The Beano 1952

The first two Roger the Dodgers by Frank McDiarmid 20th Dec 1975 ..27th Dec 1975

http://cheekyweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/franks-dodgy-years.html

Just found out I was one week out see it at the link..thanks Niblet.

The Beano new logo and a World Record no.3800!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its beaten The Dandy and Comic Cuts..its now official its a Record Breaker!

30th July 1938...during World War 2 time it went fortnightly due to paper rationing then back to weekly 

............to reach issue no.3800!!!!!

https://www.beano.com/

There are  a World record attempt inside to get the most people dressed has Dennis and Minnie..

Toytopia is running this

https://www.toytopiaworld.com/

Also a drawing contest by toytopiaworld inside The Beano to draw a brand new toy of your design to win VIP tickets to the place..

A new kind of Les Pretend...But this guy is in the fantasy of Wrestling! like how the Mum is so used to it!!!! Its interesting to see dangerous things in The Beano again..of course kids can see this is fantasy and over the top..

Its nice the blue added to the logo..and its always fun having characters popping out of the o!

Its always nice these strips showing old characters...of course I would love to see it has a full page..

from Beano 18th July 2015

It's been great this new artist...and bringing back detail and of course Calamity James.. 

Spot the squelchies!! David Sutherland still drawing brilliant Bash Street kids...hes been working for The Beano from 1960!

Great to see this character back and love seeing fantasy blurred with reality..Nigel Parkinson

Same with this character adventure Tim...hope he gets to do this has two pages...and longer stories..love Alan Ryan's work love the longer stories on Dennis the Menace and the fantasy it goes into sometimes...this is a one off..But we seen Walter's Dad become Mayor and the latest is Gnasher has gone missing..

 enjoying the files of Beanotown by Nigel Parkinson

Not the Buster comic character of the 90's...But a reader can ask to be made into a comic character from their nickname...again love the strangeness and fantasy element..

 Great to see Little Plum and Baby-Face in 25th April 2015 issue..quite a lot of the pages come from this comic..

So these are my highlights of this years... The Beano..

Of course Commando has had more issue numbers But is different to a comic being a comic library size and features just one story it came out in 1961 ..hopefully Commando is also a record breaker too...The Home Of Heroes since 1961 — Four stories of action and adventure every two weeks
http://www.commandocomics.com/

The Ghost Beano 4th March 1961 ('Ken Reid and Leo Baxendale have a holiday!')

Who were the ghost artists when Ken Reid and Leo Baxendale were away?

I also think the three bears is also a ghost artist in the same issue..all very well done..

Dudley D Watkin's Lord Snooty 29th Jan 1955

The amazing detail of Dudley D Watkins...loved the bandages bit is Lord Snooty smoking a cigar?

Leo Baxendale draws Dudley D Watkin's Biffo the bear!

When the bell rings! Bash Street kids 19th Feb 1955

Early Leo Baxendale work..

Clumsy Claude is drawn by Bill Ritchie
I like Wilfred's tank also the running perspective!! Both strips sure were full on in those days...police and army!

Be the star in a comic! Wham! comic and today's Beano!

The latest Beano is giving you the chance to be the star!

 Also its nice its on the back cover and drawn by Hunt Emerson. 

A lovely new feature!

 Wham! comic drawn by Mike Lacey also did a similar thing in 1967.
You could star in The Tiddlers!! It was done in a nice creative way!

Jim Petrie 1932 - 2014

11th July 1970 Sparky comic

 Beano 24th May 1997

Looks a bit like the Sparky office that last panel...


I'm glad Jim saw my website and blog posts on his work and it was nice chatting by email to him...I love his work its so animated and full of action...also brilliant expressions...he has left an amazing amout of comic work to enjoy for all time...Thanks Jim...God bless your family and frineds at this sad time.

UPDATED!!!! A funny look at Beanotown The Beano Book 1974 by Robert Nixon

Recently Beanotown map was shown in the free giveaway Beano in the Mail on Sunday.
Heres the Beanotown drawn in great wonderful detail by Robert.

I like Dennis and Gnasher's house best!!

This picture inspired me as a kid to make my own Beanopoly (Monopoly) and making the cards. Great fun to do..

From the Daily Mail the free sample Beano ...the Beanotown was shown better in the 75th Beano.

Looking at this I don't think this is Robert Nixons work... 

you can see traces of the 1974 version. The cage is not for Biffo this time (Biffo lives in a cave!) But Baby-Face..

Little Plum now lives in a wigwam in the distance...

Love the end pages at the back of the 1993 Beano book at night time..its all very well done..

Thanks TwoHeadedBoy for the reminder of this gem..