The Beano

The Beano comic is a long-running British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland in the United Kingdom.

The comic first appeared in 1938 and it has continued weekly ever since. As of 2007, it has published over 3000 issues.

Its iconic characters have become known to generations of British children, including Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, and The Bash Street Kids. Earlier generations will remember other notable characters which have been phased out, such as Lord Snooty and Biffo.