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The Beano: top 20 book covers - in pictures

Beano Book 1942
The Beano Book 1942
Front cover: Lord Snooty playing the bagpipes while other characters dance, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1943
The Magic-Beano Book 1943
Front cover: Koko the Pup and Big Eggo leading in a three-legged race, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1949
The Magic-Beano Book 1949
Front cover: Biffo and other characters standing in front of Maxy's Taxi, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1951
The Beano Book 1951
Front cover: Biffo riding Tick-Tock Tony the Clockwork Horse, drawn by Bill Holroyd
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1953
The Beano Book 1953
Front cover: Jack Flash carrying Beano characters to the moon, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1957
The Beano Book 1957
Front cover: The Beano football match, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1959
The Beano Book 1959
Front cover: Little Plum leap-frogging over Dennis the Menace, drawn by James Crighton
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1962
The Beano Book 1962
Front cover: Jonah dancing on the mast of a sinking ship, drawn by Ken Reid
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1967
The Beano Book 1967
Front cover: General Jumbo controlling Beano characters, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1969
The Beano Book 1969
Front cover: The Bash Street Kids riding the Iron Fish, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1973
The Beano Book 1973
Front cover: Biffo with a Dennis the Menace glove puppet, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1974
The Beano Book 1974
Front cover: Biffo flipping pancakes out of a frying pan, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1975
The Beano Book 1975
Front cover: Dennis the Menace skiing down a snow-covered hillside on a rocking horse, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1978
The Beano Book 1978
Front cover: The Bash Street Kids bouncing on a super bouncer, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1981
The Beano Book 1981
Front cover: Dennis the Menace catapulting Gnasher into a cats' home, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 1989
The Beano Book 1989
Front cover: Dennis the Menace painting a portrait of Gnasher as the Gnashing Cavalier, drawn by David Sutherland
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 2000
The Beano Book 2000
Front cover: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher flying through space, drawn by David Parkins
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 2001
The Beano Book 2001
Front cover: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher escaping Beano robots, drawn by David Parkins
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 2007
The Beano Annual 2007
Front cover: Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and other Beano characters, drawn by David Parkins
Photograph: DC Thomson
Beano Book 2014
The Beano Annual 2014
Front cover: Celebrates 75 years of the Beano, drawn by Nigel Parkinson
Photograph: DC Thomson
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