The beano book front covers

It doesnt just say youre about to read a book about a guy who turns. Covers still very much bright and remarkably well preserved. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a. The beano and the hotspur trumpeted the importance of britains war effort to youngsters at home they used vibrant front covers and witty story lines to. I cant offer you tips for creating a clever title or a descriptive subtitle. This is a book for beano dandy collectors and nice present for all ages especially for any one who read the comics of a by gone era as a child. From 1943 through to 1950, the beano merged with magic, a sister comic that ran from 1939 to 1941 in comic form and two annuals 1941 and 1942.

The beano front cover issue 2815 june 29th 1996 rare 1954. It became known as the magicbeano book from 1943 through to 1950. This 176 page, full colour hardback book with dustjacket celebrates british comic art at its finest with dennis and gnasher, desperate dan, korky the cat and biffo the bear. Robin williams on carson w jonathan winters 1991 duration. So if youve written a great novel, it pays to invest in professional book cover designer. Eric clapton joins john mayalls bluesbreakers and then quits to form cream, but first he records the beano album, a classic.

The colours used on the front coverconnotate that this front cover willbe more attractive for males. Theyalso connotate that there is a lot ofanger and hatred between the twocolours. 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. Beano and the dandy classic comic covers 19371988 2019.

The beano and the dandy 19371988 classic comic covers. The spine is split down both edges, but has been neatly reglued. Beano and the dandy classic comic covers 19371988 phil. In 1961, the annuals were laminated for the first time which is a protective clear plastic covering. The comic book price guide for great britain beano comic. Well, unless its the beano, in which case its whatever manner of frisbee or dart gun those toy geniuses have managed to cook up and attach. According to john gall, art director for vintage and anchor books, many authors find. In september 2009, the beano s 3,500th issue was published. 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.

Index status cover scan status 2303 covers for 3605 issues available. Content is clean with light toning to pages, free from inscriptions, small tear to first few pages pages via the bottom hinge and a smal scuff to front paste down. Corners rubbed some corners through to the board at the tips. Beano annuals fall into distinctive categories thus. In part 1, you can see the first ever beano annual cover and the. More than anything, its covers that sell comic books.

The beano annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since. To mark the weekly comics anniversary, we bring you the editorial teams favourite front pages from its annuals. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. Unlike traditional publishing, selfpublishing requires the author to produce a book cover design. This section is designed to help you use copy effectively on your book covers. In september 2009, the beanos 3,500th issue was published.

From 1943 until 1950 the beano titled its annual, the magicbeano book, after it merged with the magic comic that had ceased publication due to war time paper shortages. The beano football match, drawn by james crighton photograph. Search results for beano comic cover stock photos and images 42. Lord snooty playing the bagpipes while other characters dance, drawn by james crighton.

This cover appeared on the endpapers of the 2004 the broons special book the 1960s revisited. This a beautiful old 1st edition of the beano in good condition considering the age but definitely has some damage unfortunately. Savour fifty years of wonderful comic covers from the classic british comics beano and the dandy. Big eggo had to look after his precious egg, which was always in danger of being stolen by crafty crocodiles, wily lions or hopeless humans pansy potter, the strongmans daughter and lord snooty were other early beano superstars. In part 2 of this series, you can see the last magicbeano book cover and the first time dennis the menace appeared. Engaging front and back covers can entice a reader to pick up the book, but poorly designed covers can cause readers to pass it by. Bursting with cartoon chaos, this collection includes the first beano book cover from 1940, the 50th birthday edition, and front covers of the th and 2000th issues. To mark the weekly comics 75th anniversary, we bring you the editorial teams favourite front pages from its annuals. His cover for the book shows two simple illustrations against a green backdrop. The eighty beano covers and eighty covers of the dandy chosen are some of the most iconic and attractive front covers, made up of firework, easter, new year, christmas, landmark issues, birthday numbers, free gift editions and some that just tickled our fancy.

Perhaps britains most iconic comic character, dennis the menace has appeared in the beano since 1951. This book shows all front christmas covers which are like the actual comic of the day bought from newsagents,or dropped through letter box by newspaper boy or girl covers are from original comic of the time 1937 to 1969. The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly. Book cover design bestselling amazon book cover designer. Search results for beano comic cover stock photos and images. Savour fifty years of wonderful comic covers from the classic british comics beano and the dandy from 1937 to 1988. Each page has a fullsize image of a comic cover with. The comic book price guide for great britain beano book.

Great content deserves the right book cover designer. How to design the front and back covers of your book. My award winning book cover designs have worked to double sales overnight, and turn a. The look on the face of the hedgehog on the front cover of the 1965 beano book is pretty spectacular too. Our new 176 page book entitled beano and the dandy classic comic covers 19371988 showcases 160 front covers from these two comics of national treasure status. See more ideas about comic covers, comics and childhood. 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. Shortly after playing the fairfield halls in south london as part of. My own favorite is the 1969 cover, which i marveled at as a sevenyearold mainly because it was the only old beano book i owned, and was a. Some small splits with loss and about a cm of loss to part of both. See more ideas about comic covers, comics and childhood memories. The first beano comic was published in july 1938, and it was such a hit that it was quickly followed by the beano annual for 1940.

Published under license from beano studios, the eighty. The first beano cover star was an ostrich called big eggo. To celebrate beanos amazing 80th birthday, we dug out every beano annual from our archive. Featuring the pranks of dennis the menace and gnasher, the bash street kids and many more, these posters highlight the beanos enduring appeal. The beano book was first produced by publishers dc thomson for christmas 1939. A few light marksscratches to the covers but overall front and back are vg. Following the popularity of phils comics first book in 20, which reprinted the classic christmas covers of beano and the dandy from 19371969, this book celebrates some of the very best front covers of our two favourite british comics from 1937 to 1988, their first fifty years. How the beano won the second world war daily mail online. Collection of 5 beanodandy robert harrop figures with boxes. The dandy and the beano classic christmas comic covers. Following the popularity of phils comics first book in 20, which reprinted the classic christmas covers of beano and the dandy from 19371969, this book celebrates some of the very best front covers of our two favourite british comics. Front and back cover copy for book covers cover design. The world famous beano comic book laid out on a desk with some scissors ready to be used for a project and some educational fun a display of old annuals in a charity shop window. No inscriptions, appears unread, boards still spring.

How to repair a damaged book cover ifixit repair guide. This simple and cheap fix will help those covers look like new again and resist further damage. Boards have some wear with light toning to covers, minor surface marks with small chips and tears to spine ends. Text books face a lot of wear and tear and by the end of the semester their covers can be ragged. The beano is the longest running british childrens comic magazine, published by dc thomson in dundee, scotland. It was a large, 6 paged, hard covered version of their incredibly popular weekly beano comic. From christmas capers, fizzling fireworks, easter extravagances and a host of other funfilled landmark. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. And depending on your genre, clever and descriptive might not be the way to go. The world famous beano comic book laid out on a desk with some scissors ready to be used for a project and some educational fun a display of old childrens annuals in a charity shop window. Beano annual 1978 with images book cover, comic book covers. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data.