The Beano - Article Index

Encyclopedia - The Beano: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beano - List Of Beano Comic Strips
The Beano - Current strips. Ball Boy The Bash Street Kids Bash Street Kids - Singled Out Bea Billy Whizz Calamity James Colin the Vet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dandy: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dandy - Image Updates
As from issue 3282 (dated 16 October 2004) in an attempt to boost sales, The Dandy underwent a radical format overhaul. The comic was tur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Humour: Encyclopedia - British Humour
British humour has a reputation for being puzzling to non-British speakers of English. Nonetheless, many UK comedy TV shows which use it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chessington World Of Adventures: Encyclopedia - Chessington World Of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures is a British theme park owned by the Tussauds Group. It was formerly Chessington Zoo but was reopened in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia - Viz Comic
Viz is a popular British adult spoof comic magazine. The comic's style parodies the strait-laced British comics of the post-war period, n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnome: Encyclopedia - Gnome
A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to Paracelsus, gnomes are the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia - Comic Book
A comic book is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. Comic books are often called comics for short. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Potter: Encyclopedia - Potter
A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter - People. Potter, Alonzo, Bishop of Pennsylvania Potter, Barnaby (1577–1642), Bishop o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd: Encyclopedia Ii - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd - The Company
The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business. In 1884, David Couper Thomson took over the publishing business, and establ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dennis The Menace Uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Dennis The Menace Uk - Characters
Over the years a variety of subsidiary characters have arisen. Dennis' Dad, along with Dennis himself, appeared in the first strip. His ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Comic Book In The United States Of America
Since the invention of the comic book format in the 1930s, the United States has been the leading producer, with only the British comic (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beano Dietary Supplement: Encyclopedia Ii - Beano Dietary Supplement - Beano Homebrew
Complex sugars are also produced as a consequence of the malting process that eventually produces beer. The complex sugars are not broken...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chessington World Of Adventures: Encyclopedia Ii - Chessington World Of Adventures - Park Guide
The park is split into many areas. Chessington World of Adventures - Animal Land. Animal Land contains most of the animals which are ke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dudley D. Watkins: Encyclopedia Ii - Dudley D. Watkins - Work With D.c. Thomson
In 1925 his family moved to Scotland where he attended classes at the Glasgow School of Art. The school principal recommended Watkins to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eagle Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Eagle Awards - 1999
NORTH AMERICAN SECTION The following award nominations cover creators and work published in the US and Canada only (irrespective of the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rip Van Winkle: Encyclopedia Ii - Rip Van Winkle - Adaptations
The story has been adapted for other media for the last two centuries, from stage plays to cartoons to films. Actor Joseph Jefferson was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Top Trumps: Encyclopedia Ii - Top Trumps - Gameplay
Each card in the pack describes an item from a selected theme, such as cars or aircraft. The given item is usually described in terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morecambe And Wise: Encyclopedia Ii - Morecambe And Wise - The Show
A typical Morecambe and Wise show, as scripted by Braben, was effectively a sketch show crossed with a sit-com, although shows could also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meta-reference: Encyclopedia Ii - Meta-reference - Other Examples
Meta-reference - Examples in television. The Simpsons features meta-references quite frequently, and the Usenet group alt.tv.simpsons ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Eponyms: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Eponyms - L - Z
See List of eponyms (L-Z) An asterisk designates people who became eponyms despite their stated wishes not to. ... See also:List of epo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The British Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Comic - History
History of the British comic - 19th Century. In the 19th century, story papers, also known as "penny dreadfuls", served as entertainmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dundee: Encyclopedia Ii - Dundee - History
William the Lion granted the town the status of burgh by royal charter in 1191. His brother, David, 8th Earl of Huntingdon is said to hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnome: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnome - Garden Gnomes
The first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Comic Book In The United States Of America
Since the invention of the comic book format in the 1930s, the United States has been the leading producer, with only the British comic (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comic Books: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comic Books - Belgium
(stripverhaal, strip; bande dessinée, BD) Main Article: Belgian comics Agent 212 by Raoul Cauvin (author) and Daniël Kox (artist) Bern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - Regular Features
Viz comic - Featured Strips. Recurring or notable one-off strips include: Acker Bilk – (See Jimmy Hill) Aldridge Pryor – a patholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dundee: Encyclopedia Ii - Dundee - City Of Discovery
Dundee - Electric street-lighting. Dundee was the first city in the world to have electric street lights, employing bulbs designed by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eagle Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Eagle Awards - 2000
Note: Voting ended in October 2001 and the winners were announced in June 2002, so news reports announced these variously as the 2000, 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dundee: Encyclopedia Ii - Dundee - Education
Dundee - High School of Dundee. The High School of Dundee is one of Scotland's leading independent schools. It has its origins in the G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meta-reference: Encyclopedia Ii - Meta-reference - Early Uses Of Meta-reference
Meta-reference can be traced back to traditional asides to the audience in theatrical productions, a feature of dramatic presentation whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morecambe And Wise: Encyclopedia Ii - Morecambe And Wise - Collaborators
In the later and most successful part of their career, which spanned the 1970s, they were joined behind the scenes by Eddie Braben, a scr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Graphic Novel
The term graphic novel was first coined by Richard Kyle in 1964, mainly as an attempt to distinguish the newly translated works from Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morecambe And Wise: Encyclopedia Ii - Morecambe And Wise - Catchphrases And Visual Gags
Some of the duo's catchphrases include: "What do you think of it so far?" (said by Morecambe, who would use a prop—such as a statue or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morecambe And Wise: Encyclopedia Ii - Morecambe And Wise - History
Eric and Ernie first joined forces in 1941 when booked separately to appear in Jack Hylton's revue, Youth Takes a Bow. War service broke ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dundee: Encyclopedia Ii - Dundee - Modern Dundee
Dundee - Employment. Dundee has never regained its status as a major manufacturing centre. In the 1960s and 70s the arrival in the city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd: Encyclopedia Ii - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd - Publications
DC Thomson publications include: Sunday Post The Courier and Advertiser My Weekly The Scots Magazine The Beano The Dandy Shout See the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Comics Of Europe
Comic book - Franco-Belgian comics. Franco-Belgian comics are comics written in Belgium and France. These two countries have a long tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The British Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Comic - Overview
British comics typically differ from the American comic book in a variety of respects. Although historically they shared the same format ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - History
The comic was started in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979 by Chris Donald who produced the comic from his bedroom, with help from his brother ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The British Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Comic - The Reprint Market
The comics reading public in Britain were not always able to get reliable supplies of American comic books and yet have always enjoyed th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viz Comic: Encyclopedia Ii - Viz Comic - Viz In Other Media
Some of the characters have had their own television series. They are: The Fat Slags Roger Mellie (featuring the voices of Peter Cook an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd: Encyclopedia Ii - D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd - Publications
DC Thomson publications include: Sunday Post The Courier and Advertiser The Evening Telegraph My Weekly The Scots Magazine The Beano The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Graphic Novel
The term graphic novel was first coined by Richard Kyle in 1964, mainly as an attempt to distinguish the newly translated works from Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Comic Book - The Comics Of Europe
Comic book - Franco-Belgian comics. Main article: Franco-Belgian comics Belgium and France are two countries that have a long traditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comic Books: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comic Books - United Kingdom
See also: British comics List of comic books - DC Thomson. The Beano The Dandy Commando List of comic books - Other children's antho...   » Read the article