hard, while Dennis has a simple grin
dennis >
Boy, that was FUN, Dad!
father >
BRAKE! BRAKE!
The bobsled is stopped and Dennis hops out and begins to stroll away. Dennis' father remains in the bobsled with his head pressed against the steering wheel looking exhausted
father >
Why didn't you put on the BRAKE when I told you?
dennis >
DID ya?
Dennis' father remains with his head against the steering wheel looking angry while Dennis looks confused
father >
OF COURSE! DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME YELLING BRAKE! BRAKE! BRAKE!?
dennis >
Oh, THAT! I thought ya was yellin' GREAT! GREAT! GREAT!
Dennis' father is incredibly angry and Dennis throws his hands up in a shrug motion
dennis
Anyways...that's MY story!
Dennis' father walks away sweating from the events and distraugt while Dennis casually strolls behind