Welcome to The Beano's 70th birthday bash.Don't forget, August 2nd (the cover-date of the anniversary issue) has been designated Gnashional Menace Day to raise money for CLIC Sargent, the Caring for Children with Cancer organisation.
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Background info:
- The Beano (Wikipedia)
- Beano's 70th birthday celebration (BBC News, 18 July)
- 70 Years Young: Beano's Birthday (Sky News, 30 July)
- 70 Years of The Beano [gallery] (Sky News, 30 July)
- The Beano celebrates 70 years (ITN, 30 July)
- A one-off quirky thing by Owen Gibson (The Guardian, 21 July)
- Gromit creator revels in having a bash at the Beano by Owen Gibson (The Guardian, 21 July)
- Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park turns to The Beano by Julia Festing (The Times, 21 July)
- Blood, sweat and ink by Phill Jupitus (The Guardian, 22 July)
- Tales of the City by John Walsh (The Independent, 22 July)
- Beano Artwork Goes On Show by Marion McMullen (Coventry Telegraph, 22 July)
- The Beano at 70 by Jim Gilchrist (The Scotsman, 23 July)
- A special wish for the Beano (Forbidden Planet International Blog Log, 24 July)
- Birmingham artists part of The Beano's 70th birthday bash by Neil Elkes (Birmingham Mail, 25 July)
- Happy 70th Birthday, Beano: Down the Tubes tribute page (26 July)
- And now children, the story of how a comic helped a generation love words by Dan O'Neill (South Wales Echo, 29 July)
- Dennis kicks off the Gnashional Menace Day for cancer patients (The Herald, 30 July)
- The Beano must bewilder today's children by Sam Leith (Daily Telegraph, 30 July)
- University of Dundee: Happy Birthday Beano! (18 July-20 September 2008)
- Beano & Dandy Birthday Bash! The Cartoon Museum (30 July-2 November 2008)
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