Roger the Dodger is a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. He first appeared in issue 561, dated 18 April 1953. His appearance is vaguely similar to that of Dennis the Menace, he wears a black and red checkered jumper, black trousers and takes better care of his hair than his equally mischievous counterpart. Roger's basic remit is to avoid doing chores such as homework, and this involves him inevitably in complex and ultimately disastrous plans, the undoing of which results in him being punished (usually by his long-suffering father). To perform these tasks he enlists the help of his many 'dodge books'. His worst enemy is a bully named Cruncher Kerr, who has a dog called Muncher, he has a pet cat called Dodge Cat, who is a rival to Muncher, and he used to have a pet crow called Joe the Crow, who appeared during the 1970s to the early 1980s. Two of his friends are called Crafty Colin and Sneaky Pete. Roger is also known to be absolutely dreadful at football. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article is about the comic. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Originally drawn by Ken Reid, Gordon Bell took over in 1959, followed by Bob McGrath in 1961, Ken Reid again in 1962, and Robert Nixon when Reid left DC Thomson in 1964. When Nixon followed in 1973, Tom Lavery began drawing the strip, who was then followed by Frank McDiarmid in 1976. Ten years later Nixon returned, drawing in a noticeably different style than before, and continued drawing until his death in October 2002, though, due to the strips being drawn months in advance, his strips continued appearing in the Beano until the end of January 2003 when Barrie Appleby took over, the current artist. Ken Reid (18 December 1919 - March 1987) was a British artist. ... Gordon Bell is an artist who lives in the UK. From the 1960s onward he has worked extensively for D. C. Thomson & Co. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob McGrath was a singer who worked with Mitch Miller then went on to play the human character Bob on Sesame Street. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... External links Guardian Obituary - Nov 7 2002 Toonhound Categories: Stub | 1939 births | 2002 deaths | Cartoonists | British cartoonists | British comics artists ... D. C. Thomson & Co. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. ...

During the mid-late 1980s, a spin-off strip appeared at the end called Roger the Dodger's Dodge Clinic. Readers would write in with problems, and Roger would try and find a dodge for it (which would usually go wrong). Winning suggestions would win a transistor radio and special scroll. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... The Regency TR-4 shown here is similar in appearance to the original Regency TR-1 model, but the TR-1 has a gold tuning knob and lettering. ...