The Beano is a British children's comic published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd which was first issued on
26 July 1938 (dated 30 July). The present editor is Euan Kerr, who has been in this
role since 1984.
There have been several long-running strips over the years. The longest-running strip in the comic as of 2005 is "Dennis the Menace
and Gnasher", which first appeared (under the name of "Dennis the Menace") in 1951.
Other famous strips include "The Bash Street Kids",
"Minnie the Minx", and "Roger the Dodger". "Lord Snooty" appeared in the very
first issue, but disappeared from the comic in 1990.
There are frequent fictional crossovers between the
strips, with most of the characters living in the fictional town of Beanotown.
A first issue of The Beano sold for GB£12,100 on 16 March 2004, which was at the time the highest price ever paid for a
British comic at an auction.
List of Beano comic strips
Current strips
Past strips
External links
The Beano comic takes its name from the English word beano which can be loosely interpreted as a fun time, and
is a suitable name for the comic. For further discussion of the origin of this word, see The Meaning Of
Beano (http://www.bicycle-beano.co.uk/beano.html).
Beano is another name for the game of bingo, where numbered balls are drawn and
players mark off the corresponding numbers on their gaming cards. In some parts of the US, bingo games require a Beano
License (e.g.rules for Massachusetts (http://www.masslottery.com/Bingo/RafflesCasino.htm)) .
Beano is also a dietary product that prevents flatulence. Its motto is "There'll beano gas".
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