I started reading these comics in 1949. I was six years of age and loved them. In those days, the front cover was Biffo the Bear. I also read the Radio Fun, later to become the TV Fun. The Beezer and the Topper came out in 1956 as broadsheets. The Beano and Dandy in my day cost 2d. That was tuppence, about 1p.
Thanks for watching! I cant promise much more of the same (ie Beano et al) in the future, but I hope you dig some of the other stuff on my channel! I tend to be all over the place, so odds are you will find something you like! 👍
It would be interesting to see a video on the comics from the rival British firm of Fleetway, with titles such as 'Cor!' 'Whizzer and Chips', 'Monster Fun' etc. These were very cheap and cheerful and considered by some parents to be a bit 'lower class' than the Beano etc!
I actually had no idea it was still in print - I thought they were only printing the Annuals at this point. Oops. Hope I didn't make too many errors in my videos about the Beano! Thanks for watching!
@@vickjr98 Yes, the Beano is still in print weekly. The Dandy comes out for a summer special and an annual at Christmas, but the Dandy tends to be a lot of re-released old stories which is dissapointing and, to be honest, a bit of a scam.
@@andyboycomicsntoys The Dandy has been reduced to annuals and a summer special, but the Beano is still available in most newsagents. Thanks god, I love a read of the Beano. It has changed a lot, got really woke, but i'll overlook that to support a British icon.
These type of cheaply made and priced comics were priced the same as a newspaper and tended to be bought weekly by British young pre teens when visiting the corner shop. Some of my youngest memories were of reading the Beano and Dandy in the early 80s in bed before I fell asleep, never really got into Americanized comics (although I remember liking Marvels Power Pack around same time) Because of this, Anime was very much a shock to the system when they first hit the UK in 1992-3 (Akira, 3x3 eyes, Tank Police, Wicked City)
A brief history. The British version of Dennis is alot different from the one across the pond. Any trouble the British Dennis could or deliberatly make, he did. To capture tne attensions of British school kids post World War 2, what I would term as mean mischief would be appropriate. The best example I can provide would be the British Punk movement in the 1970's. "Bad is good!"
DC Thomson is a Scottish company, but the characters in the Beano etc were never specifically Scottish, they lived in a generic British town called 'Beanotown'. I grew up with all these comics, and bought them from the age of 5 or 6. We had American comics too, but they were considered more for older children/teenagers. I did not start buying American comics until I was about 11 or 12.
The Beezer got even weirder. Once the character Little Mo turned out to be a witch, completely out of nowhere! She turned Mugsy into a frog once with no explanation or foreshadowing at all. I suppose the writers had just got high.
I'd have to say I enjoy them because I've never been to the UK, but reading the comics gives me a little snapshot look at the last few decades from a culturally different perspective. I know that, as a Canadian, I'm assumed to be a little more 'in tune' with British stuff than my American friends, but a lot of Beano/Dandy humor still comes off as weird af to me!
I started reading these comics in 1949. I was six years of age and loved them. In those days, the front cover was Biffo the Bear. I also read the Radio Fun, later to become the TV Fun. The Beezer and the Topper came out in 1956 as broadsheets. The Beano and Dandy in my day cost 2d. That was tuppence, about 1p.
I remember reading these comics.. all of them..! Great fun..! Great stress reliever..! Looked forward to reading them every time.. 😊💐💚
I was the same. I got them every Wednesday. The highlight of my week
Came across your site today. Congratulations. Learnt lots 😊
Awesome! Thank you!
I totally loved these as a kid. Buster Comics was also big.
Fun video,huge british comic fan so really enjoyed this
I loved the Beano so much when I was kid. Definitely my gateway into comics! Thanks for sharing, brother. 👍🏻✌🏻🍻
Thanks for watching! I cant promise much more of the same (ie Beano et al) in the future, but I hope you dig some of the other stuff on my channel! I tend to be all over the place, so odds are you will find something you like!
👍
It would be interesting to see a video on the comics from the rival British firm of Fleetway, with titles such as 'Cor!' 'Whizzer and Chips', 'Monster Fun' etc. These were very cheap and cheerful and considered by some parents to be a bit 'lower class' than the Beano etc!
My daughter and I still get the Beano every week.
I actually had no idea it was still in print - I thought they were only printing the Annuals at this point. Oops. Hope I didn't make too many errors in my videos about the Beano!
Thanks for watching!
They still do the print versions?
@@vickjr98 Yes, the Beano is still in print weekly. The Dandy comes out for a summer special and an annual at Christmas, but the Dandy tends to be a lot of re-released old stories which is dissapointing and, to be honest, a bit of a scam.
@@andyboycomicsntoys The Dandy has been reduced to annuals and a summer special, but the Beano is still available in most newsagents. Thanks god, I love a read of the Beano. It has changed a lot, got really woke, but i'll overlook that to support a British icon.
These type of cheaply made and priced comics were priced the same as a newspaper and tended to be bought weekly by British young pre teens when visiting the corner shop.
Some of my youngest memories were of reading the Beano and Dandy in the early 80s in bed before I fell asleep, never really got into Americanized comics (although I remember liking Marvels Power Pack around same time)
Because of this, Anime was very much a shock to the system when they first hit the UK in 1992-3 (Akira, 3x3 eyes, Tank Police, Wicked City)
I always find it funny how they were considered cheaply made considering the quality of the art, especially before the 2000s. The art was so beautiful
A brief history. The British version of Dennis is alot different from the one across the pond. Any trouble the British Dennis could or deliberatly make, he did. To capture tne attensions of British school kids post World War 2, what I would term as mean mischief would be appropriate. The best example I can provide would be the British Punk movement in the 1970's. "Bad is good!"
DC Thomson is a Scottish company, but the characters in the Beano etc were never specifically Scottish, they lived in a generic British town called 'Beanotown'. I grew up with all these comics, and bought them from the age of 5 or 6. We had American comics too, but they were considered more for older children/teenagers. I did not start buying American comics until I was about 11 or 12.
The beano is the best one
Yes for sure, it's still going today
I love the beano
The Beezer got even weirder. Once the character Little Mo turned out to be a witch, completely out of nowhere! She turned Mugsy into a frog once with no explanation or foreshadowing at all. I suppose the writers had just got high.
The Beezer wasn’t a knockoff! It was published by the same company, which is DC Thomson if you didn’t know
Beezer and Topper were also originally in a broadsheet format, about twice the size of the Beano or Dandy. They were massive!
I think the Beano Dennis the Menace is better than the one in America
I definitely agree with that - at least funnier stuff happens to him! And DtM USA's dog has nothing on Gnasher
‘Old ass’ eh!
Never read Beano and dandy comics
I'd have to say I enjoy them because I've never been to the UK, but reading the comics gives me a little snapshot look at the last few decades from a culturally different perspective. I know that, as a Canadian, I'm assumed to be a little more 'in tune' with British stuff than my American friends, but a lot of Beano/Dandy humor still comes off as weird af to me!