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The Beano

The Beano (also known as Beano and formerly The Beano Comic) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it published its 4000th issue in August 2019. Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash…

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Based in
Dundee, Scotland
Categories
Anthology comic, Children's humour
Chief-Editor
John Anderson
Circulation
40,214 (Jan-Dec 2024)
Company
DC Thomson
Country
United Kingdom

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The Beano

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The Beano

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related to Creation (1920s–1939) · 65
The Beano → Adventure, After, Albert Barnes, Allan Morley's Big Fat, Almost, Although, American, American-inspired, Big Eggo, Big Five's, Bill Blain, Brave Captain Kipper, British, Carter, Cat, Children's Publications, DC Thomson, DC Thomson's, Despite, Dubbed
related to Reception and legacy · 36
The Beano → AD, Alan Digby's, Although, Bash Street Kids, BBC, Beano, Beano's, Best British Comic Ever, Britain's, British, Bunty, Buster, Christmas, Coventry Evening Telegraph, DC Thomson, DC Thomson's, Dennis, Eagle, In, It's
related to World War Two, reaching million sales (1939–1945) · 34
The Beano → Air Force, Axis, Big Eggo, Blitz, Chicago, Comic, Contact, Drastic, Eggo, Eventually, Freddie Simpson, George Moonie, His Pals, Issue, July, Lord Snooty, Low's New Big Five, Moonie's, Mussolini, Nazi U-boat
related to Notable artists · 33
The Beano → Andy FantonJohn GeeringBarry GlennardCharlie, Barrie ApplebyNigel Auchterlounie, Beano, Big Eggo, BrennanSid BurgonReg Carter, DC Thomson, Dean RankineKen ReidBill RitchieZoom, Diego JourdanMalcolm JudgeDavid LawTrevor, GriggHarry HargreavesKen, HarrisonLaura Howell, He, His, James Crighton, Jon RushbyCavan ScottDuncan ScottJamie, Leo Baxendale, MetcalfeAllan MorleyDavid MostynVic NeillRobert, Mighty, Minnie, Minx, MinxGordon BellBasil BlackallerPaddy BrennanNick
related to Bibliography · 29
The Beano → Anderson, Beano, Britain, Christopher, Clarendon Press, Co, DC Thomson, Dundee, England, Fleet Street, Fun, ISBN, John, Joseph, London, Ltd, McAleer, Minnie, Minxing, New Lanark
related to Audience participation · 28
The Beano → Al Bernard, Baby Face Finlayson, Beano, Beano's, Calamity James, Cancelled, Comic Idol, Crazy, Daisy, DC Thomson, Dundee, Euan Kerr, Excluding, Hann-Made Productions, In, Interaction, It, Largest Comic Strip, Les Pretend, Little Plum
related to Merchandise · 23
The Beano → And, Christmas, DC Thomson, Dear Dennis, Dennis, During, Euan Kerr, Flying Snorter Balloon, For, From, Gifts, Gnasher, Gnasher Snapper, Gnasher's Fang Club, Issue, Membership, Menace, Menace Fan Club, Morris Heggie, Originally
related to Crossovers · 21
The Beano → Bananaman, Beano, Corporal Clott, DC Thomson's, DC Thomson's Champ, Dennis, Gnasher's, Jackie, Menace, Mighty, Morgyn, Nutty, Reprinting, The Beezer, The Dandy, The Lord Snooty, The Rover, The Topper, The Weekly News, Topper
related to Controversy · 19
The Beano → Britain, December, Dennis, Fascist Italy, Fun, Hard-Nut, His, Its, Little Peanut's Page, Little Plum's, Menace, Musso, Nigger, Peanut, Racist, The, Wop, World War II, Your
related to Anniversary issues · 14
The Beano → Along, Bash Street School, Beanotown, Beanotown's, David Walliams, Fame, For, Fred, Fred's Bed, Hall, Issue, Simon, The, There

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beano comic issue strips dennis stories also characters magazine dc first thomson issues would menace strip readers dandy new comics

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The BeanoBased inDundee, Scotland1.00infobox
The BeanoCategoriesAnthology comic, Children's humour1.00infobox
The BeanoChief-EditorJohn Anderson1.00infobox
The BeanoCirculation40,214 (Jan-Dec 2024)1.00infobox
The BeanoCompanyDC Thomson1.00infobox
The BeanoCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
The BeanoFirst issue30 July 1938; 88 years ago (1938-07-30) (4334 issues as of 2 May 2026)1.00infobox
The BeanoFormer editorsSee list1.00infobox
The BeanoFounderR. D. Low1.00infobox
The BeanoFrequencyWeekly1.00infobox
The BeanoLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The BeanoOCLC286869141.00infobox
The BeanoStaff writersSee list1.00infobox
The BeanoWebsitebeano.com1.00infobox
The Beanois abest-selling comic magazine outside Japan0.90text
The Beanois adefinitive part of British pop culture0.90text

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