The Beano #1239
(April 16th 1966)

D.C. Thomson, 1950 Series
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Price
3d [0-0-3 GBP]
Pages
16
Indicia Frequency
Every Thursday
On-sale Date
1966-04-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd
Editing
Harold Cramond
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Biffo the Bear / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dudley D. Watkins
Pencils
Dudley D. Watkins
Inks
Dudley D. Watkins
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hoi, Biffo!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Biffo; Buster
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Punch and Jimmy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Jenner ?
Pencils
Dave Jenner
Inks
Dave Jenner
Colors
? (duotone)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Stop that fighting, you two!
Genre
humour
Characters
Punch; Jimmy; A park keeper

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Roger the Dodger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got some pocket money left this week.
Genre
humour
Characters
Roger

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

General Jumbo / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sandy Calder
Inks
Sandy Calder
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name's Dicky!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Alfie “Jumbo” Johnson; Dicky

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Plum / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm fed up with being um little Indian on um reservation.
Genre
humour
Characters
Little Plum

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Billy Whizz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Malcolm Judge
Pencils
Malcolm Judge
Inks
Malcolm Judge
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are you going, Billy?
Genre
humour
Characters
Billy Whizz; Alfie Whizz; Mrs. Whizz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Bash Street Kids / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Sutherland ?
Pencils
David Sutherland
Inks
David Sutherland
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lovely morning, Ma'am!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
The Bash Street Kids [Danny; Plug; Toots; Smiffy; Fatty; 'Erbert; Wilfred]; Teacher; Head; Janitor; A milkman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Minnie the Minx / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Petrie
Inks
Jim Petrie
Colors
? (duotone)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grunt! Snort!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Minnie; Dad; Mum

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Teaser Time / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page

[The Quentu Affair (Part 1)] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Iron Fish / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Holroyd
Inks
Bill Holroyd
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Penny Gray; Danny Gray; Bud Shellman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Lord Snooty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come and see my new pets!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Lord Snooty; Scrapper Smith; Thomas

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Three Bears / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob McGrath
Inks
Bob McGrath
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! I wish I could find a magic cottage...
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pa Bear; Ma Bear; Ted Bear

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Dennis the Menace / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Davy Law
Inks
Davy Law
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Happy anniversary my dear!
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Dennis; Dad; Mum; Walter
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. ["Hoi, Biffo!"]
    Biffo the Bear
  2. 2. ["Hey! Stop that fighting, you two!"]
    Punch and Jimmy
  3. 3. ["I've got some pocket money left this week."]
    Roger the Dodger
  4. 4. ["My name's Dicky!"]
    General Jumbo
  5. 5. ["I'm fed up with being um little Indian on um reservation."]
    Little Plum
  6. 6. ["Where are you going, Billy?"]
    Billy Whizz
  7. 7. ["Lovely morning, Ma'am!"]
    The Bash Street Kids
  8. 8. ["Grunt! Snort!"]
    Minnie the Minx
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Teaser Time
  10. 10. [The Quentu Affair (Part 1)]
    The Iron Fish
  11. 11. ["Come and see my new pets!"]
    Lord Snooty
  12. 12. ["Oh, boy! I wish I could find a magic cottage..."]
    The Three Bears
  13. 13. ["Happy anniversary my dear!"]
    Dennis the Menace
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  • Paul Robinson
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