Dennis and Gnasher (previously titled Dennis the Menace and Gnasher,
and originally titled Dennis the Menace) is a long-running comic strip
in the British children's comic The Beano, published by DC Thomson, of
Dundee, Scotland. The comic stars a boy named Dennis the Menace and
his Abyssinian wire-haired tripe hound Gnasher.The strip first
appeared in issue 452, dated 17 March 1951 (on sale 12 March 1951),
and is the longest-running strip in the comic. The idea and name of
the character emerged when the comic's editor heard a British music
hall song with the chorus "I'm Dennis the Menace from Venice". The
creation of Dennis in the 1950s had sales of The Beano soar. From
issue 1678 onwards (dated 14 September 1974), Dennis the Menace
replaced Biffo the Bear on the front cover, and has been there ever
since.Coincidentally, on 12 March 1951, another comic strip named
Dennis the Menace debuted in the US. As a result of this, the US
series has initially been retitled Dennis for UK audiences, while the
British character's appearances are often titled Dennis and Gnasher
outside the UK.
and originally titled Dennis the Menace) is a long-running comic strip
in the British children's comic The Beano, published by DC Thomson, of
Dundee, Scotland. The comic stars a boy named Dennis the Menace and
his Abyssinian wire-haired tripe hound Gnasher.The strip first
appeared in issue 452, dated 17 March 1951 (on sale 12 March 1951),
and is the longest-running strip in the comic. The idea and name of
the character emerged when the comic's editor heard a British music
hall song with the chorus "I'm Dennis the Menace from Venice". The
creation of Dennis in the 1950s had sales of The Beano soar. From
issue 1678 onwards (dated 14 September 1974), Dennis the Menace
replaced Biffo the Bear on the front cover, and has been there ever
since.Coincidentally, on 12 March 1951, another comic strip named
Dennis the Menace debuted in the US. As a result of this, the US
series has initially been retitled Dennis for UK audiences, while the
British character's appearances are often titled Dennis and Gnasher
outside the UK.
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