Harry Styles, the King, Marcus Rashford, Lewis Hamilton and Stormzy feature in a special 85th anniversary edition of the popular comic. On July 30, Beano will celebrate its 85th birthday! It's the day when the very first issue of the Beano was released in the shops! And because it's such a momentous occasion, we want YOU to help us to mark this huge milestone with YOUR artistic skills! Congratulations to this year’s winners, Indigo 1 (Year 5) from Greasley Beauvale Primary School in Eastwood, Nottingham! They truly unearthed the root of the problem with their joke: “What happened to the maths teacher’s garden? It grew square roots!”

In this very special cover story, Minnie discovers her boring school assembly is about to turn into the best day ever as Lioness Leah is a special guest and offers the school students some excellent advice to win at life! 2. Minnie mayhem! S.M.I.R.K. have created Frankie, their own version of Frankenstein's Monster. There's just one problem – they don't have a head! Dangerous Dan steps into to try and stop the chaos that unfolds! 2. There's mouse in the house! There's always a new exclusive extra for your Beanotown enthusiast to look forward to with Beano Fan Club Membership. Charles wonders if he is in charge of the place, until Camilla points out that the ­children are. Each of the stars featured will become the owner of a Golden Dennis & Gnasher Fan Club badge. These are the Competition Information and Terms and Conditions for the “Beano Birthday 2023” Competition to contribute to the Beano Birthday mini-magazine, inserted in the Beano 85th Anniversary issue, on sale on 26.07.2023.Rain or shine, indoors or outdoors, the Dandy’s favourite characters will keep you entertained all summer long! Each week’s entries will be shortlisted on the following dates: 07.06.2023; 14.06.2023; 21.06.2023; 28.06.2023, to create a final shortlist, which will be judged by a panel of judges and an independent judge on the 29.06.2023. Indigo 1 have been immortalised by legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson in this week’s issue of the comic and were handed the trophy by Minnie’s illustrator Laura Howell. They have also won Beano subscriptions and a fun-filled Beano Day for the class. While Mayor Brown hatches a plan to become focus of Beanotown’s Christmas media coverage, everyone else is preparing for the annual for the Red Ram Sledgehammer Speedrun. Betty and Yeti’s attempts to win somehow turn the cameras on Walter’s dad! 2. The Great Rubi Bake Off! Another tradition is the Easter bunny, who is said to bring baskets of treats and gifts to children. No-one knows the Easter bunny's exact origin story, but it is believes to come from the German tradition of the 'Osterhase', which was a thoughtful hare that brought coloured eggs to children.

Famous YouTuber Mr. Boast pays a visit to Beanotown and Minnie will stop at nothing to win one of his amazing prizes! Beano 4210: Don't Lose Your Head, Dan! 1. S.M.I.R.K. gives Dangerous Dan a new headache!General Blight gatecrashes this week’s Dennis adventure and plots to cause havoc in Beanotown… until Minnie shows up to save the day! 3. A ping of the past! These should include a “Dandytown Scouts” strip drawn by Mychailo Kazybrid and inked by Bambos Georgiou. Mychailo created the design for these characters and the characters feature can see on the cover. There should also be a couple of strips starring the characters in the Dandy Annual this year. So, what are you waiting for? The brilliant Beano Christmas Special 2023 is out now - so do your (Christmas) elf a favour and get one while you can! Beano Christmas Special The winning class have been immortalised in Beano form by the legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson and will be featuring in this week’s comic – which on sale now in shops across the country! The authors of the winning entries will also receive a limited-edition Gnasher badge each (15 badges in total).