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In Review: Beano and Dandy Annuals 2022

In Review: Beano and Dandy Annuals 2022

Review by Peter Duncan It’s that time of year again, the nights are drawing in and the long hot days of summer are coming to an untimely end. All there is to look forward to now is the cold and wet of autumn and the long dark nights of winter… well, that, and the Beano and The Dandy Annuals! I always tell myself that I’ll leave the annuals to read as a Christmas treat, but I never do. As soon…

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Beano and Dandy Annuals 2021 available to pre-order now

Beano and Dandy Annuals 2021 available to pre-order now

Published next month, the Beano and Dandy Annuals for 2021 are now available to pre-order.

Celebrating his 70th anniversary in 2021, Dennis faces monsters from Greek myths in order to prove he’s history’s greatest menace in this year’s Beano Annual.

He’s joined by legends such as Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids … and many more!

Meanwhile, in the Dandy Annual, everyone’s favourite

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The first instalment of the remarkable Peter Hansen Collection of British comics has achieved a six-figure result at Anderson & Garland, with Part One realising more than £100,000 including fees.

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Phil Shrimpton had the pleasure of meeting the current Beano editor, John Anderson, at the DC Thomson HQ in Dundee...

Creating Comics: An Interview with BEANO Editor John Anderson

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In Memoriam: David Torrie

In Memoriam: David Torrie

The robot schoolboy Brassneck, one of the late David Torrie’s favourite Dandy characters. Image © DC Thomson

We’re sorry to report the passing of former Dandy editor and writer David  Lindsay Torrie, who died at the age of  73 on 16th May.

Mr Torrie from The Dandy‘s publisher, DC Thomons in 2006 after 45 years’ service with the company, which as well as highly regarded work on its papers as well…

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