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Gordon Bennett (character)
Gordon Bennett is a comic book character, who appeared in The Beano (but previously the Beezer Annuals), and is named after the exclamation 'Gordon Bennett'. The character originally appeared between 1999 and 2000, originally drawn by Jimmy Hansen who had previously drawn ''First Class''. he appeared as a "Guest Star", but returned after a five-year hiatus, in issue 3281, dated 4 June 2005, Drawn by Robert Leighton, creators of Ridge Rescue 4. He plays pranks on Mr Nifty, the neighbour who hates him, as a result of which he shouts "Gordon Bennett!". Their relationship is similar to what the American Dennis the Menace does to his grumpy neighbour Mr. Wilson. He was running to be voted to stay in the comic but lost with Tricky Dicky and Inspector Horse and Jocky. The Three Bears won. With the 2005 run, Mr Nifty's name was changed to Mr NIMBY NIMBY (or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019. Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Dennis the Menace'', ''Minnie the Minx'', ''The Bash Street Kids'', ''Roger the Dodger'', ''Billy Whizz'', ''Lord Snooty and His Pals'', ''Ivy the Terrible'', ''General Jumbo'', ''Jonah (comics), Jonah'', and ''Biffo the Bear''. ''The Beano'' was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beezer
''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer'' were a mix of irreverence, slapstick, and adventure; notable creators included Leo Baxendale, Gordon Bell, Paddy Brennan, David Law, Tom Paterson, Bill Ritchie, Dudley D. Watkins, Malcolm Judge, and John Geering. Publication history Like its sister comic, '' The Topper'', ''The Beezer'' was an A3 ( tabloid) publication, twice as big as most other comics. It shrank to A4 paper size in 1981. Comics that merged into ''The Beezer'' during its 37-year run were ''Cracker'' in 1976, and ''Plug'' in 1979. The Beezer launched an annual, ''The Beezer Book'', in 1957; this continued in publication following the closure of the weekly comic, and ran until the 2003 book (published 2002). 1990 merger with ''The Topper'' In September 1990, DC Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis The Menace (U
Dennis the Menace may refer to either of two comic strip characters that both appeared in March 1951, one in the UK and one in the US. British character * ''Dennis the Menace'' (UK comics) is the original title of a British comic strip which first appeared in " The Beano" on March 12, 1951 (in the edition cover dated March 17, 1951); it is now published as ''Dennis and Gnasher''. **''Dennis the Menace Annual'', now known as the ''Dennis and Gnasher Annual'', is a compilation of the comics plus new material. **Various television adaptations of the comic strip: *** ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' (1996 TV series) is an animated television series based on the Beano comic strip, known internationally as ''Dennis and Gnasher''. *** ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' (2009 TV series) was released on September 7, 2009. *** ''Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!'' (2017 TV series) is the latest animated CGI series, first broadcast in November 2017. A Second series has subsequently been made. Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricky Dicky (comics)
''Tricky Dicky'' is a British comic strip which debuted in the magazine '' Topper'' in December 1976''Topper Tales'' A Complete Index by Ray Moore. A CJ Publication and was drawn by John Dallas. From 1979 to 1986 he was the cover star of the comic, succeeding Danny's Tranny and preceding Beryl the Peril. The strip survived the merger with the Beezer in 1990 and continued in The combined Beezer and Topper comic til it ended in 1993.''The Book of the Beezer'' by Ray Moore The character later reappeared in The Beano. Concept The comic strip was a gag-a-day strip starring a young boy named Dicky, who plays practical jokes on people, but they usually managed to get the last laugh. From 1999 to 2000 he re-appeared as a 'Guest Star' in ''The Beano'', again drawn by Dallas, running against The Three Bears, Inspector Horse and Jocky and Gordon Bennett to be voted into the comic by readers, though The Three Bears was the winner. The basic premise of the strip was expanded to include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Horse And Jocky
Over the years ''The Beano'' has had many different strips, ranging from comic strips to adventure strips to prose stories. Prose stories were the first to go, being phased out in 1955. Adventure strips were phased out in 1975, with the last one being ''General Jumbo'' (There have been unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce adventure strips with new series of '' Billy the Cat and Katie'' in 2003, 2005 and 2009.) The longest-running strip in ''The Beano'' is '' Dennis the Menace'', which has been running for seventy years. Other long-running strips include ''Biffo the Bear'', ''Minnie the Minx'', ''Roger the Dodger'', ''The Bash Street Kids'', ''Little Plum'', and ''Billy Whizz''. As of 2015, ''The Beano'' has been home to 371 different strips (with a further seventeen strips appearing in Comic Idol competitions and not later appearing in the comic). This list only features strips in the weekly comic and does not list strips that only appeared once. It also includes information ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Bears (comic Strip)
''The Three Bears'' was a long-running British comic strip which appeared in the British comics magazine ''The Beano''. It first featured in 1959's issue 881 and ran sporadically until 2011 through reprints and several artists. Synopsis Ma and Pa Bear and their young son Teddy (later called Ted) were three anthropomorphic bears who lived in a setting loosely based on the American Wild West. They were lazy and gluttonous, and lived in a cave upon a hill. Most storylines revolved around their attempts to steal "grub" from the local storekeeper Hank (who often shoots at the Three Bears with his blunderbuss for trying to rob him). There was the occasional appearance by the local sheriff, and their rival bear Grizzly Gus (who had a son called Gus's Grizzly). Publication history It made its first appearance in issue 881, drawn by Leo Baxendale at first and then by Bob McGrath for most of its run. Originally disappearing from the comic after issue 2253, by which time McGrath had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NIMBY
NIMBY (or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called nimbys, and their viewpoint is called nimbyism. The opposite, pro-housing movement is known as YIMBY for "yes in my back yard". Some examples of projects that have been opposed by nimbys include housing development, homeless shelters, incinerators, sewage treatment systems, fracking, and nuclear waste repositories. Rationales Developments likely to attract local objections include: * Infrastructure development, such as new roads and motorway service areas, light rail and metro lines, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, airports, power plants, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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