The ''Beano Summer Special'' is like ''
The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...
'' with extra comic strips, which as its name suggests, was released in the summer and are considered more valuable than the standard editions. This special first started in 1963 with a joint ''Beano''-
''Dandy'' summer special and then in 1964 the first ''Beano'' summer special appeared. These ran continually until 2003 when they were replaced by ''Beano'' specials, which was a series of monthly special Beanos including a Summer Special released in the Summer. In 2006, the ''Beano'' specials was discontinued in favour of ''
BeanoMAX''. However, in 2011 an ultimate summer special exclusive to
WHSmith
WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and ...
was released and so was ''The Beano'' 3-D Summer Annual 2011. Unlike the traditional ''Beano'' of the time, this edition of the comic had a more colourful appearance to it. The front cover of these comics often had one picture which had a caption encouraging the reader to turn to the rear cover to see what happens next. As well as ''Beano'' Summer Specials there were also
Bash Street Kids
Bash or BASH may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Bash!'' (Rockapella album), 1992
* ''Bash!'' (Dave Bailey album), 1961
* '' Bash: Latter-Day Plays'', a dramatic triptych
* ''BASH!'' (role-playing game), a 2005 superhero game
* "Bash" ('' ...
Summer Specials.
The Beano
Publications established in 1963
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