The Smasher
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The Smasher was a character in the British comic The Dandy
. He was a boy with a tendency to destroy things and who was reminiscent of Dennis The Menace
from The Beano
, though when he destroyed things it usually tended to be by accident rather than design. Initially Smasher had a bright red hairstyle that was similar to that of Dennis, though it soon changed to being black. He wore a similar sort of jumper to Roger the Dodger
, albeit it is a diamond pattern rather than chequered pattern.
The strip was first drawn by Hugh Morren in 1958, who drew it until 1984 when Dave Gudgeon took over. He drew the strip until 1986, after which the strip was handed over to Brian Walker, around the time the "The" was dropped from the title. Walker made some changes to the character, giving Smasher a more teenaged look, a slightly longer hairstyle and a jacket in place of his jumper; his attitude was also toned down somewhat (The character was rewritten to be a more accident-prone figure), as the editor felt that he had become too openly malicious by that time. Walker carried on drawing the strip for most of the next two decades; its appearances became more sporadic in the late 1990s however, and the strip was finally dropped completely with the comic's relaunch in 2004.
However, some of the strips were reprinted in the Comix section of Dandy Xtreme
in 2007.
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
. He was a boy with a tendency to destroy things and who was reminiscent 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...
from 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...
, though when he destroyed things it usually tended to be by accident rather than design. Initially Smasher had a bright red hairstyle that was similar to that of Dennis, though it soon changed to being black. He wore a similar sort of jumper to Roger the Dodger
Roger the Dodger
This is the article for The Beano comic strip, for other uses please see Roger the Dodger Roger the Dodger is a fictional character featured regularly in the UK comic The Beano...
, albeit it is a diamond pattern rather than chequered pattern.
The strip was first drawn by Hugh Morren in 1958, who drew it until 1984 when Dave Gudgeon took over. He drew the strip until 1986, after which the strip was handed over to Brian Walker, around the time the "The" was dropped from the title. Walker made some changes to the character, giving Smasher a more teenaged look, a slightly longer hairstyle and a jacket in place of his jumper; his attitude was also toned down somewhat (The character was rewritten to be a more accident-prone figure), as the editor felt that he had become too openly malicious by that time. Walker carried on drawing the strip for most of the next two decades; its appearances became more sporadic in the late 1990s however, and the strip was finally dropped completely with the comic's relaunch in 2004.
However, some of the strips were reprinted in the Comix section of Dandy Xtreme
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
in 2007.