The beano is the longest running british childrens comic magazine, published by dc thomson in dundee, scotland. Published weekly, for over 80 years and with over 4,000 issues, its famous for iconic strips such as dennis the menace, minnie the minx, the bash street kids, and is a huge influence in and a. As part of a box set to mark the 80th anniversary of the beano in 2018, a facsimile of the first issue was released. The highest known graded copy is fine plus which sold at auction in september 1995 for. Copy of first ever beano comic fetches record price three. Beano 1980 for sale in uk 36 secondhand beano 1980.
Early episodes of the strip also featured rashers family, such his brother hamlet, his sister virginia ham, uncle crackling and little piglet, who were all introduced in the first episode. The following is a list of comic strips which appeared in the beano during a comic idol or similar competition but did not win. Do you have one of these super valuable vintage beano. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The masthead has been altered to remove the peanut figure, and peanuts joke page is also missing. Beano comic library was a digest sized comic that was released in 1982 and lasted for over 300 issues. The comic book price guide for great britain beano comic, the. The other feeling was that the punisher was so violent that we couldnt really give him a regular comic book.
See todays beano comics for sale, best offer and auction. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. The beano comic no 388 december 24th christmas edition 1949 dc thomson the beano comic no. In 1977 it was revived, and continued in the comic until 1984. They are useful only as a starting point to valuing items in your comic book collection. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.
Beano comic, the the comic book price guide for great britain. Click on the image and enlarge it to view the condition of the cover. Grandpa was a british comic strip which originally appeared in the magazine the beano from 1955 to 1957, drawn by ken reid. Mar 17, 2001 this edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
Beano uk comic february 18th 1984 no 2170 featuring. It is in no small part due to the sterling research, promotion and sales work by mr. Although i bought the comic myself from newsagents in the early 90s, after reading a reprint compilation beano and dandy book, published by dc thomson at the time, i soon developed a love for the. In 2011, sainsburys supermarket issued a free facsimile with sales of the beano book. The beano and the dandy the comics that won the war.
Do you have one of these super valuable vintage beano comics. The beano comic celebrated its 80th birthday on 30th july 2018. The broons and oor wullie classic strips from the 70s. As you might expect, the older, vintage beano books are the most valuable. Personalised beano annual from your year the official. Sign up for beano booktopia and every month well send them a bespoke book. Beano for the beanomagic book titled annuals which today in top.
The beano has a place in every comic book collectors heart as it was the most popular comic book in the country. The comic book price guide for great britain beano comic. Find the value of the dc thomson comic beano comic library volume 1. The beano is a long running british childrens comic thats been in circulation for over 80 years, having entertained several generations of kids since 1938, making this one hell of a long runner. Light wear to boards, booksellers pencil marks, some foxing. The beano book 1971 annual vintage uk comic hardback ft billy. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. David sutherland born 1933 is an artist with dc thomson, responsible for the bash street kids 1962present, dennis the menace 19701998, still does work for annuals, freds bed 20082012 for the beano, and the second version of jak for the dandy in the early 2000s. These are the kinds of comics you find in two for a dollar boxes in any comic book store you visit. Comic annuals for sale in uk 79 used comic annuals.
The annuals are traditionally published in july or august, in time for christmas, and since 1965 they have had the date of the following year on the cover. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. It was later revived from 1971 until 1984, but this time by robert nixon and afterwards jimmy glen background. At the time, malcolm phillips, of londonbased comic book auctions, said. The unluckiest kid in beanotown makes his first appearance in a beano annual, having debuted in the comic 2 years prior.
The value of old beano comics is soaring as nostalgic investors snap. The initial run was drawn by ron spencer, and the second by john sherwood. We are open and shipping orders as usual, but there will be no new comics released the week of april 1 due to a temporary halt in shipments from the distributor. Malcolm tells us issue 452 of the beano is very special to collectors because it contains the first appearance of dennis the menace. The beano probably the most popular uk childrens comic. Take the best quizzes, play free online games, find epic jokes and watch funny videos. The title is unpopular, or was bought in quantity during the speculation bubble of the early 1990s, and is now being dumped by collectors. Do you have an old beano comic that could be worth. The 28page comic, which was printed in 1938, is one of only 25 copies still in existence. Grandpa was first published in issue 680 of the beano, dated 30 july 1955, drawn by ken reid. At the time of writing, the beano is the number one bestseller in comics and graphic novels for young adults, on amazon, followed by the broons, oor wullie and the dandy. The value of old beano comics is soaring as nostalgic investors snap up comic strip jolly japes they first enjoyed in their childhood. Discovering the perfect book for every kid has never been easier, because the brains behind the famous beano comic are ready to do the choosing for you.
It was replaced by beano funsize in 1997 which was published until november 2010. Many of these strips appeared in annuals and gordon bennet went on to appear in the beano a few years after coming runner up in a comic idol competition. The first beano annual was the 1940 edition, and just like this years beano annual 2019, they all feature a compendium of comic strips involving our mostloved characters, and these personalised versions are created with exactly the same content as the originals. Beano booktopia kids book subscription boxes for ages 612. One of the best selling comics in the uk, along with the dandy, the weekly circulation of the beano in april 1950 was 1,974,072.
Oct 03, 2016 if youve an old beano comic hidden in your house, you could be sitting on a goldmine worth of cash up to. Annuals were written 18 months in advance of publishing, so james must have been a big hit early on. Last week, publisher dc thomson launched a beano website to complement the comic enabling young fans to also read about dennis. The broons and oor wullie rare vintage comic strips. I am clearing my loft and found lots of comics, redcap annual from the abc tv series starring john thaw as sergeant mannbook is in excellent condition for age. Explore 29 listings for beano comics for sale at best prices. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. Rasher is a british comic strip published in the comics magazine the beano, featuring dennis the menaces pet pig rasher. He was wowed to see that many of the popular characters are still going today and, apart from the funny stories, was most interested in the way that technology has advanced in the last 40 years. Shop for the best beano stuff at the best prices around. Oct 03, 2016 do you have an old beano comic that could be worth.
Did you scroll all this way to get facts about beano comic book. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. In the broader category of childrens books two annuals appear in the top 10 minecraft and match, with the beano at number 28. Oct 01, 2016 from 1943 to 1950 the magic comic name continued to survive when it shared billing with the beano for the beanomagic book titled annuals which today in top condition fetch between. The beano celebrated its 75th birthday in july 20 and there were guest appearances from david beckham and sir alex ferguson. See todays beano books for sale, best offer and auction. I am clearing my loft and found lots of comics, cars, trains, computers etc so i am trying to sort through it all.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Like the comics, big eggo was the cover star until 1949, when he was superseded by biffo the bear. We are temporarily closed but will reopen monday, april 20th, and begin accepting orders again friday april 17th. Beano number 452 marks the first appearance of dennis the menace. We work out the trending price by crunching the data on the products sale price over the last 90 days. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. More information about this seller contact this seller 24. In the ratz strip in the beano annual 2009, herman, one of the main characters, goes off to hollywood.
However, if more are discovered, this could impact on their value as they. Very healthy back issue market for both comics and annuals pre 1970. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Complete year for 1978 comprising of all issues including the 40th anniversary special edition. New refers to a brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item, while used refers to an item that has been used previously. As well as the comics, beano has released an annual called the beano book every year since 1940. The official home of funny stuff and a top website for kids. The most common beano comic book material is paper. Malcolm phillips of comic book auctions ltd that beano s and dandys enjoy such a healthy back issue market. Keef and rod look for a new herman and the nibblers audition for the vacancy.
The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly. Comic book price guides are just that a guide to what a comic book is worth. We guessed the price might go over the presale estimate of. The beano book 1970 annual i bought this book to add to my grandsons collection. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The first edition of the classic comic, which launched back in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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