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Retro Beano

Over the years, The Beano has changed to match the times, but the aim's remained the same - to bring laughs, thrills, action, and fun to children of all ages. Now, the Retro Beano section of the website gives you your chance to find out fun facts, chuckle at classic gags, and meet some favourite funny folk from throughout The Beano's long and laugh-packed history!

Bit by bit, we'll be adding info on the stories and strips that have entertained readers since 1938. We want you to think of this section as the equivalent of an online Beano fanzine - one where your views, comments, memories of classic stories and characters, criticisms, and corrections (after all, there are over 7 decades worth of Beano comics to go through, so mistakes might creep in) are all welcome!

Working together, we aim to make it a great place to find out about the comic's history. But, more importantly, because it's The Beano, we aim to make it fun!

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  1. jabbamjc
    jabbamjcFri 17 February 2012 at 5:50PM

    thanks alotfor making me a v.i.p me and my brother have been colecting beano,s for about 2 years my favrot strip is the Numsculls

  2. tigerfeet
    tigerfeetFri 17 February 2012 at 2:58PM

    I have 30 beanos and 4 beano anuals.

  3. bredin
    bredinFri 17 February 2012 at 7:04AM

    my cat is licking the computer, chair, tables she is just weird.

  4. beano lover 123
    beano lover 123Wed 15 February 2012 at 9:24AM

    i've got to get the new beano bag LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    beano is awsome LOL HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHA

  5. beano lover 123
    beano lover 123Wed 15 February 2012 at 9:21AM

    i love beano and denis and gnasher there so awsome xxxxxxxx

    rock on beano

  6. bredin
    bredinTue 14 February 2012 at 8:33AM

    today after school i am going to put a blind fold around my eye's then get dizzy and play golf. hope i dont hit myself!!!!!!!!!!

  7. bredin
    bredinMon 13 February 2012 at 6:18PM

    this is a great site i love the jokes i have the beano fart whistle i will get more beano stuff

  8. dude112
    dude112Mon 13 February 2012 at 5:02PM

    i have 3618 beano comics

    only in magazine

    all of the summer annuels and dennis the menace books

    and all of the annuels

  9. oscadoodle
    oscadoodleMon 13 February 2012 at 10:14AM

    Hi I LLLLLOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE Your comics Dennis Im a big fan .I bet

    you get told to tidy your room all the time.

    from oscar

  10. rogerette
    rogeretteSun 12 February 2012 at 5:42PM

    jake11fire1 is right roger rocks and that is why i am called rogerette cos i luv roger and i am a girl

    :)

  11. beanorules1239
    beanorules1239Sun 12 February 2012 at 3:01AM

    I think that Minnie the minx should go out wiht Dennis the mennis.!

  12. Abs
    AbsSat 11 February 2012 at 6:33PM

    hi everyone ive not been on this website

    for ages the beano is obviosly well better than that stupid Dandy

  13. jake11fire1
    jake11fire1Wed 8 February 2012 at 11:03PM

    roger rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. hard shoe
    hard shoeWed 8 February 2012 at 8:23PM

    beano beano beano yeah!!!!

  15. hard shoe
    hard shoeWed 8 February 2012 at 8:19PM

    hello pranay are u there

  16. claudia
    claudiaThu 2 February 2012 at 6:33PM

    beono rules its so good my grandma gets it

  17. tpace99
    tpace99Mon 30 January 2012 at 6:09PM

    i love the beano! but i dont really like the new cartoon because they completley changed the style of how he was drawnand i think that his voice sounded better before, but ive always prefered the older comics.

  18. tpace99
    tpace99Mon 30 January 2012 at 6:09PM

    i love the beano! but i dont really like the new cartoon because they completley changed the style of how he was drawnand i think that his voice sounded better before, but ive always prefered the older comics.

  19. chazel7
    chazel7Sun 29 January 2012 at 2:04PM

    I LOVE BEANO!!!!!!!

  20. jlo
    jloSun 29 January 2012 at 10:51AM

    hey how yal al doing ttyl (talk to you later) :) :) :) :) :) :) L:)

  21. hard shoe
    hard shoeSat 28 January 2012 at 1:39PM

    beano rules who ever hates it drools

  22. reuben613
    reuben613Thu 19 January 2012 at 7:25PM

    its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. hard shoe
    hard shoeWed 18 January 2012 at 4:30PM

    i dunno why im called hard shoe

  24. hard shoe
    hard shoeTue 17 January 2012 at 4:44PM

    yo me big beano fan heres just some of them billy whizz rodger the doger ivy the terrible fatty fudge the bash street kids minne the minx ps the beano is much better than the dandy

  25. hard shoe
    hard shoeTue 17 January 2012 at 4:38PM

    i have 78 beano comics

  26. beano fan 12
    beano fan 12Mon 16 January 2012 at 8:07PM

    has anyone seen how much the price of the beano has gone up in a short space of time

  27. will666
    will666Sun 15 January 2012 at 7:43PM

    well, rorytherober300, you're wrong! roger the dodger came before the 1950's! (I think, anyway.)

  28. kerry the minx
    kerry the minxSat 7 January 2012 at 2:31PM

    yay!!! got my beano today! love it! STAND BACK DAD! MINX COMEING THROUGH!!!

  29. bruce8181
    bruce8181Wed 4 January 2012 at 12:20AM

    beano rules

  30. beffy
    beffySat 31 December 2011 at 12:34PM

    what would anyone do without the beano? i can't get it but i am going to soon! i have every beano annual from 1998-2012!

  31. rorytherober300
    rorytherober300Thu 22 December 2011 at 4:04PM

    beanolover63912 i agree with 11 out of 12 of your stories

  32. rorytherober300
    rorytherober300Wed 21 December 2011 at 5:28PM

    what would anyone do with out dennis and gnasher

  33. rorytherober300
    rorytherober300Wed 21 December 2011 at 5:21PM

    50's and 60's are best thats when dennis,minnie,roger,and the bash street kids came in the 50's and gnasher came in the 60's

  34. rorytherober300
    rorytherober300Wed 21 December 2011 at 5:13PM

    shanay2595 just to let ya no that me and Devin c are cousins because i know you want him to be your freind

  35. tejan
    tejanMon 19 December 2011 at 7:54PM

    i like gnashers shows

  36. lukeq
    lukeqWed 7 December 2011 at 6:35PM

    the beano rules

  37. shanay2595
    shanay2595Sun 4 December 2011 at 12:15PM

    y mor right

  38. shanay2595
    shanay2595Sun 4 December 2011 at 12:13PM

    ratfan y still on it

  39. shanay2595
    shanay2595Sun 4 December 2011 at 12:11PM

    billy y come ing out today

  40. shanay2595
    shanay2595Sun 4 December 2011 at 12:09PM

    freddy y are right

  41. shanay2595
    shanay2595Sun 4 December 2011 at 12:08PM

    devinc do you want to be my freind

  42. billywhizz18
    billywhizz18Sat 3 December 2011 at 8:56PM

    BEANO IS THE BEST

  43. devinc
    devincFri 2 December 2011 at 11:40AM

    well look hoo it is mi fav cous rory M

  44. ahonda
    ahondaThu 1 December 2011 at 6:37PM

    62 now,must check if AHHGG ITS IM JONAH is here,

  45. redperyl
    redperylWed 30 November 2011 at 5:22PM

    Older Beano member still have a good laugh when I pick a copy of the beano up, got my nephews to read it they enjoy just as much as me keep up the good work yo beano club for us oldies

  46. JAMES 1999
    JAMES 1999Wed 30 November 2011 at 11:26AM

    it is cool

  47. DINGDONG
    DINGDONGMon 28 November 2011 at 4:41PM

    Does anyone (OLDER) readers, remember 'readers' jokes being sent in?

    I'm trying to find an issue from 1964,i think, which contains a joke where the punchline is 'Handrail'. It shows handprints going up the stair wall.

    Sent in by Tina Coles (my wife) when she was aged 5 'ish. i'm trying to get a copy as a gift. I know this is a bit. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.

  48. Teaandbiccies
    TeaandbicciesSat 26 November 2011 at 7:01PM

    brimstone, I agree 100%

    I still enjoy The Beano as much as ever.

    (Maybe a Beano Club for us oldies should be in the works.)

  49. dennisanddec
    dennisanddecSat 26 November 2011 at 11:46AM

    im a bit of a calamity james lol

  50. rorytherober300
    rorytherober300Sat 26 November 2011 at 9:51AM

    meatball903 welll the reason they made the dandy because the dandy is around longer