Beano on Newsround

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Beano on Newsround

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Today is the actual birthday of the Beano, 75 years since the date on issue 1's cover. Newsround marked the occasion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23499811
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Digifiend wrote:Today is the actual birthday of the Beano, 75 years since the date on issue 1's cover.
I blame Denis Gifford for the notion of celebrating the birthday of comics by their cover date. :lol: Strictly speaking, as The Beano was originally 'Every Tuesday', then July 26th 1938 would have been its real publication date. Or even July 25th if it came out a day early. (When I was a kid comics always came out one working day before the day mentioned on the cover, and the date referred to the week ending, not the on-sale date.)
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Nice feature by Ruth Liptrot on Channel 5 News today, mainly at the Southbank, but there's a bit of me at work too, taped at about 9.30 this morning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_7zxWPji4
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