Archive: Beano Annual 1941 – The Second Beano Book
Take a peek inside the second wartime annual, filled with classic comic strips and adventure stories!
1941 Beano Book
This Beano Book was released for 1941, available for just 3 shillings. As the weekly comic was only 2 old pennies, it would take have taken more than a few weeks to save up for.
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More pages for your pennies!
At 144 pages, this annual was slightly longer than its predecessor, but featured the same recognisable cast of classic comic characters.
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Rhyme Time
As well as speech balloons, many comic panels had text underneath them. On many pages, these rhymed to help tell an extra part of the story.
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Colours and Cash
The Beano Book always had a colourful start and finish, like Lord Snooty leaving his castle with £10 tucked into his pocket. That would be enough pocket money to buy a Beano every week for 24 years!
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Click below to check out all the Beano Annuals from the 1940s!
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