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There have been several long-running strips over the years. The longest-running strip in the comic as of 2004 is " Dennis the Menace and Gnasher", which first appeared (under the name of "Dennis the Menace") in 1951. Other famous strips include " The Bash Street Kids", " Minnie the Minx", and " Roger the Dodger". " Lord Snooty" appeared in the very first issue, but disappeared from the comic in 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo.
There are frequent crossoverA crossover occurs when fictional characters, stories, settings, universes, or media meet and interact with each other. For a company, crossovers may exist as a gimmick, a marketing tool, a joke or gag, or to play out a "what if" scenario. Crossovers of ms between the strips, with most of the characters living in the fictional town of BeanotownDC Thomson Comics Fictional towns and cities Beanotown is a fictional town, somewhere in the United Kingdom, which is the setting for many of the comic strips in D. Thomson's Beano comic, and the Dennis and Gnasher animated series. Known locations include.
A first issue of The Beano sold for £12,100 on 16 March 2004, which was at the time the highest price ever paid for a British comic at an auctionAn auction is the process of buying and selling things by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. In economic theory an auction is a method for determining the value of a commodity that has an undetermined o.
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Past comic strips include: