Saturday, 18 April 2015

2000TH POST - DENNIS THE MENACE...


Images copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

Wow!  2000 posts!  (2000 too many, some might say.)  So, as a special treat, here are five DENNIS The MENACE strips from the very first DTM book, published in 1955 (for '56).  These pages are drawn by DAVEY LAW, who was the regular Dennis artist in The BEANO until his death in 1971.

I'm sure they'll provide a chuckle or two as you sup a glass of lemonade in celebration of CRIVENS! reaching its 2000th 'issue'.  Here's to the next 2000!  (And the 2000 after that.)




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13 comments:

  1. baab18 April 2015 at 14:15

    What can I say?
    Davey Law is my favourite Dennis artist.
    2000 posts.
    I am currently working on my third.
    (I think)

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  2. Kid18 April 2015 at 14:34

    And I'll read it when you've finished it - and leave a comment. I'm that kinda guy.

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  3. Anonymous18 April 2015 at 15:01

    2000 posts, Kid - woo hoo !! You could have done a post on 2000AD - see what I did there ?

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  4. Kid18 April 2015 at 15:07

    I saw what you did there. Could've done, CJ, but I prefer Dennis, to be honest.

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  5. Graham18 April 2015 at 16:32

    Congratulations on 2000th post, Kid! If I keep on my current routine, I'll be about 85 when I hit 2000. :)

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  6. Kid18 April 2015 at 17:46

    Ta much, Graham. It'll happen before you know it - tempus fugit, and all that.

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  7. Simon B 19 April 2015 at 10:19

    Congratulations on the milestone, Kid! Keep on doin' what you're doin' - as you say, here's to the next 2000 ( at least )!

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  8. John Pitt19 April 2015 at 12:28

    HAPPY 2000 TH, Kidda! Congratulations on keeping on knocking them out!
    ( NO! I don't mean it in THAT way! - Shame on some readers' minds! )
    It only seems like 5 minutes ago that it was your one thousandth!
    Keep 'em coming!

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  9. Kid19 April 2015 at 13:52

    Thanks Cer and JP. Nice to know my efforts are appreciated.

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  10. Arfon Jones19 April 2015 at 23:20

    Happy 200th sir! (I’m just a few post behind you!) Here's to many more!

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  11. Kid20 April 2015 at 00:18

    And likewise to you, AJ. I'll be looking out for your 2000th soon.

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  12. Flix Gillett5 September 2015 at 21:36

    Thanks for sharing. I've been looking online for these great early Dennis strips, do you know if they're available in a collected edition?

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  13. Kid5 September 2015 at 21:53

    There was a Beano & Dandy book in 2011 that reprinted quite a few Dennis strips, in celebration of 60 years of menacing. You should be able to track one down on eBay or direct from D.C. Thomson. There was another Dennis book 10 years before, celebrating 50 years, which is also worth having. Type 'Dennis the Menace' into the Blogger search box at the top left-hand corner of my home page, go through the results, and you should see a picture of it in one of my posts.

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