Beano, the

The Beano is a comic book for kids, which has been available every week for the past 65 years. I was first bought the Beano by my uncle when I was 9 years old, he bought it for me because he used to always read it when he was younger, as soon as I read that first comic I was hooked and for about 10 years I don’t think I missed an issue! Then as I got older I did miss a few, but I have always bought a copy when I have seen it on the shelf. Recently though I think I have become a big kid again as I have been making an extra effort to go out and buy a copy! I’m not old enough to remember when the Beano first came out so I have done a bit of research into the history of the ...  Read the complete review

Okay, I know I really shouldn't be reading The Beano. It's not as if I get read it every week... Okay, I do. I read the Beano every single week, and love it. It has everything a small child, or an older person with a childs spirit trapped inside them, could ever want. Colourful pictures, genuinely funny events, plus subtle humour picked up on my people like me, lovable characters, each unique, characters that come back after years of "holiday", and a guaranteed fun experience for all. Who can forget characters such as Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx, who have lasted out so long, even through different artists and thus ...  Read the complete review

Beano - still THE comic to buy, with its charismatic characters, timeless humour and endless jokes it will never date the Beano looks as good now as it did when I was five or six (and no that wasn't during the war) I used to get my Beano every week, rushing off to the local corner shop with my pocket money at the ready and used to sit on the kerb and catch up with my favourite people.. Dennis the Menace is still causing everyone including his long-suffering dad a headache and the favorite Bash Street Kids are still going strong, with some new characters doing their bit..I can't find the three bears with their bowls of mash and sausages which is ...  Read the complete review

The Beano is an extremely well known comic for young boys and girls. I have just subscribed to it for my sons, and I used to read it avidly every week, many moons ago. Firstly a little history. The Beano is now in its 71st year as it issued its first copy in July 1938. The current issue in the shops is number 3497, which is some publishing achievement. Just from these figures it is clear that The Beano is a popular, long lasting comic. It is published by D. C. Thomson & Co Ltd, who also publish The Dandy. So what is the Beano. It is a comic, set out in traditional cartoon strips. Inside todays Beano there are 18 different stories, involving some ...  Read the complete review

~ ~ As a boy growing up I was reared on staple diet of children’s comics, of which The Beano was a particular favourite up until the time I was about ten or eleven years old. I then moved on to more serious fare such as the Hotspur, Victor, and the Tiger, which were crammed full of exciting yarns and heroes to captivate the enquiring mind of any youngster. ~ ~ My little nine-year-old daughter is very much following in her father’s footsteps, and is also an avid fan of the Beano, getting extremely upset if her daddy forgets to buy it for her on a weekly basis. The days of newsagents delivering newspapers and magazines to your door now sadly ...  Read the complete review