WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES...

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Here's something I'm deliberating over, with which

you might be able to assist me.  The very first DENNIS The

MENACE book came out in 1955 (for '56).  It then came out

every second year until 1977 (for '78), and then took a holiday

for five years.  In 1982, the '83 book was issued, and again

there was a two year gap between the next two books

('85 & '87, issued in '84 & '86 respectively).

The next book (for '88) came out a year after the pre-

vious one, and they were released annually right up until

the last one in 2010 (for 2011).  So here's what's bothering

me:  Which one would you say qualifies as the first 'Annual'?

The '87 book, which came out a year before the next (but

two years after the one before), or the '88, which came

out a year after its predecessor?

What's your view on the matter?

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