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Issue: Beano Summer Special #1972
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Publisher: FlagD.C. Thomson
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Indicia Publisher: D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd
On Sale Date: 1972
Volume:
Pages: 32
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Price: £0.10 GBP
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Content Items: 26 (21 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour
Dimensions: tabloid-size
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Binding: saddle-stitched
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Cover, Front
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Biffo the bear; Dennis the Menace; Gnasher; Plug; Danny; Little Plum
Are Dennis the Menace and Gnasher really super surfers? See back page!
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childrens, humorous
I've got a super new instant camera, readers!
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Almost every character from the summer special appears
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anthropomorphic, childrens, humorous
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis; Gnasher; Mum; Dad
Yahoo! This is great!
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childrens, humorous
Billy Whizz; Alfie (Billy's younger brother)
What's the matter, Alfie?
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anthropomorphic, humorous
The Nibblers
Porky; Whiskers (Porky's cat); The Nibblers (group of mice)
A masterpiece. If I say so myself!
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humorous, western
Little Plum
Little Plum; Chiefy; Pimple; Hole in-um-Head
Ho ho! Plum has no chance in that competition!
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All the characters are native Americans from the Smellyfeet tribe
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Grandpa
Grandpa; Dad ( Grandpa's dad)
Hi, readers - I've just bought these for Dad and me!
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childrens, humorous
Teacher; Headmaster; Bash Street Kids (Danny; Plug; Smiffy; Fatty; Wilfred; Spotty; Herbert; Sidney; Toots)
The kids are in no hurry to get to school -
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childrens, humorous
Roger; Dad
I've got a surprise for you, Roger!
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anthropomorphic, humorous
Biffo the Bear
Biffo; Buster; Olly the octopus
Hi, there, readers! I'm having a smashing time at the beach!
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Pup Parade
Bash Street pups [Bones; Spotty; Enry; Manfrid; Peeps; Pug; Sniffy; Tubby; Wiggy]
Humans have plenty of fun at the seaside -
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Characters are canine versions of the Bash Street Kids
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A day in the life of Smiffy
Smiffy; Mr. Smiff; Mrs. Smiff
It was 7.30 in the morning when Mr. Smiff wakened his son.
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Gnasher
Gnasher; Blackbeard; Bosun; Dennis
Yo-ho-hosh! Did you know that my Great Grandad sailed with Blackbeard the pirate?
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adventure, superhero
Billy the Cat and Katie
William Grange (Billy the Cat); Kathleen Grange (Billy's Cousin)
We can leave the tandem in here, Katie!
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Billy and Katie both wear identical crime fighting costumes
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Lord Snooty in Wonderland
Lord Snooty
A gallery of photos taken by Snooty at his Uncle's Safari park but the "Beano" artist has altered them to humorous effect.
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Biffo the Bear
Biffo;
Coo! I'd like to be a roof-top crime fighter like Billy and Katie!
Biffo makes his own Billy the Cat costume and appears to have climbed to the top of a steeple but the steeple is actually on the ground being repaired.
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Grandpa
Grandpa; Dad
Dad's promised to buy me a holiday present today!
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Billy Whizz
First of all, I want you to climb...
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Fish-Faces
One large cartoon showing Beano characters trying to catch fish. Readers have to guess which character catches which fish. The fish are drawn to look like the Beano characters. Readers are then invited to colour in the picture.
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The McTickles
The McTickles (Scottish family in kilts); Shinty Snouted McHaggises; Dancing McHaggises
The lads are packing for their seaside holiday -
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Roger; Dad
I'm not doing any pony trekking if I can help it!
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0.66
Remaining 0.33 of page is play-on-words cartoon drawings down right hand side and at bottom of Roger strip.
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The Three Bears
Ma, Pa and Baby Bear
Gosh! Air-mail!
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childrens, humorous
Minnie; Dad; Fatty Fudge
Hi, pals! It's great being on holiday!
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Strip ends with a Minnie's Maze puzzle. Readers are invited to work there way through a maze grid.
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Baby-Face Finlayson
Baby-Face Finlayson
Yuk! Yuk! I'm off to the beach!
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A montage featuring every character in the summer special
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No, they just tried to fool you, readers!
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Back cover continuation of the front cover.

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