There have been several long-running strips over the years. The longest-running strip in the comic as of 2006 is '' Dennis The Menace And Gnasher '', which first appeared (under the name ''Dennis the Menace'') in 1951 . Other famous strips include '' The Bash Street Kids '', '' Minnie The Minx '', and '' Roger The Dodger ''. '' Lord Snooty '' appeared in the very first issue, but disappeared from the comic in 1990 .
There are frequent Fictional Crossover s between the strips, with most of the characters living in the fictional town of Beanotown .
A first issue of The Beano sold for £ 12,100 on 16 March2004 , which was at the time the highest price ever paid for a British comic at an Auction .
The Beano is also the second longest running comic, the first being The Dandy which is also made by D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd .
The Beano comic takes its name from the refers to The Spectator as "The Hasbeano", with the Spectator's editor Boris Johnson becoming "Boris the Menace".
