| Dennis the Menace |
| By far the most well known character in the Beano Comic all time Dennis the Menace is known worldwide along with his Dog, Gnasher they are household names in the UK and Dennis the Menace has been around for over 50 years, He first appeared on March 17th 1951 and since then has made his way from half a page in black and white to the front cover of the Beano comic in full colour and has starred in many many spin offs as well. |
| Dennis the Menace Timeline |
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| Beano No 452, March 17th 1951: Beano No 453, March 24th 1951: Beano No 459, May 5th 1951: Beano No 475, August 25th 1951: Beano No 476, September 1st 1951: Beano No 543, December 13th 1952: Beano No 555, March 3rd 1953: Beano No 577, August 8th 1953: November 1953: Beano No 604, Feburary 13th 1954: September 1955: Janurary 1956: August 1957: September 1957: Beano No 816, March 8th 1958: September 1959: September 1961: Beano No 1030, April 14th 1962 September 1963: September 1965: September 1967: Beano No 1363, August 31st 1968: Beano No 1364, September 7th 1968: September 1969: Beano No 1451, May 9th 1970: Beano No 1462, July 25th 1970: Beano No 1463, August 1st 1970: Beano No 1464, August 8th 1970: Beano No 1535, December 18th 1970: September 1971: Beano No 1572, September 2nd 1972 September 1973: Beano No 1678, September 14th 1974: September 1975: Beano No 1768, June 5th 1976: Beano No 1818, May 21st 1977: September 1977: Beano No 1920, May 5th 1979: April 1982: September 1982: Feburary 1984: September 1984: Beano No 2201, September 22nd 1984: Beano No 2279, March 22nd 1986: Beano No 2286, May 10th 1986: September 1986: October 1986: Beano No 2311, November 1st 1986: August 1987: Beano No 2373, Janurary 9th 1988: Undateable 1988 information: Beano No 2539, March 16th 1991: Beano No 2623, October 24th 1992: Beano No 2624, October 31st 1992: Beano No 2625, November 7th 1992: Beano No 2630, December 12th 1992: Beano No 2674, October 16th 1993: Undateable 1993 information: Beano No 2703, May 7th 1994: Undateable 1994 information: Undateable 1996 information: Beano No 2924, Janurary 24 1999 March 17th 2001 |
| First Appearance of Dennis the Menace and Dennis's Dad in the Beano Comic, Half Page strip in black and white First Appearance of Dennis's Mum Dennis wears his famous striped jersey for the first time Dennis the Menace strip does NOT appear in the Beano Comic First 2 colour Dennis the Menace Strip (colour RED added) First one-off full page Dennis the Menace strip in the Beano Comic First regular full page Dennis the Menace strip in the Beano Comic First NAMED appearance of Walter the Softy, an unnamed Walter like character appeared in Beano No's 514 (24/5/52) and Beano No 548 (17/1/53) First Appearance of Dennis the Menace strip in DC Thomson's Magazine/Newspaper The Weekly News, No 5134 (7/11/53) First Appearance of Dennis the Menace strip on the back page of the Beano Comic in full colour (also worth noting is that this issue is also the first appearance of "When the Bell Rings" later renamed "The Bash Street Kids") First Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book Dennis the Menace appears in a TV advert promoting the new DC Thomson comic "The Beezer" Last appearance of the Dennis the Menace strip in The Weekly News, No 5331 (17/8/53) Second Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book Last appearance of Dennis the Menace on the Back page of the Beano Comic, the strip continues in black white and red inside the Beano Comic. Third Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book Fourth Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book Dennis the Menace strip returns to the Back page of the Beano Comic in full colour. Fifth Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book Sixth Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book, and for the first time it is dated on the cover (Dated 1966) Seventh Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1968) First Appearance of Gnasher, The Abyssian Wire Haired Tripe Hound, Not a real breed of Dog....I think! Gnasher appears in Pup Parade for a one-off appearance Eighth Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1970) Title of Comic strip changes to "Dennis the Menace and Gnasher" Last Appearance of Dennis the Menace strip drawn by David Law One off Dennis the Menace Strip drawn by Gordon Bell First regular Dennis the Menace strip drawn by David Sutherland First Appearance of Walter the Softy's pet poodle "Foo-Foo" Nineth Publication of The Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1972) Dennis the Menace puppet appears alongside Biffo the Bear on the front cover of the Beano Comic advetizing the 1973 Beano Book Tenth Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1974) First front and back page full colour Dennis the Menace strip in the Beano Comic Eleventh Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1976) Creation of the Dennis the Menace Fan Club that had over 1 Million Members before being replaced by the Beano Club some time in the late 1990s First Appearance of Gnasher's own Comic Strip "Gnasher's Tale" which shows Dennis as a toddler Finding Gnasher as a small Caterpillar like creature, The Writers have short memories! Twelveth Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1978) First Appearance of Dennis the Menace's pet pig Rasher Dennis the Menace and Gnasher feature in the first issue of The Beano Comic Libraries Thirteenth Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1983) First issue of the boys comic Champ features a Denni the Menace Fun Section which ran for the comic's entire 87 issue's Fourteenth Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1985) First Appearance of solo "Rasher" strip Gnasher goes missing prompting a nationwide search... Gnasher returns as father of 6 pups, Gnatasha, Gnancy, Gnaomi, Gnanette, Gnora and of course Gnipper Fifteenth Publication of the Dennis the Menace Book (Dated 1987) it was published yearly from then onwards Dennis the Menace appears in a comic called Super Mag Title of Gnasher's Tale strip changes to Gnasher and Gnipper Dennis the Menace appeares in the first issue of The Beano Special Last Apearance of solo "Rasher" strip published Dennis the Menace features in his own Television Show on The Childrens Channel (TCC) Dennis the Menace's 40th Birthday Celebration issue of the Beano Comic Published Dennis the Menace disowns Gnasher after seemingly playing with the softies After parting from Gnasher, Dennis the Menace teams up with a Black Panther.....A Cat!!! After Gnasher Beats up the Black Panther Dennis and Gnasher are friends again First Appearance of Dennis's "Menace Car" Dennis the Menace story announces first full colour issue of the Beano Comic Dennis the Menace stars in the "Beano Video" Chris Twamley appears on the Dennis the Menace Fan Club Page Dennis the Menace stars in sequel to the Beano Video called "The Beano Videostars" Dennis the Menace stars in his own animated TV series on BBC and TCC First Appearance of Dennis the Menace's sister Bea Dennis the Menace's 50th Birthday |