The Dandy Tony Morrow, the Desperate Dan statue, which also features his dog Dawg, is the most photographed of 120 pieces of public art in the city. In July 2001 the cover of "The Dandy" featured Dan visiting Dundee and encountering his statue. In December 2012 the University of Dundee held an exhibition in partnership with D C Thomson to mark the comic's 75th anniversary. The Dandy The Dandy was a British children's comic published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after "Il Giornalino" (cover dated
Think of the children of the Children" characterization. Brian M. Reed wrote in his book, "Nobody's Business" (also published that year), that the phrase was devoid of substance and could be replaced for comic effect with "How many kittens must die?" For "Reason" in 2015, journalist Brendan O'Neill wrote that Marjorie Heins' "" cited the centuries-long use by governments of the prevention of "harm to minors" as an excuse to increase censorship and control. According to O'Neill, the use of "Won't somebody please think of the children?" in contemporary culture had greatly increased and was a means of exerting moral authority with emotional blackmail.