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This article is about the comic. For other uses, see Beano.
The Beano is a British children's comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland, which was first issued on 26 July 1938 (dated 30 July). The present editor is Euan Kerr, who has been in this role since 1984. Currently the comic costs 85p.

There have been several long-running strips over the years. The longest-running strip in the comic as of 2006 is Dennis and Gnasher (overtaking Lord Snooty), which first appeared (under the name Dennis the Menace) in 1951. Other famous strips include The Bash Street Kids, Minnie the Minx, and Roger the Dodger. Lord Snooty appeared in the very first issue, but disappeared from the comic in 1990.

There are frequent fictional crossovers between the strips, with most of the characters living in the fictional town of Beanotown.

A first issue of The Beano sold for £12,100 on 16 March 2004, which was at the time the highest price ever paid for a British comic at an auction. The current highest price is £20,350 which was paid for the first issue of The Dandy on 7 September 2004.

The Beano is also the second longest running comic, the first being The Dandy which is also made by D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

List of Beano comic strips

Current strips

Extra-long comics featuring all of the current characters sometimes appear, usually based around some theme (i.e. the Queen's Birthday, Dennis' 65th year in the Beano).

Past strips

Trivia

The Beano comic takes its name from the English English word beano which can be loosely interpreted as a fun time. For further discussion of the origin of this word, see The Meaning Of Beano. Private Eye refers to The Spectator as "The Hasbeano", with the Spectator's editor Boris Johnson becoming "Boris the Menace".

The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton album from the John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers band, is called "The Beano Album" by Eric Clapton fans, because on the album cover photo he is reading a Beano comic.

Reece Shearsmith, known for being in The League of Gentlemen once wrote into The Beano, saying that he had lost his current copy. It ended up as the star prize.

See also

External links

DC Thomson Comics titles | British children's literature | The Beano | British comics | 1938 establishments | The Beano | The Beano | The Beano

 

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