2. August (seit 2008) -
Gnashional Menace Day (UK)
Bezieht sich auf die Serie
Dennis the Menace (vor 1970:
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher) aus dem Comicmagazin
The Beano: Wie der andere Dennis ist der britische Dennis ein Rüpel, aber er ist anarchistischer und wird von seinem beißwütigen Hund Gnasher begleitet. - Und an diesem Tag sollen sich alle Kinder so benehmen wie Dennis (und Gnasher).
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Gnashional Menace Day and the 70th birthday
As a celebration, in partnership with the CLIC Sargent charity, 2 August 2008 was Gnashional Menace Day, where children were sponsored to behave like Dennis. The anniversary was also celebrated with a 40-page issue (instead of 32 pages; the 60th birthday issue also had extra pages, 48 instead of 24) guest edited by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park, price £1.50 (not 99p: this has also happened to The Dandy on one occasion, see here) and an issue of Classics from the Comics devoted to the Beano. There is also a special 64-page book available, The Beano Special Collectors Edition: 70 Years of Fun, giving a brief history of the comic. In the Beano's home city of Dundee, a special exhibition was held at the University of Dundee featuring original artwork and other memorabilia loaned from D.C. Thomson - it ran until 20 September 2008. In London the Cartoon Museum showed the exhibition Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash! from 30 July to 2 November 2008, featuring original artwork from all eight decades of both 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy', including work by Dudley D Watkins, David Law, Leo Baxendale and Ken Reid as well as David Sutherland and many contemporary artists. There were events for children throughout August.
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