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| THE
BASH STREET KIDS |
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called When The Bell Rings, Leo Baxendale's 1954 creation got
its snappier new name in 1956. When Leo left The Beano
in 1962, Bash Street was taken over by David Sutherland, who drew
the strip until his semi-retirement in 1998; in that year Nigel
Parkinson was brought in as deputy. Another artist, Tom Paterson,
has kept up the high standard with his Bash Street Summer Specials.
Here we see Plug
taking centre stage. Danny, Sidney, Smiffy, Fatty and
Toots are in the back row, with Wilfird, Spotty, and Erbert in front.
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| THE
BEANO |
The
best comic Britain has ever seen first appeared in 1938, with Big
Eggo the ostrich on the front page. Characters since then
include:
- Lord Snooty
- Dennis The Menace
- Rodger The Dodger
- Little Plum
- The Three Bears
- Minnie The Minx
- Billy Whizz
You can meet The
Bash Street Kids and others online at the official Beanotown
site. Go on - be a big kid!
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| D
C THOMSON |
| The
cartoon on this page is reproduced by kind permission of
DC Thomson & Co Ltd, publishers of The Beano. Founded
in 1905 by David Couper Thomson, this Dundee-based company publish
among many others The Sunday Post, The Dandy, The Courier, and the
Evening Telegraph, producing each year over 200 million magazines,
newspapers and comics. |
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