Issue Description

Free gift!

There's no end to the Halloween horror in this week's Beano! The Headless Headmaster of Horrible Hall is still on the loose in part two of our special spooky story! Will the Menace Squad meet a chilling, headless end? Read it alone... if you dare!

What's happening in Beanotown this week?

Will Dennis and Gnasher survive a round "Ultimate Crazy Golf" and claim a cool prize? Not if the Ultimate Crazy Golf Attack Droids have a say in the outcome!Minnie finds the ultimate free gift in her packet of cornflakes - an orangutan! What do you mean, that doesn't sound likely? This is the Minx, after all!The kids have been working on origa… orig… paper folding! Is it the first time they've found a use for their homework jotters?Things are getting hairy for Roger… when he finds himself stuck at the Beanotown Tash Championships!

PLUS!

It's strictly silly when Little Plum meets Dances With Stars! Beanotown is being haunted by ghosts… can you help Dennis and Professor Spook hunt them down? Why are The Numskulls filling Edd's head with soup?

The Beano (1938)

Publisher

D.C. Thomson & Co.

Volume Description

The Beano is one of the longest running comic series in the world, having surpassed the issue 3500 milestone. Taking its name from now outdated and mostly forgotten slang for a party or a celebration, Beano debuted on the week of 30th July 1938. It has been a weekly title for most of its run, though wartime paper shortages forced it go bi-weekly, alternating with its elder sister title, The Dandy, through much of the 1940s.

The Beano has produced numerous characters who have become British comics icons. In the early issues the ostrich Big Eggo was the cover star, but his reign ended with the 10th January 1948's issue 326, and a fortnight later, with issue 327, Biffo the Bear took over the front cover. After a lengthy run on the cover, Biffo too was moved into the interior pages with 7th September 1974's issue 1677, to be replaced a week later by Dennis the Menace, a character originally introduced back in 1951, who has retained the cover position almost every issue since.

Other notable humour strips include Lord Snooty, Minnie the Minx, Roger the Dodger, and The Bash Street Kids (originally titled When the Bell Rings).

Until the 1970s the Beano regularly featured both humour and adventure strips, but the latter gradually dwindled from the comic, until only the former remained, apart from the occasional brief flirtation with reviving one of the past adventure series, such as when Billy the Cat briefly returned in the 2000s, or General Jumbo's appearances in the Beano Annuals. Other notable adventure strips include Jack Flash, The Iron Fish and the Q-Bikes.

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