Minnie the Minx

Minnie the Minx made her debut on 19th December 1953 in issue #596 of The Beano, initially drawn by Leo Baxendale (although following Baxendale's departure from DC Thomson, Jim Petrie took over the strip in June 1961 and drew it until his retirement in January 2001, a total of 2,000 strips; several other artists have drawn her since then, notably Tom Paterson and Ken Harrison). She completed the triumvirate of terror begun by Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger, and is now one of the comics longest running stars. She has a cat called Chester. Minnie's look has varied over the years, in particular her outfit which, while it normally resembles Dennis the Menace's traditional black and red gear (Minnie apparently fancies Dennis), has occasionally been shown as red and yellow or red and orange. Her father's name is apparently Victor (according to issue #2258) or possibly George (according to the Beano Videostars cartoons) but he and his wife are generally just referred to as 'Min's Mum' and 'Min's Dad'. Other notable characters in the strip include Soppy Susan and Fatty Fudge (who briefly had his own spinoff strip).