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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. holmes72
    holmes72Sat 23 April 2011 at 8:11PM

    BEEN A LONG TIME HAS IN IT

  2. liamoakham
    liamoakhamFri 22 April 2011 at 9:39PM

    ive got beano and dandy heroes

  3. coolcheetah
    coolcheetahFri 22 April 2011 at 8:29PM

    WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU PUT INK IN A FREEZER?

    ICED INK--- I STINK

    -

    - - - - - - - -LOL ( -=

  4. coolcheetah
    coolcheetahFri 22 April 2011 at 8:24PM

    I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNEW BEANO IS SO OLD BUT THAT MAKES IT EVEN COOLER!!!!!!!

  5. yo!101
    yo!101Tue 19 April 2011 at 7:46PM

    BRING BACK

    EVREY STORY THAT HAS BEEN LOST IN THE PAST EXEPET I REPEAT EXEPET TOM,DICK+ SALLY*

    *= BOO!

    P.S-here is a message to the dandy ed-bbooooo!!!!!!!

  6. l.wishlade
    l.wishladeTue 19 April 2011 at 10:54AM

    I've only been reading it since 2004 but it's changed greatly and is geting better by the year.Well done The Beano,your the best comic any where every where,any day everyday you pregusing lauphs every second,good work!!!!IT'S THE COOLEST COMIC EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. beanobeanobeano1222
    beanobeanobeano1222Mon 18 April 2011 at 4:41PM

    the coolest comic ever!!!!!! Ive been in it! who has the one where gnasher is dressed like a chef? cos im in that one!

  8. thedevil
    thedevilSun 17 April 2011 at 8:05PM

    dennis awsome gnasher cool

  9. denace the toad
    denace the toadSun 17 April 2011 at 11:37AM

    beano roks

  10. marywynne
    marywynneSat 16 April 2011 at 2:14PM

    DENNIS AND GNASHER ROCK!!!!! BEANO ROCKS TOO!!!!!!!

  11. marywynne
    marywynneSat 16 April 2011 at 2:08PM

    Beano rocks BEANO! BEANO! BEANO!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Penguinmoshi77
    Penguinmoshi77Thu 14 April 2011 at 6:19PM

    I may of started a few weeks ago but its awsome dudes n dudets!

  13. teenager
    teenagerTue 12 April 2011 at 2:13PM

    beano is cool and i am the bigggest beano fan ever

  14. Go rossi
    Go rossiMon 11 April 2011 at 8:46PM

    hi i'm new

  15. denmaker
    denmakerThu 7 April 2011 at 7:41PM

    denmaker rule!

  16. eviecoolgirl
    eviecoolgirlThu 7 April 2011 at 2:32PM

    i have got my dads beanoswhen he was my age

  17. eviecoolgirl
    eviecoolgirlThu 7 April 2011 at 2:31PM

    i like the past

  18. supermenace1
    supermenace1Tue 5 April 2011 at 6:52PM

    long live the beano!!!!!!

  19. ryan the menace
    ryan the menaceMon 4 April 2011 at 3:29PM

    I Think this realy old

  20. edge of spear 4
    edge of spear 4Sat 2 April 2011 at 11:27AM

    i bought a couple of beanos at a jumble sale i got 1997 1998 199 and 2001 and i have 1986 and 1938 the oldest of them all but i have way more i even have 400 beanos and dandys in a box i got for £3 good huh i really like the beano its funny and i found a story once that was called timmy the train dont know how it came up if it wasnt in any of the other beano by the way you see how i did 1999 wrong because i tried and tried clicking up there to change it but it wont work so it was once again 1997 1998 1999 and 2001 if any of you have more comics than me.

  21. BeanyBeano
    BeanyBeanoThu 31 March 2011 at 6:17PM

    Cool !!!!!!

  22. sammax
    sammaxSun 27 March 2011 at 11:22AM

    The BEANO has been brilliant since the 1970`s but todays beano is even better. I love Dennis and Gnasher, Fred`s bed, The Numbskulls, The bashstreet kids, Ivy the terrible, Minnie the minx, mebo and zunky, Roger the dodger, 60 second dennis and beano manager. and any others that i have missed out. it is just the greatest comic i have ever read!!!!!!!!!! so is The Dandy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. coolwill01
    coolwill01Sat 26 March 2011 at 8:52AM

    hi

  24. Elephant
    ElephantThu 24 March 2011 at 4:13PM

    Has it really been around that long

  25. roger the dodger jr
    roger the dodger jrWed 23 March 2011 at 4:15PM

    i think the beano rocks ive got quite a lot of beano books and ive been collecting the comics for sevral months

  26. Marmiduke the Earl of Bunkerton
    Marmiduke the Earl of BunkertonWed 23 March 2011 at 3:19PM

    Its a shame the Dandy website does not have any thing like this. They could have a great retro site. It's like Dandy don't want to remember their legendary past. Isn't it the longest running british comic? Or has Beano taken it over?

  27. Shelly
    ShellyWed 23 March 2011 at 7:13AM

    Long live Beano!

  28. youku874
    youku874Mon 21 March 2011 at 8:19PM

    Hello everybody! send it.

  29. panda lover
    panda loverMon 21 March 2011 at 5:55PM

    hi guys

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  30. max
    maxMon 21 March 2011 at 4:35PM

    I LOVE THE BEANO! :)

  31. Ivy the Terrible1
    Ivy the Terrible1Sun 20 March 2011 at 3:12PM

    Wow! Ivy the Terrible is so... well, Terrible! I love her jokes.

  32. CHANAN00
    CHANAN00Sun 20 March 2011 at 2:32PM

    I LUV THE BENO ITS SOOOO FUNNI!!!!!

  33. CHANAN00
    CHANAN00Sun 20 March 2011 at 2:32PM

    I LUV THE BENO ITS SOOOO FUNNI!!!!!

  34. monstermash
    monstermashSat 19 March 2011 at 8:30PM

    someone in my class looks like Plug

  35. skye
    skyeSat 19 March 2011 at 10:00AM

    I HAVE ONE OF THE FIRST BEANOS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. Beano collector+Beano fan
    Beano collector+Beano fanFri 18 March 2011 at 5:19PM

    BEANO is awesome but the old dennis and old page material was 10x better

    than the current one. does anyone agree?

  37. bazil
    bazilFri 18 March 2011 at 2:52PM

    AWESOME

  38. BeanoBonkers
    BeanoBonkersThu 17 March 2011 at 4:56PM

    if there was one place i'd like to go to on holiday, it would be beanotown!

  39. Yucky Euan
    Yucky EuanWed 16 March 2011 at 7:09PM

    I LOVE BEANO!

  40. padz 3
    padz 3Wed 16 March 2011 at 5:22PM

    is sent dennis so cool long live dennis the menice and THE BEANO!

  41. lloydja
    lloydjaMon 14 March 2011 at 11:48AM

    NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

  42. binks1000
    binks1000Sun 13 March 2011 at 7:44PM

    the beano is the best it rocks!!!!!

  43. I love BEANO
    I love BEANOSun 13 March 2011 at 4:45PM

    I WANT BEANO 2 LIVE 4EVER

  44. Ajh2525
    Ajh2525Sun 13 March 2011 at 2:34PM

    Love the beano. I have an annual going back to 1988.

  45. eviecoolgirl
    eviecoolgirlSat 12 March 2011 at 9:26PM

    yo yo dennis i have got 60 beanos annuals including dennis the menace

  46. eviecoolgirl
    eviecoolgirlSat 12 March 2011 at 9:19PM

    i have beanos from when my dad got them when he was about my age my age is 10 years old

  47. junaid khan
    junaid khanSat 12 March 2011 at 7:38PM

    i like the way you draw your characters i would like a page where you show us how you draw them

  48. junaid khan
    junaid khanSat 12 March 2011 at 7:36PM

    every 6 months we should have at least 1 special issue any mistakes in my letter please tell me.

  49. conrad3
    conrad3Sat 12 March 2011 at 6:09PM

    i wont the 1930's ones

  50. danny5522
    danny5522Sat 12 March 2011 at 9:28AM

    im a menace that STRIKES BACK

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