Pup Parade
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Pup Parade was a comic strip
in the UK
comic
The Beano
. It centred around The Bash Street Kids
' dog
s, known as The Bash Street Pups, and their many adventures. It made its first appearance in issue 1326, dated 16 December 1967, and was drawn by Gordon Bell
. The dogs were all anthropomorphic facsimiles of their owners. Despite being each individually owned by members of The Bash Street Gang, they chose to live in knocked over dustbin in an alley.
The original run finished in issue 2401, dated 23 July 1988, They then moved to The Topper
in January 1989, still drawn by Bell which they stayed for the rest of the comic's life. They also survived the merge with The Beezer and stayed on with the newly re-named comic Beezer and Topper until 1992 before quietly disappearing for good. However, the strip began to return to The Beano
on an occasional basis from issue 3162 onward, dated 22 February 2003. This run continued for about a year. The Pup Parade also made a return in the Bash Street Kids Annual 2008. More recently, since June 2011 they have begun to appear in The Beano
again, this time as reprints from the comic in the 1980s. They appeared again in a talent contest in the 2012 Beano Annual, which Sniffy won. This strip was titled as The Bash Street Dogs and was drawn by Nigel Parkinson
, as Gordon Bell is now retired.
The pups were:
Their sworn enemies were The Blob Street Dogs. They were:
Cuthbert Cringeworthy doesn't have a dog, but this is because the Pup Parade was introduced before him. Strangely in the Beano Book 1977, Manfred is seen getting beaten up by the Blob Street Dogs, and half his collar is on his head and underneath is no chin and only half a mouth!
Other sparring partners were the Bash Street Cats, who appeared in a summer special. The Bash Street Kids also owned fish in the same issue.
Continuing the kids' anthropomorphosis into nature, the Bash Street Birds completed the set. They appeared in at least one annual and made fleeting appearances elsewhere.
Comic strip
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in the UK
United Kingdom
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comic
Comic book
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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...
. It centred around 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...
' dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s, known as The Bash Street Pups, and their many adventures. It made its first appearance in issue 1326, dated 16 December 1967, and was drawn by Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell (artist)
Gordon Bell is an artist who lives in the UK. From the 1960s onward he has worked extensively for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, publishers of The Beano and The Dandy comics . His sketchy, breezy cartoon style places the emphasis firmly on the foreground characters, with the backgrounds often consisting...
. The dogs were all anthropomorphic facsimiles of their owners. Despite being each individually owned by members of The Bash Street Gang, they chose to live in knocked over dustbin in an alley.
The original run finished in issue 2401, dated 23 July 1988, They then moved to The Topper
Topper (comic book)
The Topper was a UK comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd that ran from 7 February 1953 to 15 September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer....
in January 1989, still drawn by Bell which they stayed for the rest of the comic's life. They also survived the merge with The Beezer and stayed on with the newly re-named comic Beezer and Topper until 1992 before quietly disappearing for good. However, the strip began to return to 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...
on an occasional basis from issue 3162 onward, dated 22 February 2003. This run continued for about a year. The Pup Parade also made a return in the Bash Street Kids Annual 2008. More recently, since June 2011 they have begun to appear 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...
again, this time as reprints from the comic in the 1980s. They appeared again in a talent contest in the 2012 Beano Annual, which Sniffy won. This strip was titled as The Bash Street Dogs and was drawn by Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson
Nigel Parkinson is a British cartoonist who currently works for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd and mainly draws for The Beano and The Dandy.-Biography:...
, as Gordon Bell is now retired.
The pups were:
- Bones — Danny's dog. The leader.
- Blotty — Spotty's dog. The one with lots of spots. This dog was originally called Spotty, before changing to Blotty in the mid 1970s. In the late 1980s he reverted back to his original name, and his final name originated in 2003.
- 'Enry — 'Erbert's dog. The shortsighted one.
- Manfrid — Wilfred's dog. The one with a collar up to his chin.
- Peeps — Toots' dog. The girl.
- Pug — Plug's dog. The ugly one.
- Sniffy — Smiffy's dog. The stupid one. Got the most stories along with Bones.
- Tubby — Fatty's dog. The fat one.
- Wiggy — Sidney's dog. The one with strong hair.
Their sworn enemies were The Blob Street Dogs. They were:
- Fusso — Bones' rival. The leader and the fussy one.
- Spots — Blotty's rival, and his cousin.
- Lash — Peeps' rival. The girl.
- Thiky — Sniffy's rival. The stupid one.
- Piggy — Tubby's rival. The fat one.
- Baldy — Wiggy's rival. The bald one.
- Soffo — The soft one.
- Proudon — The big headed one.
- Markus — Proudon's brother. Like his sibling, very big headed.
Cuthbert Cringeworthy doesn't have a dog, but this is because the Pup Parade was introduced before him. Strangely in the Beano Book 1977, Manfred is seen getting beaten up by the Blob Street Dogs, and half his collar is on his head and underneath is no chin and only half a mouth!
Other sparring partners were the Bash Street Cats, who appeared in a summer special. The Bash Street Kids also owned fish in the same issue.
Continuing the kids' anthropomorphosis into nature, the Bash Street Birds completed the set. They appeared in at least one annual and made fleeting appearances elsewhere.