Beano & The Dandy Annuals 2023

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These should include a “Dandytown Scouts” strip drawn by Mychailo Kazybrid and inked by Bambos Georgiou. Mychailo created the design for these characters and the characters feature can see on the cover. There should also be a couple of strips starring the characters in the Dandy Annual this year. Other stars from the worlds of showbiz, sports and royalty include Adele, Ant and Dec and Wrexham FC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob ­McElhenney. The cover, drawn by Beano artist Nigel Parkinson, also features comic regulars Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and Minnie the Minx. Leah Williamson OBE is a professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Arsenal and is also England women's national team captain! We’re so proud to have her on board this week. Each week’s entries will be shortlisted, and the final shortlist will appear on beano.com/birthday on 26.07.2023.

Cuthbert gets some expert football tuition from Marhira. Can she turn this student with two left feet into the Jude Bellingham of Bash Street School. We'll be honest, she's got her work cut out for her! 5. Dennis is in a hole lot of trouble! On July 30, Beano will celebrate its 85th birthday! It's the day when the very first issue of the Beano was released in the shops! And because it's such a momentous occasion, we want YOU to help us to mark this huge milestone with YOUR artistic skills! While Mayor Brown hatches a plan to become focus of Beanotown’s Christmas media coverage, everyone else is preparing for the annual for the Red Ram Sledgehammer Speedrun. Betty and Yeti’s attempts to win somehow turn the cameras on Walter’s dad! 2. The Great Rubi Bake Off! Your artistic creation could be featured in a special mini-magazine and you could win a special Gnasher medal! As it's Minnie's birthday, Calamity James uses his crafty ways to rustle up a truly artistic gift. Nothing will go wrong today! 5. How to get out of homework, Dodger style!In this week's adventure, Class 2B are preparing for a competition – to see who has the best Doctor WHO fancy dress! Well, that's what they thought, anyway. The kids pull pranks on each other so they have a better chance of winning, until they realise one tiny detail... 2. Edd's bright idea! The winning class have been immortalised in Beano form by the legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson and will be featuring in this week’s comic – which on sale now in shops across the country! Dennis and Gnasher find themselves in a Bananaman story and come face to face with a huge sea monster. But not is all as it seems... 5. The Boast with the most! Harry Styles, the King, Marcus Rashford, Lewis Hamilton and Stormzy feature in a special 85th anniversary edition of the popular comic.

The DC Thomson Web Shop has previously offered discounted “bundles” for past year’s Specials, but have told downthetubes they do not have an availability date, as of 16th May 2023. General Blight gatecrashes this week’s Dennis adventure and plots to cause havoc in Beanotown… until Minnie shows up to save the day! 3. A ping of the past! To enter the competition, children should submit their creations, in the form of written words, drawn pictures, or written words and drawn pictures. Children can use the templates published in Beano on 7.06.2023, 14.06.2023 and 21.06.2023. These are the Competition Information and Terms and Conditions for the “Beano Birthday 2023” Competition to contribute to the Beano Birthday mini-magazine, inserted in the Beano 85th Anniversary issue, on sale on 26.07.2023.

Jokes poured in from all corners of the country for this year’s competition, and whittled down to a shortlist of the Top Ten funniest schools by Beano’s gag masters before the public crowned the winner. All of this year’s finalist jokes have made the nation laugh and giggle and we thank every single class that took part in the competition. With loads of awesome activities, it’s the only holiday souvenir you need! Includes brand new and exclusive stories! Many different traditions are associated with Easter. Yes, one of the most well-known of these traditions is the Easter egg, which represents new life and rebirth. It is said that the tradition of colouring eggs comes from an ancient belief that eggs were a symbol of new life.

S.M.I.R.K. have created Frankie, their own version of Frankenstein's Monster. There's just one problem – they don't have a head! Dangerous Dan steps into to try and stop the chaos that unfolds! 2. There's mouse in the house! Yes, that’s right! Class Indigo 1 (Year 5) from Greasley Beauvale Primary School in Eastwood crowned the nation’s funniest with “What happened to the maths teacher’s garden? It grew square roots” joke above proving once and for all (as if any of us ever doubted) that maths + jokes = lols! Charles wonders if he is in charge of the place, until Camilla points out that the ­children are. Each of the stars featured will become the owner of a Golden Dennis & Gnasher Fan Club badge. Rain or shine, indoors or outdoors, the Dandy’s favourite characters will keep you entertained all summer long!Edd's woken up in the middle of the night and uses his tablet to see what time it is. The device is really bright and gives the Numskulls a bright start to their day. 3. Minnie's fast food quest! And what better way to share the mirth than with an awesome, festive, fun-filled edition of your fave comic - Beano's Christmas Special 2023!

Indigo 1 have been immortalised by legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson in this week’s issue of the comic and were handed the trophy by Minnie’s illustrator Laura Howell. They have also won Beano subscriptions and a fun-filled Beano Day for the class. Beano was inundated with jokes from all over the country for this year’s competition, and the entries were whittled down to a shortlist of the Top 10 funniest schools by a select committee of Beano’s best Joke Judges before the public crowned the winner. Famous YouTuber Mr. Boast pays a visit to Beanotown and Minnie will stop at nothing to win one of his amazing prizes! Beano 4210: Don't Lose Your Head, Dan! 1. S.M.I.R.K. gives Dangerous Dan a new headache! You can find the full list of the Top 10 Funniest Gags Here! 👈🏿 👇🏾Press Play to Meet Britain's Funniest Class!👇🏾The authors of the winning entries will also receive a limited-edition Gnasher badge each (15 badges in total). Names of winners may be published by Beano Studios in our relevant publications and/or on online and social media channels. There are many other traditions, too. Many churches hold special services and events at Easter, including sunrise services and Easter egg hunts. Families might get together for a special meal or perhaps exchange gifts, like chocolate eggs or a new outfit for children. If you couldn’t tell already, we’re extremely excited to be able to share with you the winner of Britain’s Funniest Class 2023!