Two Dennises the Menaces

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Two Dennises the Menaces

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:19 pm

I just learned today that there isn't one true Dennis the Menace. There's an entirely different Dennis the Menace who is better known in the UK, but both versions of Dennis coincidentally debuted in March of 1951.

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Re: Two Dennises the Menaces

Post by metirish » Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:24 pm

So interesting, I didn't know the US version until now , definitely was a big Beano fan growing up and Dennis the Menace was huge over there
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Re: Two Dennises the Menaces

Post by batmagadanleadoff » Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:41 pm

metirish wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:24 pm So interesting, I didn't know the US version until now , definitely was a big Beano fan growing up and Dennis the Menace was huge over there
Did you mention Beano?

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Re: Two Dennises the Menaces

Post by MFS62 » Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:02 pm

I've seen the UK version from time to time, but never realized he was named Dennis the Menace, nor did I realize he was from the UK.

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Re: Two Dennises the Menaces

Post by Edgy MD » Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:49 pm

It's pretty interestingly violent that they're both crackerjack shots with a slingshot.
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