Dennis the Menace Annual 1974

As with the Bash Street Kids, Dennis the Menace also got his own annual for many years which collected together old comic strips along with new custom made material. 

Despite the appearance of Gnasher on the cover, he does not appear in any of the comic strips (though does in the extra material) which means that the stories pre-date 1968 as that is when Gnasher first appeared in the Dennis comic strip.

The stories are fun, though can be a big repetitive. Dennis gets into trouble and causes mayhem, and the story usually ends with him being beaten - often in a rather strange manner, such as by an elephant! 

It can get a bit samey after awhile (which is why the Bash Street Kids collected stories work better in annual form), of course not a problem when the stories were originally published as you had a week's wait between them!

Its still a fun read.