Beano and the dandy comic book

To mark the 40th birthday of parody superhero bananaman, the sun is revealing some the. The dandy and the beano classic christmas comic covers 19371969 hardcover january 1, 20 by phil shrimpton philcomics author. The dandy and the beano classic christmas comic covers. One of the best selling comics in the uk, along with the beano, the dandy reached sales of two million a week in the 1950s. The beano has entertained children of all ages since 30th july 1938, and over 75 years later, its still jumping with jokes, loaded with laughs and packed with pranks. As you might expect, the older, vintage beano books are the most valuable. It is in no small part due to the sterling research, promotion and sales work by mr.

Its traditional for british comics to have their own book for parents to give their children as a christmas present. Perhaps britains most iconic comic character, dennis the menace has appeared in the beano since 1951. It returned to its weekly schedule on 30 july 1949. Customs services and international tracking provided. Starring iconic comic superstars dennis the menace, minnie the minx, roger the dodger, the bash street kids, bananaman, billy whizz and loads more, its simply an essential buy. The beano book 1957 it cannot be said that the beano book or annual, as it has been known since 2003 has not had some great covers, my favourite is the 1941 cover, with big eggo peering over his eggs as various beano characters clamber out i even used an edited version of this cover on the first issue of atomic comic back in 2012. This 176 page, full colour hardback book with dustjacket celebrates british comic art at its finest with dennis and gnasher, desperate dan, korky the cat and biffo the bear. Korky the cat 11 cover star of the dandy from 1937 until 1984. The desperation of the free gifts that are piled into the prebagged package immediately made you fear for this titles.

I won it in a competition i entered when i was a child that that was in the beano comic and it was always dear to me because it is the only. In september 2009, the beanos 3,500 th issue was published. Phil who has his own website philcomics auctions, says. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Dennis the menace 12 perhaps britains most iconic comic character, dennis the menace has appeared in the beano since 1951. Malcolm phillips of comic book auctions ltd that beanos and dandys enjoy such a healthy back issue market. The beano annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the childrens comic the beano.

Each issue featured a 64 page story involving a character from the weekly dandy comic. No way beano is the best dandys nice but theres other old legend comics like buster so beano beats dandy by far asked in comics. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Beano annual one of the biggest treats at xmas was to get comic annuals. The dandy was a british childrens comic magazine published by the dundee based publisher dc thomson. Used, beano and the dandy classic comic covers 193.

The most common beano comic book material is paper. The beano annual, called the beano book from 19401942 and 1951 until 2002 and the magicbeano book from 1943 to 1950, has been a staple in christmas stockings for over 70 years. Gibsons the beano and the dandy vintage comic the beano collectible wall plaque with reminder notes. Ive still got a beano, and a dandy book knocking about, will take a pic of them later logo design love game logo design brand identity design dandy comic life in the 1950s comic poster childhood days classic comics drawing for kids. The beano is a long running british childrens comic thats been in circulation for over 80 years, having entertained several generations of kids since 1938, making this one hell of a long runner. The first issue was printed in december 1937, making it the worlds thirdlongest running comic, after il giornalino and detective comics. Do you have one of these super valuable vintage beano comics.

The dandy comic print, desperate dan, print, book cover, poster, vintage illustration, childrens illustration, wall art, a4 print, a3 print. Domestic domestic packages are usually shipped via usps or cn post from china. From 17 july 1950, the magazine changed its name to just the dandy. How cool is that subscribe to beano and youll save money, and receive it before its even made it to the shops. Comic libraries were 68page a6 books that were extended stories featuring various characters from the beano and the dandy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From christmas capers, fizzling fireworks, easter extravagances and a host of other funfilled landmark. Some of the colouring page names are dennis the menace learny kids, blimey the blog of british comics ken reids final for beano and dandy, archie comics hockey, the beano book 1991 from dc thompson gloss a4 size hardback, the beano 1694 issue, rare copy of first beano annual sells for 30. Even so, the dandy title currently holds the record highest sale for both comic and annual, putting the beano firmly in its place for once. Beano dandy comics for sale in uk view 78 bargains. The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly. Growing up in the suburbs of birmingham i would regularly go to readers world second hand bookshop in the city centre, where my collecting started, and trawl local.

The comic book price guide for great britain dandy. Comic book fan collected 2,000 copies of beano swns tv duration. Buy the comics at christmas dandy and the beano by no author isbn. Beano and the dandy classic comic covers 19371988 philcomics eur 22. It was published weekly until september 6th 1941, when wartime paper shortages forced it to switch to fortnightly, alternating with the beano.

Desperate dan 11 the worlds strongest man and star of the dandy. It was published weekly until september 6th 1941, when wartime paper shortages forced it to switch. The final printed edition was issued on 4 december 2012, the com. Beano comic collection for sale in uk view 59 bargains. Dandy comic, the the comic book price guide for great. Like the comics, big eggo was the cover star until 1949, when he was superseded by biffo the bear. From august 2007 until october 2010, it was rebranded as dandy xtreme. Complete year for 1978 comprising of all issues including the 40th anniversary special edition. Hi all i know this may seem a massive task in the first place, but is there any place online where someones actually done scans from the above comics, and preferably from the. The first issue, under the name the dandy comic, was published on 4 december 1937. The beano celebrated its 75th birthday in july 20 and there were guest appearances from david beckham and sir alex ferguson. The series launched in 1982 and there were two stories released every month, originally priced at 20p, meaning that by the time comic libraries ended in 1997 over 340 stories had been released for both comics. Showing 12 colouring pages related to the beano comic.

Is it possible to read old beano and dandy comics online. Savour fifty years of wonderful comic covers from the classic british comics beano and the dandy from 1937 to 1988. A very large collection of beano, dandy and dennis the menace annuals and books. Gibsons the beano and the dandy vintage comic coll. Packed full of mischief, mayhem and fun, beano is the worlds longest running comic. The official home of funny stuff and a top website for kids. Published weekly, for over 80 years and with over 4,000 issues, its famous for iconic strips such as dennis the menace, minnie the minx, the bash street kids, and is a huge influence in and a. As well as the comics, beano has released an annual called the beano book every year since 1940. If you need medium flow, please check out my other items. Sixty years the beano and the dandy thomson 2000 collectable comic book cartoons. A digest size comic that first appeared in 1983 along side its beano counterpart.