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Caro "Bandit"
June 27, 2023
Hiking
In the center of Dundee, you will meet Desperate Dan, a famous cartoon wild west character that was created by Dudley D. Watkins in the comic magazine The Dandy. The publishers, D. C. Thomson & Co. are based here in Dundee.
Stuart Wilcock
September 20, 2025
Hiking
The statue was erected in 2001 to celebrate the famous characters from the British comics The Dandy and The Beano, which are published in Dundee by D.C. Thomson & Co..
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