The magic beano book 1944

Big eggo and koko the pup are having a threelegged race with all the other characters running behind them. It was a large, 6 paged, hard covered version of their incredibly popular weekly beano comic. Magic beano book last edited by superkitty on 0620 11. In september 2009, the beano s 3,500th issue was published. The first picture strip version now entitled morgyn the mighty appeared in the first issue of the beano in 1938, this strip ended in the same year it began. Both are almost empty possibly a dozen stickers in each though one of these has two stickers in that are creased, and possibly want removing. As wwii came to a conclusion, limited supplies across the country meant that paper rationing was still in effect. From 1943 to 1950 the annual was called the magicbeano book, which referred to the short. Beano annual 1944 the second magicbeano book take a peek inside the final wartime annual, filled with classic comic strips and adventure stories. From 1942 to 1949 the annual was called the magic beano book, which referred to the shortlived magic comic that had ceased publication in 1941. The first magic beano book, arising from the merging of the beano book and the magic fun book by d. What better place to find british comics on the internet than. Biffo the bear, dennis the menace and gnasher, rodger the dodger, the bash.

Big eggo and koko the pup are having a pillow fight. For the second year in a row, the magic and beano comics combined their characters due to paper rationing during wwii. Buy the magicbeano book 1944 annual 1944 5th by d c thomson isbn. Beano annuals fall into distinctive categories thus. The magic beano book for 1943, published in the autumn of 1942. First from issue 1 on 30 july 1938 to issue 89 on 6 april 1940. Nov 14, 2014 the beano book was first produced by publishers dc thomson for christmas 1939. Jimmy and his magic patch was a british comic strip published in the british comics magazine the beano in 1944. They call him badger because of the white streak down t. 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. Take a peek inside the final wartime annual, filled with classic comic strips and adventure stories.

Each comic histories page has links for images of first issues, last issues and annuals galleries. The comic book price guide for great britain beano book the. The magic beano book by thomson d c hardcover 1943. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy the magicbeano book 1948 annual 1948 by d c thomson isbn. More information about this seller contact this seller 4. From 1942 to 1949 the annual was called the magic beano book, which referred to the shortlived magic comic that had ceased publication in 1941 due to the second world wars paper rationing. From 1943 to 1950 the beano annual briefly changed its name to the the magic beano book, before reverting back to the beano.

Big eggo and all the other characters are playing leapfrog. The topper book 1955 very nice condition not magic beano. From 1943 through to 1950, the beano merged with magic, a sister comic. The beano book 19401944 5 x facsimiles reprint comic annuals. Over the years the beano has had many different strips ranging from comic strips to adventure strips to prose stories. A near fine copy, with traces of wear to the spine ends and lower cover, but nonetheless an uncommonly nice, very bright copy. At the height of world war two, with paper rationing in full effect, beano and dandy comics were already being published on alternating weeks. In the beano s home city of dundee, a special exhibition was held at the university of dundee featuring original artwork and other memorabilia loaned from d. There is also a special 64page book available, the beano special collectors edition. Prose stories were the first to go being phased out in 1955. Their final new story in the weekly comic came in issue 3365 of the beano, dated 27 january 2007, drawn by tom paterson. Watkins and later continued by paddy brennan until 1959. The spine design is different from the originals as are the frontend papers.

By the end of the war, beano was only ten pages long, and came out every fortnight instead of every week. As wwii came to a conclusion, limited supplies across. The frontcover shows big eggo and koko the pup in a two legged race with the other beano characters running behind. All pages are scans from an actual file copy of the original item so a very exact reproduction.

The beano book 1940,1941,1942,1943, 1944 facsimile annuals 5 books may be sent in multiple consignments brand new reprinting of the first five rare 1940 1944 books. The beano annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the childrens comic the beano. From 1943 until 1950 the beano titled its annual, the magic beano book, after it merged with the magic comic that had ceased publication due to war time paper shortages. The comic book price guide for great britain beano book. Magic would never be relaunched as a weekly comic, but the name lived. Beano 1962 10161067 complete year with final work by artist, leo baxendale on little plum, minnie the minx and the bash street kids who were promoted to their doublepage, full colour centrespread with issue 1046 early 1960s beanos are scarce due to lower print runs by d.

Some of the famous characters included in this series of books are. Poor pr fair fr good gd very good vg fine fn very fine vfn near mint nm. The annual beano book has been enthralling children around the country as far back as 1939 with its funny jokes, colourful cartoons and. The name reverted to the original title of the beano book in 1950 and continued, the year changing for each subsequent annual, until the release of the. Biffo the bear is nailing pictures of characters to a checkered cover. Front cover showing biffo the bear with a taxi shows light soiling on the yellow section and the surface of the blue section gently scuffed. The comic book price guide for great britain top prices. The strip first appeared as the text story morgyn the mighty in 1928 in the rover. They popped up in the beano annual for 1943, which was renamed the magicbeano book. They popped up in the beano annual for 1943, which was renamed the magic beano book. Maxys taxi, haveago joe, magic lollipops, bucktooth, dingdong belle, danger len at work, sammys super rubber, willies wonder gun, lord snooty, cocky jock.

Hardcover book with pictorial boards no dust jacket published by d. The three bears are often seen in the beanomax and the beano annual, although they hardly ever make appearances in the comic itself. Then, on an incredible 28day journey, she teaches you how to apply this lifechanging knowledge in your everyday life, completely transforming every aspect of your life into joy. The magic and beano comics combined their characters for a fourth year in a row. To help this, the magic comic would share annual pages with the beano for the coming years. Six early beano annuals, the magic beano 1949,1950, the beano book 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954. The beano is the longest running british childrens comic magazine, published by dc thomson in dundee, scotland. Whilst at this site you can view the history of british comics as well as individual histories of your favourite comics. The beano book 19401944 5 x facsimiles reprint comic. Older annuals sometimes featured strange layouts for their pages, like this vertical doublepage lord snooty strip. The beano book 1940 1944 5 x facsimiles reprint comic annuals nmint rare magic.

The spine design is different from the original as are the frontend papers. Beano annual its traditional for british comics to have their own book for parents to give their children as a christmas present. The beano annual, called the beano book from 19401942 and 1951 until 2002 and the magic beano book from 1943 to 1950, has been a staple in christmas stockings for over 75 years. In 1951 the strip was put in the comic the rover, but was transferred to victor book for boys in 1963. Adventure strips were phased out in 1975 with the last adventure strip being general jumbo however. Used, magic beano book 1948 specially for the conn. The beano annual celebrated 75 years of publication in 20. From 1943 to 1950 the annual was called the magic beano book, which referred to the shortlived magic comic that had ceased publication in 1941 due to the second world wars paper rationing. The first magicbeano book, arising from the merging of the beano book and the magic fun book by d. Second entitled wee peems magic pills ran from issue 486 on 10 november 1951 to issue 507 on 5 april 1952.

It became known as the magic beano book from 1943 through to 1950. Buy the magicbeano book 1949 annual 1949 10th by d c thomson isbn. The magic and beano comics combined their characters for a third year in a row during the war, due to paper rationing. It made its first appearance in issue 881, dated 6 june 1959, drawn by leo baxendale at first and then by bob mcgrath for most of its run. The magicbeano book annual 1950 hardback d c thompson rare vintage collectable. The comics were drawn in a realistic style and were published in a text comics format, with the text and dialogues below the images. The three bears was a longrunning british comic strip which appeared in the british comics magazine the beano. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. A twocoloured double page like this would have been a noticeable. 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 1961, the annuals were laminated for the first time which is a protective clear plastic covering. Watkins, and continued to be published until about 1968 publication history. Six early beano annuals, the magic beano 1949,1950, the. The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly.