The Beano comic

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20836

Title

The Beano comic

Description

A paper comic known as 'The Beano'. The comic has coloured illustrations throughout. The front cover has a comic of 'Biffo the Bear' on the front. Above the colour illustrations is the text, 'The Beano'. The cover also says that the comic is published every Thursday and includes the date the comic was published.

Artist / maker

DC Thomson & Co

Date

1961

Size

30 x 21cm

Type

Toy

Location

Museum of Childhood

Accession number

MC242.98

The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. The first issue was released on the 30th July 1938 as a weekly issue. During the Second World War, The Beano was published on alternating weeks due to paper and ink rationing. Paper and ink supplies were fully restored shortly after the end of hostilities and weekly publication of The Beano resumed in 1949. In September 2009, the Beano's 3,500th issue was published. Its iconic characters such as Dennis the Menace and The Bash Street Kids have become known to generations of children. The comic book featured here shows Biffo the Bear who was one of the first notable Beano characters.

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Toys > Books, Annuals and comics > Comics