Who was the tallest Bash Street Kid?

What is Beanotown?

Beanotown is the place where Beano characters live in the United Kingdom which serves as the hometown for the Beano characters. It is home to many locations including the Beano character’s houses, namely Dennis the Menace, Roger the Dodger and Minnie the Minx, Bash Street School and Bunkerton Castle.

Who was the first Beano character?

Big Eggo
10. The first cover star of Beano was an ostrich. He was called Big Eggo!

Who wrote the dandy?

Running to just 2 minutes 22 seconds, “Dandy” was written by Ray Davies, and is the third track on the band’s 1966 Face To Face album.

Was Dennis the Menace in the Bash Street Kids?

The strip, created by Leo Baxendale as When the Bell Rings, first appeared in issue 604 (dated February 1954)….

Which is older Beano or Dandy?

The first issue, under the name The Dandy Comic, was published on 4 December 1937. It was published weekly until 6 September 1941, when wartime paper shortages forced it to change to fortnightly, alternating with The Beano. It returned to weekly publication on 30 July 1949.

What comic was Keyhole Kate in?

The Dandy
Keyhole Kate was a 1930s British comic strip series in The Dandy. The strip featured a nosy young girl who liked to look through people’s keyholes. She appeared in The Dandy’s first issue, drawn by Allan Morley back in 1937. She continued in The Dandy until 1955 and appeared as the cover strip of issue 295.

Who are the Broons family?

The Broons family features two older sons, Hen and Joe, and two grown-up daughters, Daphne and Maggie. The younger children are Horace, who is the brains of the family, and the Twins (identical boys) plus the Bairn, a cut down version of Maw and wiser than her years.

Why is it called Beano?

The name ‘Beano’ is an English word that literally translates to ‘a grand old time’ or ‘a bean feast’ (an annual feast for workmen in the UK during the 19th century, courtesy of their bosses). Throughout the years, a number of editors have taken the wheel at The Beano, the first being George Moonie in 1938.

What is the name of the Bash Street School cat?

Smiffy. Smiffy’s full name is Aristotle John Smiffy.

Which Beano comics are valuable?

Here’s ten of the top recent sales for Beano and Dandy:

• 1940 Rare Beano Annual – £2,200. This annual fetched £2,200 on eBay. The highest recent sale we could find was a Beano annual which sold for a whopping £2,200 online.
• 1943 Beano Book – £525. This very worn annual sold for an astonishing £525.