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Sir-L
10-31-2008, 05:21 PM
There were quite a lot of Dennis the Menace knock-offs, among others Pat the Brat, Little Angel, Willie the Wise Guy and Little Zelda. I was wondering if any one recognize the following one:

Http://www.sir-l.com/images/nicke_seriemagasinet.jpg

I don't think it's Melvin the Monster/Dexter the Demon/Peter the Pest (Do I understand it correctly that these are 3 different names of the same comic?), atleast not by Joe Maneely.
Scott Shaw!
10-31-2008, 05:45 PM
Those are two of the CLUBHOUSE RASCALS, drawn by Al Wiseman (who also drew DENNIS THE MENACE comics) and published by Magazine Enterprises (ME).

For more, check out:

http://www.oddballcomics.com/article.php?story=archive2005-07-29&query=Clubhouse%2BRascals
Aloha,

Scott!
Sir-L
11-01-2008, 02:35 PM
Great! Thank you very much for this. What ever should I do without this forum?
Scott Shaw!
11-01-2008, 05:15 PM
Well, if you're interested in the best, worst and Oddest comic books ever to see print, please make it a point to visit ODDBALL COMICS on a regular basis!

Aloha,

Scott!
Sir-L
11-02-2008, 05:37 AM
Oh,I will. I've stumbled over the site before when I searched for Melvin the Monster/Dexter the Demon/Peter the Pest.

About the artist behind Rascals I found an comment on a blog that credits the Rascals to Al's assistant George Crenshaw.

http://mistertoast.blogspot.com/2008/02/toppie-comic-1958.html
Totoro Man
11-02-2008, 09:08 AM
curiously enough, I had an uncle turn his nose up at "Calvin and Hobbes" saying "it's just another rip-off of Dennis the Menace. why should I bother?"

I tried reasoning with him--telling him that the wildly changing art-styles, the influence of modern and classical fine art--and a flat-out different approach to story-telling were reasons enough to convince any sane person that Calvin and Hobbes is NOT merely a copy of Dennis the Menace. but as far as he was concerned, a little blond boy who stirred up trouble was the same thing.
Sir Tim Drake
11-03-2008, 09:20 AM
curiously enough, I had an uncle turn his nose up at "Calvin and Hobbes" saying "it's just another rip-off of Dennis the Menace. why should I bother?"

I tried reasoning with him--telling him that the wildly changing art-styles, the influence of modern and classical fine art--and a flat-out different approach to story-telling were reasons enough to convince any sane person that Calvin and Hobbes is NOT merely a copy of Dennis the Menace. but as far as he was concerned, a little blond boy who stirred up trouble was the same thing.

As far as I know, Watterson has never acknowledged Dennis the Menace as an influence -- he says his biggest influences are Pogo, Krazy Kat and Peanuts.