Roger the Dodger

Roger Dawson
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 timeline	Issues 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)
Family	Bill Dawson (father), Willow Dawson (mother), Dodge Cat (pet), Roger's sister
Friends	Dave, Crafty Colin, and Sneaky Pete
Enemies	Cruncher Kerr
Roger Dawson (second generation)
Family	Alfred Dawson (father)
Friends	Dave
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, known for his tactics of avoiding responsibility and his parents' rules, usually with the help of instructional "dodge" books.

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