List of Beano comic strips
List of humorous Beano comic strips
Originally the Beano consisted of Comic Strips, Adventure strips and Prose stories however by 1975 only comic strips remained. There have currently been 206 different comic strips in The Beano since the comic began in 1938.

List of Beano comic strips

Section Title: List of humorous Beano comic strips
Table Section Text: Originally the Beano consisted of Comic Strips, Adventure strips and Prose stories however by 1975 only comic strips remained. There have currently been 206 different comic strips in The Beano since the comic began in 1938.

Strip Title	Notes	Original Artist	Other Notable Artists	Issue Started	Issue Ended

Big Eggo	Was the first cover star from issue 1 on 30 July 1938 until issue 326 on 10 January 1948. Returned on 7 March 2018.	Reg Carter	Lew Stringer	1	358 (Returned For 25 issues from issue 3925 to issue 3950)

Ping the Elastic Man	Hugh McNeill	1	126

Brave Captain Kipper	About an elderly sailor who was the 'diehard of the Seven Seas'.	Torelli Bros	1	57

Lord Snooty	Four series. First from issue 1 to issue 367.	Dudley Watkins	Leo Baxendale, Robert Nixon, Jimmy Glen, Ken Harrison	1	2565

Whoopee Hank	Roland Davies [fr]	1	53

Hooky's Magic Bowler Hat	Charles Gordon	1	108

Wee Peem	Three series. First from issue 1 to issue 89.	James Jewell	Charles Grigg, Hugh Morren	1	765

Little Dead Eye Dick	Three series. First from issue 1 to issue 20.	Charles Holt	1	410

Hairy Dan	Basil Blackaller	1	297

Contrary Mary	Comic strip about a stubborn mule. The strip's main character reappeared as one of Lord Snooty's Pals in 1950.	Roland Davies [fr]	1	97

Smiler the Sweeper	Steve Perkins	1	20

Helpful Henry	Eric Roberts	1	35

Big Fat Joe	The strip's main character reappeared as one of Lord Snooty's Pals in 1950.	Allan Morley	1	35

Rip Van Wink	About a man who had slept for 700 years and his reaction to the modern (1930s) world. Name references the short story Rip Van Winkle.	Eric Roberts	Gordon Bell	1	866

Uncle Windbag	Three series. First from issue 1 to issue 20.	Charles Holt	Charles Grigg, Bill Ritchie	1	763

Monkey Tricks	Reg Carter	1	20

Tin Can Tommy	Torelli Bros	1	303

Hicky the Hare	Torelli Bros	1938	1939

Good King Coke	Two series. First was from 1938 to 1942. The second was from 1945–1946.	Eric Roberts	1938	1946

Frosty McNab	Sam Fair	1938	1941

Pansy Potter	Also appeared in The Sparky Four series. First from 1938 to 1947.	Hugh McNeil	Basil Blackaller, Sam Fair, James Clark, Charles Grigg, Gordon Bell, Barry Glennard	1938	1993

Boney the Brave	Roland Davies [fr]	1939	1939

Puffing Billy	Hugh McNeill	1939	1940

Tricky Dicky Ant	Two series. First in 1939. Second in 1949.	Torelli Bros	James Clark, Allan Morley	1939	1949

The Pranks of Peanut	Charles Gordon	1939	1939

Deep Down Daddy Neptune	Basil Blackaller	1939	1940

Wily Willie Winkie	Unknown	1939	1940

Laddie Longlegs	Unknown	1939	1939

Cocky Dick	Allan Morley	1939	1947

Winken and Blinken	Sam Fair	1940	1941

Doubting Thomas	The strip's main character reappeared as one of Lord Snooty's Pals in 1950.	James Crighton	1940	1942

Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters	Basil Blackaller	1940	1941

Big Heep	Basil Blackaller	1940	1942

Musso the Wop	Featured the slapstick antics of Benito Mussolini.	Sam Fair	1940	1943

The Magic Lollipops	It featured a boy with lollipops, that if you licked them, they would turn into what you wanted. Two series.	Allan Morley	1941	1951

Handy Sandy	Two series. First appeared between 1942 and 1943, the second between 1944 and 1945.	Arthur Jackson	1942	1945

Little Nell and Peter Pell	About a girl called Nell and her pet pelican called Peter.	Allan Morley	1945	1947

Smart Alec	Basil Blackaller	1945	1945

Polly Wolly Doodle and her Great Big Poodle	The strip's main characters reappeared as one of Lord Snooty's Pals in 1950.	George Drysdale	1946	1947

Sammy Shrinko	Allan Morley	1946	1948

Sticky Willie	Unknown	1946	1947

Wavy Davy and his Navy	Dudley Watkins	1947	1947

Alf Wit the Ancient Brit	About a caveman. Only appeared in two issues.	Bill Holroyd	1947	1947

Freddy Flipperfeet	Reg Carter	1947	1948

Maxy's Taxi	About a man called Maxy and his Taxi	George Drysdale	1947

Winnie the witch	James Clark	1948	1948

Peter Penguin	Reg Carter	1948	1949

Biffo the Bear	Was the second cover star from issue 327 on 24 January 1948 until issue 1677 on 7 September 1974. Three series.	Dudley Watkins	David Sutherland, Jimmy Glen, Sid Burgon	1948	1999 and 2013

Cocky Jock	George Drysdale	1948	1949

Swanky Lanky Liz	The strip's main character reappeared as one of Lord Snooty's Pals in 1950.	Charles Holt	1948	1949

Smarty Smokum	Allan Morley	1948	1949

Hairy Hugh and his Cockatoo	Basil Blackaller	1948	1949

Have-A-Go Joe	Two series. First ran from 1949 to 1951.	Bill Holroyd	1949	1951

Skinny Flint the Meanest Uncle in the World	James Walker	1949	1949

Wandering Willie	Bill Holroyd	1949	1949

Ding-Dong Belle	Bill Holroyd	1949	1951

Danger! Len at Work	Bill Holroyd	1949	1950

Sammy's Super Rubber	Allan Morley	1950	1951

Dennis the Menace	The third cover star from issue 1678 on 14 September 1974.	David Law	David Sutherland, David Parkins, Nigel Parkinson, Jimmy Hansen, Tom Paterson Barrie Appleby Nigel Parkinson	1951	Present

Skinny Flint	Basil Blackaller	1951	1951

Bucktooth the Boy who Lives in a Barrel	Two series. First in 1951 and the second in 1952.	Bill Holroyd	1951	1952

Willie's Wonder Gun	James Clark	1951	1952

Multy the Millionaire	Richard Cox	1952	1953

Wee Davie	Seven series. First in 1952.	Ken Hunter	1952	1957

Kat and Kanary	Three series. First from 1952 to 1956. The second in 1957. The third in 1958.	Charles Grigg	Leo Baxendale, Albert Holroyd, Gordon Bell	1952	1958

The Nippers	Richard Cox	1952	1953

Roger the Dodger	Two series. First from 1953 to 1960. The second began in 1961 and is still ongoing.	Ken Reid	Gordon Bell, Bob McGrath, Robert Nixon, Tom Lavery, Frank MacDiarmid, Barrie Appleby, Jamie Smart	1953	Present

Big Hugh and You	One of the first strips to feature the reader as a character.	Bill Holroyd	1953	1953

Matt Hatter	George Drysdale	1953	1955

Little Plum	Four Series. First from 1953 to 1986.	Leo Baxendale	Ron Spencer, Tom Paterson, Hunt Emerson	1953	2015

Minnie the Minx	Was the fourth cover star for the Christmas issue celebrating her 60th anniversary in 2013.	Leo Baxendale	Jim Petrie, Tom Paterson, Ken Harrison, Laura Howell, Nigel Parkinson	1953	Present

When the Bell Rings (name changed to The Bash Street Kids in 1956)	Leo Baxendale	David Sutherland	1954	Present

Jenny Penny	Jimmy Thompson	1954	1955

Dick on the Draw	Jimmy Thompson	1955	1955

Clumsy Claude-The Blunder Boy	Bill Ritchie	1955	1955

Prince Whoopee	Two series. First from 1955 to 1957. Second from 1957 to 1958.	Charles Grigg	George Drysdale	1955	1958

Scrapper	Two series. First from 1955 to 1957. Second in 1959.	George Drysdale/Albert Holroyd	1955	1959

Grandpa	Two series. First from 1955 to 1957. The second ran from 1971 to 1984	Ken Reid	Robert Nixon, Jimmy Glen	1955	1984

Our Ned	Albert Holroyd	1956	1958

Daniel the Spaniel	Ken Hunter	1956	1956

Johnny on the Hop (He brings the Beano from the Shop)	George Drysdale	1956	1956

Pooch	Bill Ritchie	1957	1957

Parachute Reg	Albert Holroyd	1957	1957

Wizards at War	Charles Grigg	1957	1957

Dippy the Diver	Hugh Morren	1957	1957

Fusspot Annie	Jimmy Thompson	1957	1958

Bringing up Dennis	Dennis the Menace spinoff with Dennis as a baby	Ken Wilkins	1957	1958

Quick An' Slick	Frank MacDarmiad	1957	1958

Pom-Pom (The Boy who Brightens Darkest Africa)	Gordon Bell	1958	1958

Jonah	Ken Reid	1958	1963

Cookie	Ken Wilkins	1958	1958

Betty's Grandad	Hugh Morren	1958	1958

Dashalong Dot	Gordon Bell	1958	1959

Joe for Champ	Hugh Morren	1959	1959

The Three Bears	Five series. First in 1959.	Leo Baxendale	Bob McGrath, Bob Dewar, David Parkins, Mike Pearse, Chris McGhie, Alan Ryan,	1959	2016

Lazy Jones	Hugh Morren	1960	1960

Wonder Boy	Bob McGrath	1960	1961

Colonel Crackpot's Circus	Malcolm Judge	1960	1963

Punch and Jimmy	Two series. First ran from 1962 to 1963. The second ran from 1963 to 1967.	Dave Jenner	1962	1967

The Country Cuzzins	About a group of six children who lived in the countryside. They were named Badger, Dicky, Dumpling, Daisy, Scarecrow and Happy.	Hugh Morren	1963	1964

Jinx	Ken Reid	1963	1964

Billy Whizz	Malcolm Judge	Steve Horrocks, David Parkins, Trevor Metcalfe, Vic Neill, Graeme Hall, Wayne Thompson, Nick Brennan, Wilbur Dawbarn	1964	Present

Pup Parade	Four series. First from 1967 to 1988.	Gordon Bell	Nigel Parkinson Lew Stringer	1967	Present

The Nibblers	Two series. First from 1970 to 1974. Second from 1977 to 1984.	John Sherwood/Ron Spencer	1970	1984

The Belles of St. Lemons	Gordon Bell	1971	1972

The McTickles	Vic Neill	1971	1974

Says Smiffy	Spin-off of The Bash Street Kids. It featured Smiffy testing out inventions sent in by Beano readers.	Jim Petrie	1971	1972

Baby Face Finlayson	Four series. First from 1972 to 1977.	Ron Spencer	Emilios Hatjoulis	1972	2005

Wee Ben Nevis	Vic Neill	1974	1977

Richard the Lion	David Gudgeon	1974	1976

Ball Boy	First series from 1975 until April 2014. Second from August 2014 and is onging	Malcolm Judge	John Dallas, Dave Eastbury, Alexander Matthews	1975	Present

Tom, Dick and Sally	Dave Jenner/Keith Reynolds	1975	1986

Jacky Daw with Maw and Paw	About an obnoxious teenage Jackdaw and his parents' attempts to better him.	David Gudgeon	1976	1978

Two Gun Tony	Bill Ritchie	1977	1978

Gnasher's Tale name changed to Gnasher and Gnipper in 1986	Two series. First from 1977 until 2009. Second from 2014 and is ongoing.	David Sutherland	Barry Glennard Barrie Appleby	1977	present

The Fix-It Twins	About two fraternal twins called Mo and Jo. With an obsession for making people's dreams come true.	Ron Spencer	1978	1980

Sweet Sue	About Sue, a sweet and inoffensive young girl who always gets the better of bullies Harriet and Mabel.	Bill Ritchie	1978	1980

Smudge	John Geering	Alan Ryan	1980	Early 2015

Rasher	Two series. First ran from 1984 to 1995. A second consisting of reprints of the first series ran in 2009.	David Sutherland	1984	2009

Pepper the Pony and Lucinda	Ron Spencer	1984	1985

Ivy the Terrible	Two series. First ran from 1985 to 2008. The second ran from 2009 to 2011.	Robert Nixon	Tony O'Donnell, Diego Jourdan, Lew Stringer	1985	2011

Simply Smiffy	Originally ran from 1985 to 1987.	Jerry Swaffield	1985	1987

Foo Foo's Fairy Story	Dave Sutherland	1986	1986

Roger the Dodger's Dodge Clinic	Robert Nixon	1986	1992

Calamity James	Three series. First ran from 1986 to 2007.	Tom Paterson	Steve Bright, Les Stannage	1986	Present

Karate Sid	Title was a play on Karate Kid. About a karate loving kid who often fought with his enemies The Dans.	Steve Bright	1987	1988 And 2013

Little Monkey	Robert Nixon	Barrie Appleby	1987	1988

Number 13	Two series. First ran from 1987 to 1997.	John Geering	Alan Ryan	1987	2014 And 2015

The Germs	Two series. First ran from 1987 to 2004.	Dave Sutherland	Vic Neill	1987	2012

Gordon Gnome	Eric Wilkinson	1988	1989

Danny's Nanny	David Mostyn	1988	1994

Proctor Doolittle	Ron Spencer	1988	1989

Fatty Fudge	Jim Petrie	1989	2011

Emlyn the Gremlin	Bob Dewar	1989	1990

Little Larry	Tom Paterson	1989	1992

Les Pretend	Two series. First ran from 1990 to 2005. The second ran from 2008 to 2010.	John Sherwood	Trevor Metcalfe	1990	2010

Lee's Fleas	Bob Dewar	1990	1991

Henry Burrows	Trevor Metcalfe	1992	1992

Merboy	Emilios Hatjoulis	1992	1992

Son of Jonah	Jerry Swaffield	1992	1993

The Great Geraldoes	Terry Brave	1992	1993

The Beano Birds	Barry Glennard	1992	1993

Go, Granny, Go	A strip about Dennis' Granny.	Brian Walker	1992	1998

Oscar Knight-Child Actor	David Sutherland	1992	1993

The Yeti with Betty	Robert Nixon	1993	1994

The Numskulls	Originally featured in The Beezer comic from 1962–1990.	Tom Paterson	Barry Glennard, Nigel Auchterlounie	1993	Present

Vic Volcano	About a boy with a literally fiery temper	Robert Nixon	Trevor Metcalfe	1995	1996

The World's Worst	Bob Dewar	1995	1998

What to do with a Sleeping Dad	Minnie the Minx spin-off	Jim Petrie	1995	1997

Joe King	Bob Dewar	1995	2001

Tim Traveller	Vic Neill	Keith Reynolds	1997	2004

Crazy for Daisy	Nick Brennan	1997	2008

Even Steven	Steve Simpson	Nigel Parkinson	1998	2000

Beaginnings, later Bea the Mini-Menace	Nigel Parkinson	1998	2008

Mr Ape	Serialisation of a Dick King-Smith story	John Eastwood	1998	1998

Dean's Dino	John Geering	1999	1999

Dog's Breakfast TV	Steven Baskerville	1999	1999

Splodge	Ken Harrison	2000	2001

Come to Beanotown	John Rushby	2000	2002

Dasher	Gary Whitlock	2001	2001

Freddie Fear Son of a Witch	Dave Eastbury	2002	2012

Robbie Rebel	Two series. First ran from 2002 to 2008. The second ran from 2010 to 2011.	Ken Harrison	2002	2011

Hotfoot	From an Agency	2002	2002

Doctor Beastly's Tales of the Slightly Unpleasant	Brian Walker	2002	2002

Ricky Grainger He Laughs at Danger	Tom Plant	2003	2003

Joe Jitsu	Similar to 80s strip Karate Sid.	Wayne Thompson	2004	2006

Colin the Vet	Duncan Scott	2004	2006

Derek the Sheep	Gary Northfield	2004	2009

Bash Street Kids - Singled Out	Mike Pearse	Tom Paterson	2004	2009

Zap Zodiac	Steve Horrocks	2005	2005

Gordon Bennett	Second Series. First was a Comic Idol Runner-up	Jimmy Hansen	2005	2005

The Neds	Duncan Scott	2005	2007

Nicky Nutjob	Kelly Dyson	Nick Brennan, Wayne Thompson	2006	2007

Big Brad Wolf	Ken Harrison	2006	2006

Ratz	Developed by artist Hunt Emerson to replace the retired strip Little Plum, which he had worked on since 2002. The stories follow the lives of a group of rats who live in the sewers beneath Beanotown, the main characters being Keef (the nominal leader), Rod (a spiv), and Herman, their naive sidekick.	Hunt Emerson	Laura Howell	2006	2013

Pirates of the Caribeano	Barrie Appleby	2006	2009

Fred's Bed	First series in The Beano, reprinted from Beezer and Topper	David Parkins	Tom Paterson (reprints), Hunt Emerson, David Sutherland, Tom Paterson, Nigel Parkinson (all new strips)	2007	2012

The Riot Squad	Reprints from Hoot	Ken Harrison	2007	2008

Tales of Johnny Bean from Happy Bunny Green	Laura Howell	2007	2010

London B412	Barrie Appleby	2007	2008

Olaff the Madlander	Reprints from The Beezer and Topper	Sid Burgon	2008	2008

Lord Snooty the Third	Nigel Parkinson	2008	2011

Bea and Ivy	This strip used characters from the two previously separate strips of Ivy the Terrible and Bea the Mini-Menace	Nigel Parkinson	2008	2009

Super School	Lew Stringer	2008	2012

Beano Manga	Laura Howell	2009	2011

Sixty Second Dennis	Nigel Parkinson	Tom Paterson/Barrie Appleby	2009	2011

Meebo and Zuky	Laura Howell	2010	2013

The Bea Team	The third series involving Dennis the Menace's younger sister.	Nigel Parkinson	2010	2010

Gnasher's Bit(e)	Second Series involving Gnasher as the main character	Barrie Appleby	Jimmy Hansen	2011	2013

At Home with the BSK!	Short lived Bash Street Kids spinoff	David Sutherland	2011	2011

Dangerous Dan	The strip is about a boy who thinks he is a secret agent and believes that an organisation called SMIRK, (Secret Ministry of Intelligent Rotters Komittee) is conspiring against him.	Nigel Parkinson	2011	Present

The Adventures of Wenlock and Mandeville	Partnership for 2012 London Olympics	Nigel Parkinson	2011	2012

Bananaman	First Series in The Beano (reprints) also appeared in The Dandy and The Nutty.	John Geering	Barrie Appleby, Tom Paterson, Steve Bright, Chris McGhie, Wayne Thompson	2012	Present

Belle's Magic Mobile	Only appeared twice	Steve English	2012	2012

Beano's Got Talent	Had a short run and disappeared after four weeks	Dave Mostyn	2012	2012

Big Time Charlie	Ended in July 2013.	Alexander Matthews	2013	2013

Tricky Dicky	Previously appeared in The Topper who also appeared in The Beano a few times around the turn of the millennium as a guest star trying to be voted in.	Laura Howell	2013	Present

Fight My Monster	Previously appeared in The BeanoMAX. Appeared in The Beano every four issues.	Unknown	2013	2013

El Poco Loco	Jamie Smart	2013	2013

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turkeys	Parody of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Dean Rankine	2013	2013

Will.i.am the Conqueror	Laura Howell	2013	2013

Wallace and Gromit	Previously appeared in The BeanoMAX. (Previously appeared in the 2012 Christmas issue)	Andy Janes	2013	2015

Mega Mega Mootants	Steve Beckett	2013	2013

The Castle Rock	Gary Boller	2013	2013

Pie Face	Dennis the Menace spin-off featuring Pie Face. Originally featured in The Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Megazine before it was renamed to Dennis the Menace and Gnasher's Epic Magazine.	Diego Jourdan	2014	2015

Gwyneth's Book of Records	Stephen Waller	2014	2014

Fun Kids	Based on the kids radio station Fun Kids	Barrie Appleby	2014	2016

My Menace Name	Hunt Emerson	2015	present

Adventure Tim	Based on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time.	Alan Ryan	2015	2015

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Emerson drew and created "Ratz" for The Beano, a strip about rats in a sewer.

final_sentence: Emerson drew and created "Ratz" for The Beano, a strip about rats in a sewer.