There are two (unrelated) comic series called Dennis the Menace: an American one and a British one. To avoid confusion, what is the American series called in the UK?

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There are two (unrelated) comic series called Dennis the Menace: an American one and a British one. To avoid confusion, what is the American series called in the UK?

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Last updated Feb 21 2024.
Originally posted Feb 02 2024 5:15 AM.

elburcher

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elburcher

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I'm not sure it was to differentiate between the two Dennis's, in 1968 the UK Dennis the Menace was changed to "Dennis the Menace and Gnasher". The UK version is now known as "Dennis and Gnasher". I don't find anything indicating the American version was changed.

https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis_the_Menace_and_Gnasher

Feb 02 2024, 1:46 PM

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Amazingly, they were both published on the same day without the authors knowing of each other's work.

On March 12 1951 a Dennis the Menace cartoon began life across 16 US newspapers about a five-year-old boy in Wichita, Kansas, called Dennis Mitchell.

Also on March 12 1951 The Beano, which was published by DC Thomson in Dundee, started a new cartoon series called Dennis the Menace.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/916761/the-curious-tale-of-two-menacing-children-named-dennis/

There are two (unrelated) comic series called Dennis the Menace: an American one and a British one. To avoid confusion, what is the American series called in the UK?

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