Margaret Wade is a freckled, red-haired, bespectacled know-it-all whose cloying and self-important demeanor is always getting on Dennis's nerves. She is attracted to Dennis and is stubbornly confident in the belief that she will marry him in adulthood, but he has no interest in her. She always tries to improve Dennis and his manners but succeeds only in annoying him. She has a certain amount of dislike for Gina, whom she sees as her competition. Gina gains Dennis' respect and admiration by just being herself, and Margaret's pretensions fail to impress him. Margaret, who is two years older than Dennis, is very ambitious. She has had pets of her own—four white Persian cats and another named Mr. Coddles (whom she wheels around in a baby carriage).

Whenever Margaret seeks to show him kindness, Dennis' "helpfulness" results in his expulsion. Regardless of his ill-will toward Margaret, Dennis cannot resist eating at the Wades. Margaret is a frequent victim of Dennis's practical jokes, such as on one Valentine's Day, Dennis gave "trick" Valentine's messages to Margaret, Gina, and Sally that had messages read "I DON'T Like", which earned him punishment. Although she is fond of Dennis, she can lose her temper and "bop" him.

Margaret has red hair in ringlets, visible freckles over her face, and always wears round glasses.

*Dennis the Menace Comic Strip (Jan 1956 - December 1963)

*Dennis the Menace #22 (1957)
*Dennis the Menace #39 (1959)
*Dennis the Menace #50 (1961)

*It was discovered that the copyright to Margaret's first appearance in Dennis The Menace #22 (1957) was not renewed 28 years later in 1985 nor were any renewals found for any other strips published in the 1950s and early 1960s.
*The design of Rarity's tail in ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' was inspired by the hairstyle of Margaret Wade.

*[https://menace.fandom.com/wiki/Margaret_Wade Dennis the Menace wiki]

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Margaret Wade

Margaret Wade is a freckled, red-haired, bespectacled know-it-all whose cloying and self-important demeanor is always getting on Dennis's nerves. She is attracted to Dennis and is stubbornly confident in the belief that she will marry him in adulthood, but he has no interest in her. She always tries to improve Dennis and his manners but succeeds only in annoying him. She has a certain amount of dislike for Gina, whom she sees as her competition. Gina gains Dennis' respect and admiration by just being herself, and Margaret's pretensions fail to impress him. Margaret, who is two years older than Dennis, is very ambitious. She has had pets of her own—four white Persian cats and another named Mr. Coddles (whom she wheels around in a baby carriage).

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