The Bash Street Kids were taken over by Tom Paterson before being mothballed and they were later collected into two annuals. As Dennis the Menace was revamped, he appeared less with other "Beano" characters and more by himself due to the popularity of his new TV series. "The Bash Street Kids" now has three spin-offs: "Simply Smiffy", "Winston" and "The Bash Street Burp". In the July 2013 75th-birthday edition of "The Beano", a lane near Dundee's West Marketgait was named Bash Street; whereas an anniversary strip showed Bash Street School being destroyed; the characters relocated to Beano High. The strip stars Class 2B, which
Plug (comics) Plug (comics) Plug was a British comics magazine that ran for 75 issues from 24 September 1977 until 24 February 1979, when it merged with "The Beezer". It was edited by Ian Gray. A spin-off from "The Bash Street Kids" comic strip in "The Beano", the comic was based on the character "Plug" who was a distinctively ugly member of the Bash Street Kids. His dog ("Pug") from Pup Parade, and a new character called "Chunkee the Monkey" (Plug's pet monkey) accompanied him. Vic Neill mainly drew the title character's strip. The comic also had its own fan club, the