Foo Foo is a little white/pink pet poodle belonging to fictional comic strip character, Walter the Softy

Walter The Softy

Walter the Softy, or Softy Walter as he is sometimes called, is the fictional antagonist of Dennis the Menace in the British children's comic The Beano. He made his first appearance in the Beano in 1953. He is a prime target of Dennis and his friends...

 in The Beano

The Beano

The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...

. Foo Foo's main enemy in The Beano is Dennis

Dennis the Menace (UK)

Dennis the Menace, later called Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and now Dennis and Gnasher, is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by D. C...

's pet dog Gnasher. His character and personality is much like that of Walter's. He is portrayed as a camp, effeminate dog, in comparison to the burly, almost aggressive personality of Gnasher, who is usually seen tormenting him.

History of the Character

In March 1986, with Gnasher's short disappearance, Foo Foo got his own strip in The Beano, named "Foo Foo's Fairy Story". Gnasher reappeared in May of that year with his new puppies, notably Gnipper.
After the 2009 redesign of Dennis the Menace, Foo-Foo vanished from the comics for quite awhile. However, the character recently reappeared in issue 3594, where there was also reference made to his previous absence.

Walter's other Pets

At times Walter has had other pets including a cat called fluffy and a dog called Tiddlums. Tiddlums appeared in the same comic strip in which Gnasher first appeared and seems to have been replaced by Foo-Foo or was used as one off dog for Walter.

Death of creator

Comic scriptwriter Ian Gray died in Fife on 6 September 2007. He is credited for the creation of Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (UK)

Dennis the Menace, later called Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and now Dennis and Gnasher, is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by D. C...

, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx

Minnie the Minx

Minnie the Minx is a fictional character in the British comic The Beano. Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, she first appeared in issue 596, dated 19 December 1953 making her the third longest running Beano character, behind only Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger...

 and The Bash Street Kids

The Bash Street Kids

The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has...

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