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Beano Book Cover Artists

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Apologies if this has been discussed before but does anyone have a list of the artists who drew/painted the covers of the Beano Book from the first to the most recent? Here's my guess for some of them:

1958 to 1962 – Leo Baxandale

1963 to 1994 – David Sutherland

Is that right?
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Dave continued up to 1996, and also did 1998.

1997, 2000-2007 - David Parkins
1998 - Dave Sutherland
1999 - Dennis and Gnasher I think by Barrie Appleby, but open to persuasion. Others were stock art.
2008-2009 - Barrie Appleby
2010-2012 - Jimmy Hansen
2013 - Steve Bright
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Dudley D Watkins of course drew some 60's Beano covers as well.
also Jonah one is by Ken Reid..
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I'm guessing Watkins did the 1966 Beano Book, with Biffo holding up a drum. Did he do any others? Did Ken Reid do any apart from the 1962 Jonah cover?
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Peter Gray wrote:also Jonah one is by Ken Reid..
...He drew the front and back covers but he didn't actually paint them. I think that probably applied to some of the other cover artists as well.

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Did Reg Carter (Eggo's artist) do any of the 1940s ones?
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Digifiend wrote:Did Reg Carter (Eggo's artist) do any of the 1940s ones?

No Dudley Watkins and James Crichton where the artists during that period
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