Roger the Dodger

Roger Dawson
Character from The Beano
Publication information
Star of
  • Roger the Dodger (1953 – present)
  • Roger the Dodger's Dodge Clinic (1986–1992)
  • Roger the Toddler (1989)
  • Roger's Dodge Diary (2011)
First appearance
  • Issue 561
  • (18 April 1953)
Appearance timelineIssues 561 – 928, 980 – present
Creator(s)Beano staff
Author(s)Uncredited
Illustrator(s)
  • Ken Reid (1953–1959, 1962–1964)
  • Gordon Bell (1959–1960)
  • Bob McGrath (1961–1962)
  • Robert Nixon (1964–1973, 1986–2002)
  • Tom Lavery (1973–1976)
  • Frank McDiarmid (1976–1986)
  • Barrie Appleby (2003–2011, 2012–2013, 2014 – present)
  • Jamie Smart (2013–2014)
  • Wayne Thompson (2014)
Roger Dawson (first generation)
FamilyBill Dawson (father), Willow Dawson (mother), Dodge Cat (pet), Roger's sister
FriendsDave, Crafty Colin, and Sneaky Pete
EnemiesCruncher Kerr
Roger Dawson (second generation)
FamilyAlfred Dawson (father)
FriendsDave
Also appeared in
Beano works
  • The Beano Annual (1955 – present)
  • The Beano Summer Special (1964 – present)
  • Beano Comic Library (issues 12, 22, 30, 46, 58, 63, 72, 78, 94, 108, 150)
DC Thomson works
  • Fun Size Comics
  • The Dandy (1987)
  • The Best of The Beezer (issues 1 and 2)
  • Hoot (1986)

Roger the Dodger is a comic strip character from the comic magazine The Beano. He first appeared in his eponymous comic strip in 1953, and is one of the longest-running characters, characterised by his tactics for avoiding responsibility and his parents' rules, or simply making chores easier, usually with the help of instructional "dodge" books.

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