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LogDog75

(1,252 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:38 PM 12 hrs ago

On March 12, 1951 the cartoon strip Dennis the Menace was first published. Happy Birthday Dennis.

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Dennis the Menance is 75 years old today! (Original Post) LogDog75 12 hrs ago OP

Comic strip Dennis has outlived TV Dennis, Jay North, who died last year. generalbetrayus 12 hrs ago #2

My father made me throw out all my (vintage) DTM comic books no_hypocrisy 6 hrs ago #3

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1. Strangely there is a British version of Dennis the Menace that launched the exact same day without any

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:42 PM

12 hrs ago

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2. Comic strip Dennis has outlived TV Dennis, Jay North, who died last year.

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 12:51 PM

12 hrs ago

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3. My father made me throw out all my (vintage) DTM comic books

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 06:47 PM

6 hrs ago

because he believed The Readers Digest article that said that comics created delinquents.