Beryl the Peril her hairstyle became much more like that of Dennis the Menace – but her pigtails remained. She regained many of her Dennis influenced traits as well such as the famous "behind the nose" grin and constant scowl. Beryl also attended Dennis the Menace's 50th birthday party, although she was a latecomer so she didn't actually participate in any of the party games or fights prior. Beryl disappeared for a while after the October 2004 "Dandy" relaunch. Bar one appearance in December that year, she returned from issue 3302, dated 12 March 2005. From "The Dandy" issue dated 3 March 2006,
Classics from the Comics Hotspur" and "The Hornet" were used. It also started using Hoot! shortly before it ended. The comic had 64 pages, which were prefaced with a contents page ("Classic Contents") and until 2007 were followed by an advert for the next month's issue, with the back cover showing original strips starring Roger the Dodger, Little Plum, Plug, Beryl the Peril amongst others, drawn by Gordon Bell or Keith Reynolds. In 2006, the cover was redesigned to show "Classics from the Comics" with a roundel containing Korky the Cat's head and the words Classics Collection, and a large illustration by Ken H.