then he would be the third-longest-running behind Minnie the Minx. Other characters in the strip Willow and Bill Dawson . In one strip in the Beano Book from 1957, his dad's is referred to as Bill. He has occasionally been shown to have been a dodger in his youth and on occasion asks Roger for dodging help. His parents were renamed in later years to Les and Ada. His rival is a bully named Cruncher Kerr (believed to be named after Euan Kerr, though his earliest appearances predate Kerr's appointment as Beano Editor in 1994). Roger has had two different pets, firstly a Crow called Joe the Crow, and secondly a Cat called Dodge Cat. Roger also had two friends, called Crafty Colin and Sneaky Pete. These two mainly appeared in the 1990s, though Pete did reappear in the 2006 Beano Annual. However, in the late 2000s Roger gained a new friend called Dave. Timeline 18 April 1953: Roger The Dodger made his debut in issue 561, drawn by Ken Reid. 1959: Gordon Bell becomes the artist. 1960: Roger's first series ends. April 1961: Roger returns to the Beano, drawn by Bob McGrath. 1962: Reid becomes Roger's artist again. 1964: Robert Nixon takes over. 1973: Tom Lavery takes over. 1976: Frank McDiarmid takes over. 1986: Nixon returns to draw Roger again, he moves to two pages and Roger The Dodger's Dodge Clinic is introduced. 1992: Roger The Dodger's Dodge Clinic ends. April 1993: Roger's 40th anniversary is celebrated. January 2003: Barrie Appleby takes over after Nixon's death. 2011: Appleby stops drawing Roger to focus on Dennis and Gnasher, and Roger's Dodge Diary is introduced alongside Nixon reprints. 2012: Appleby resumes drawing Roger after Nigel Parkinson takes over Dennis and Gnasher. July 2013: Jamie Smart takes over as artist. April 2014: Wayne Thompson takes over as artist. July 2014: Barrie Appleby returns as artist. In other media TV Roger appears on the cover of 1994's Beano Videostars but not on the video itself. He also made a non-speaking appearance in an advert for The Beano along with Dennis and Gnasher, Minnie the Minx, Billy Whizz, Teacher from The Bash Street Kids and Biffo the Bear. As such, Roger the Dodger is yet to have been given a voice actor. Theme park Roger appeared in the Beanoland section at Chessington World of Adventures with his own ride Roger the Dodger's Dodgems. Video