Unquestionably the comic’s standout star, Dennis and his loyal dog Gnasher, apparently a wire-haired Abyssinian tripe hound, have appeared in The Beano since ... and Toots, Plug, short-sighted ...

But you can change the name of a comic book character ... No word yet on any changes to Plug – so named because he is plug-ugly. Michael Stirling, the head of Beano Studios, said: "James ...

1 An exhibition devoted to the Beano comic — Beano: The Art of Breaking ... In the early 1980s, Plug underwent extensive facial enhancement at a top surgery in Harley Street.

The 80th anniversary special issue is a 44-page bumper edition with a cover featuring David in Beano form, with Dennis, Minnie, Gnasher and David’s own dog Bert. Inside the children’s comic ...

The Beano, last survivor of the golden age of comics, is preparing to celebrate ... Oddly enough, one of my favourite characters, Plug, best known for his jug-ears and Ken Dodd-style sticking ...

A vintage comic dealer is putting a collectors dream up for auction with an exceedingly rare first issue of the Beano. Phil Shrimpton, a collector and dealer from Seaford, is running the eBay ...

selected from his vast collection A man who has had The Beano comic delivered every week for 53 years is planning to visit the city where it is published for a summer "treat". Paul Cooper ...

The Beano comic is on the lookout for the funniest class and the funniest teacher, so what have you got? Let us know your funniest gag in the comments below and have a good chuckle at some others ...

A copy of the first ever issue of The Beano has become the most expensive British comic ever sold after it fetched more than £30,000 at auction. The first edition was published on July 30 ...