Dennis the Menace Fan Club - membership badge (1980’s)

Dennis the Menace Fan Club was a children’s club run in association with the Beano. The club was founded in 1976 and ran until 1998 when it was replaced by the Beano Club. Application forms to join the club regularly featured in the Beano and every new member received their membership which included the badge and after 1977 a furry badge of Gnasher, Dennis’ dog. The fan club proved extremely popular and by 1988 membership had reached a million. Throughout its 22 years, total membership was around 1.25 million.

 

The image of Dennis the Menace was drawn by the beano comic artist, David Sutherland).

 

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References:

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_the_Menace_(UK) (Dennis the Menace of the Beano – Wikipedia article).

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sutherland_(comics_artist) (David Sutherland – Beano comic artist).

 

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11212686 (BBC News 7 September 2010 - The Beano Club comes to an end to be replaced by a web-based fan club, not quite the same….) & www.brokenfrontier.com/blog/p/detail/beano-club-closes-it...

 

forums.doyouremember.co.uk/threads/6652-Dennis-the-Menace... (A comments board with some fond memories of the Dennis the Menace Fan Club, some pics included).

 

 

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Print: Lithography in 2 colours (red & black).

Finish: Laminated.

Material: Tin.

Fixer: Safety pin & plastic backing.

Size: 2 ¼” in diameter (about 55mm).

Process: Button badge.

Maker: No maker’s name or mark.

 

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Thank you for reading.

Stuart.

 

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