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New page: One of the UK's oldest children's comic books, published by D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd as long ago as 1938, and now well past the 3000 issues mark.<br /> Famous characters / strips past &...
One of the UK's oldest children's comic books, published by [[D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd]] as long ago as 1938, and now well past the 3000 issues mark.<br />
Famous characters / strips past & present include:<br />
[[Dennis the Menace]] - not to be confused with an American one of the same name created within weeks of each other.<br />
[[Gnasher & Gnipper]] (Dennis' pet dogs)<br />
[[Rasher]] (Dennis' pet pig)<br />
[[Minnie the Minx]]<br />
[[Rodger the Dodger]]<br />
[[The Bash Street Kids]]<br />
[[The Bash Street Pups]] (the kids' pet dogs)<br />
[[Lord Snooty]]<br />
[[Biffo the Bear]]<br />
[[Ivy the Terrible]]<br />
[[Billy Whizz]]<br />
[[Pansy Potter]] - The Strongman's Daughter<br />
[[Little Plum]] (a native American)<br />
[[The 3 Bears]]<br />
[[Karate Sid]]<br />
[[Little Monkey]]<br />
[[Calamity James]] - and his pet, Alexander Lemming<br />
[[Big Eggo]]<br />
[[General Jumbo]] - a boy with a remote-controlled model army<br />
== Off-shoots ==
The Beano comes in a few different formats:<br />
THE BEANO Comic - the original weekly publication<br /><br />
The Beano Annual - highly collectable books, published annually in time for Christmas since the 1940's (earlier ones seem to fetch upto & over £50 on Ebay). Dated so, for instance the 1992 book was launched for Christmas 1991, the 2008 book (the current one at time of writing) being sold in the shops now (2007).<br /><br />
The Beano "Comic Library" - these ran from 1982 to 1998, and feature a single storyline based on a single, or group of characters that took about 15minutes to read through. From what I remember they were published 2 at a time every [[fortnight]]. Much additional amusement was often caused when grown-ups would ask due to their "Comic Library" name "when do they have to go back to the Library?".<br />
== Rival Publications ==
The comic has had numerous rivals through the years, many of which have fallen by the wayside, and include:<br />
[[The Dandy]] - their long time rival, published around the same time just before WW2 by the same publishers. Still going strong after a reformat.<br />
[[The TOPPER]] - ceased publication<br />
[[The Beezer]] - ceased publication<br /><br />
==Useful Links==
[http://www.beanotown.com/ Official Website]<br />
[http://www.britishcomics.com Britishcomics.com]<br />
[http://www.john-duck.co.uk/html/beano_comic_libaries.html Listing of Beano Comic Library Titles] (partially complete)
Famous characters / strips past & present include:<br />
[[Dennis the Menace]] - not to be confused with an American one of the same name created within weeks of each other.<br />
[[Gnasher & Gnipper]] (Dennis' pet dogs)<br />
[[Rasher]] (Dennis' pet pig)<br />
[[Minnie the Minx]]<br />
[[Rodger the Dodger]]<br />
[[The Bash Street Kids]]<br />
[[The Bash Street Pups]] (the kids' pet dogs)<br />
[[Lord Snooty]]<br />
[[Biffo the Bear]]<br />
[[Ivy the Terrible]]<br />
[[Billy Whizz]]<br />
[[Pansy Potter]] - The Strongman's Daughter<br />
[[Little Plum]] (a native American)<br />
[[The 3 Bears]]<br />
[[Karate Sid]]<br />
[[Little Monkey]]<br />
[[Calamity James]] - and his pet, Alexander Lemming<br />
[[Big Eggo]]<br />
[[General Jumbo]] - a boy with a remote-controlled model army<br />
== Off-shoots ==
The Beano comes in a few different formats:<br />
THE BEANO Comic - the original weekly publication<br /><br />
The Beano Annual - highly collectable books, published annually in time for Christmas since the 1940's (earlier ones seem to fetch upto & over £50 on Ebay). Dated so, for instance the 1992 book was launched for Christmas 1991, the 2008 book (the current one at time of writing) being sold in the shops now (2007).<br /><br />
The Beano "Comic Library" - these ran from 1982 to 1998, and feature a single storyline based on a single, or group of characters that took about 15minutes to read through. From what I remember they were published 2 at a time every [[fortnight]]. Much additional amusement was often caused when grown-ups would ask due to their "Comic Library" name "when do they have to go back to the Library?".<br />
== Rival Publications ==
The comic has had numerous rivals through the years, many of which have fallen by the wayside, and include:<br />
[[The Dandy]] - their long time rival, published around the same time just before WW2 by the same publishers. Still going strong after a reformat.<br />
[[The TOPPER]] - ceased publication<br />
[[The Beezer]] - ceased publication<br /><br />
==Useful Links==
[http://www.beanotown.com/ Official Website]<br />
[http://www.britishcomics.com Britishcomics.com]<br />
[http://www.john-duck.co.uk/html/beano_comic_libaries.html Listing of Beano Comic Library Titles] (partially complete)