Talk about a blast from the past - This limited edition Lithograph comes straight from the pages of the Beano, the best comic, ever. 
Minnie is a world champion "minx", she would seem to be a female counterpart to Dennis the Menace on the surface, even wearing a similar red-and-black jumper. However, as David Law's Beryl the Peril had already taken on the role of a female Dennis, Baxendale imagined Minnie with the ferocity and strength of an Amazon warrior- naturally, she is tougher than most boys.
Minnie is Scottish, mischievous and impudent, but needless to say absolutely not flirtatious, though the more normal usage of "minx" would be applied to a flirty woman.
Minnie has a cat called Chester, who's rival is Bonzo (a dog) from number 12. Other characters in the strip include PC Tyme, Soppy Susan and Fatty Fudge. Generally these characters are the butt of Minnie's pranks, but Fatty Fudge particularly is also sometimes called upon to assist Minnie in a particularly elaborate plot, since his services can always be bought with a bag of sweets.
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