History[]
Rasher is Dennis the Menace's pet pig. He made his first appearance in The Beano in issue 1920 (5 May 1979) in the Dennis the Menace and Gnasher strip. On June 9th 1954 Rasher got his own strip, in which he found himself in hilarious situations. For instance, he once encountered a conductor who was famous for conducting strange things and was the star of the maestro's tape recording.
Early episodes of the strip also featured Rasher's family, such his brother Hamlet, his sister Virginia Ham, Uncle Crackling and Little Piglet, who were all introduced in the first episode. It was initially drawn by David Sutherland and, in its first iteration, ran from 1984 until 1988.
From issue 3480 (25 April 2009), older Rasher strips were reprinted in full colour in The Beano. Later they stopped, due to Dennis and Gnasher being revamped for their new TV series (2009); Rasher was dropped outright in this series and seemingly replaced with a new pig called Harley, belonging to Dennis' Granny. However, Rasher made a cameo in the episode 'Dennis and the Beanstalk'.
Eventually, Rasher returned in Beano #3601, featuring in Dennis and Gnasher alongside Harley. Later, Rasher once again got a strip of his own as part of the 'Funsize Funnies' drawn by Lew Stringer and starting in Beano #3660 (see this website).
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
All the usual porcine skills.
Strength level
The strength level of a healthy pig of his age and breed who gets regular exercise.
Weaknesses
Food.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
Mostly walks.
Weapons
Not his style.
Links[]
- Appearances of Rasher
- Character Gallery: Rasher
- Images that feature Rasher
- Fan-Art Gallery: Rasher
- Rasher quotations