Editing Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics) (section)

===The Wilsons===
* '''George Everett Wilson Sr.''' is Dennis's cranky, cantankerous, middle-aged next-door neighbor, a retired [[mail carrier]] and (at least as far as Dennis is concerned) his best adult friend. Not much is told about his early life except he grew up on a farm, lived through [[The Great Depression]] of the 1930s, served in [[World War II]], and is a retired postman. Dennis loves Mr. Wilson, but unintentionally annoys him, as he regularly disrupts Mr. Wilson's attempts at a serene, quiet life; he often interrupts Mr. Wilson's hobbies such as gardening and bird watching, at times accidentally damaging his property. As a result, he displays a less than cordial attitude towards the young boy, though Dennis continues his well-meaning intrusions unabated. As many readers suspected, he is secretly fond of Dennis and misses him when he is away, although he would never openly admit it. On one occasion when the Mitchells went to Hollywood for two weeks, Mr. Wilson kept seeing Dennis' face everywhere.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/fawcett_Dennis_the_Menace_Giant_007_Hallden-Fawcett_1959/page/n47 Dennis the Menace Giant 007]</ref> Mr. Wilson is named after a teacher Hank Ketcham knew. Dennis often (especially in the television series) refers to him as "Good Ol' Mr. Wilson." Although a running gag is that Dennis's pranks drive Mr. Wilson crazy, at times Dennis tries to do nice things for Mr. Wilson, such as the time Dennis left Ruff the dog and Hot Dog the cat with Mr. Wilson so he would not be lonely on [[Father's Day]], while Dennis and his father went to a baseball game,<ref>"Dennis the Menace" June 20, 2010</ref> or the time Dennis tries to cheer Mr. Wilson up on [[April Fool]]'s day by placing a fake "Mitchell House for sale" sign up.<ref>"Dennis the Menace" comic April 2, 2012</ref>
* '''Martha Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's engaging wife who adores Dennis. Mrs. Wilson freely dotes on him and plies him with freshly baked cookies and [[Dairy milk|milk]]. Martha sees Dennis as a surrogate grandson. By 1975, George and Martha had been married for 25 years.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/fawcett_Dennis_the_Menace_Bonus_Magazine_Series_142 Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series 142]</ref>
* '''John Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's brother.
* '''Eloise Wilson''' is John's wife and Mr. Wilson's sister-in-law.
* '''Earl Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's estranged son.
* '''Elena Wilson''' is Earl's wife.
* '''Winnie Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's granddaughter and Earl's daughter.
* '''Walter "Walt" Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's grandson and Earl's son.
* '''Keith Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's grandson and Earl's son.
* '''Sammy Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's grandson and Earl's son.
* '''George Wilson Jr.''' is Mr. Wilson's son.
* '''Edna Wilson''' is George Jr.'s wife.
* '''Tammy Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's daughter.
* '''George Wilson III''' is Mr. Wilson's grandson.
* '''Will Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's grandson.
* '''Helga Wilson''' is Mr. Wilson's granddaughter.
* '''Uncle Ned''' is Mr. Wilson's 70-year-old uncle who visited his nephew in 1964.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/fawcett_Dennis_the_Menace_Television_Special_022 Dennis the Menace Television Special 022 Fawcett comic]</ref>