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The very first Beano is on ebay priced at 4500 quid. It is not a reprint but is, in fact, Dennis Gifford's copy. Less than two days to go - have a look.

here it is , along with some other .NUMBER ONES', ----all featured in one of DENIS GIFFORD'S guidebooks:

I love that book. Top book.

My favourite cover there is Cor # 1. I think the 70s IPC humour comics generally had very well designed and attractive covers.

What book is that one?

it's THIS one, colcool: currently at the fiver asking price [plus postage] on E-BAY: it's from 1985, [224 pages]...I have a vague memory of it:











--I'm tempted myself, but unfortunately I am curbing spending at the moment, so I won't be in therunning.....

--P.S.; --ANDY; I'm not merely plugging E-BAY here: these illustrations [on their own terms] should hold some interest to some site members!

should go on amazon for them kind of books i got a beano book ofr 1p on there once

ISPY> why would I object, just means I can watch the book in my eBay and bid late on and get it

KNOCK-OUT - "Monster FREE GIFT in every issue!"

Not even THAT idea is new!, though actually i bet it didnt come in a plastic bag with 4 or 5 bits of plastic tat

My sister has had a baby girl which will be called Elizabeth. 7 pound and 1.
black hair already;)
born 30th June 6.30pm.
Everyone have a cigar
UPDATE
saw her today 1st July...beautiful baby...held her in my arms...I was shaking...magic moment...


Anyway after sad news this year.this has cheered our family up.

early ads for first Beano...





YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE COMIC WHICH PROMOTES THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE OF THE BEANO COMIC FROM 1938! THIS IS ACTUALLY A MINI COMIC WHICH WAS AN EARLY PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAY TO ADVERTISE THE NEW ADDITION TO THE NEWSAGENTS SHELVES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IN RARE COMPLETE UNCUT AND UNFOLDED CONDITION THE COMIC HAS NOT BEEN MADE UP AND IS ACTUALLY AS ORIGINALLY ISSUED ALMOST 70 YEARS AGO. THE EDGES OF THE COMIC HAVE SLIGHTLY BRITTLE EDGES WHERE THE COMIC HAS AT SOME POINT IN THE HISTORY OF THIS TITLE BECOME DAMP. A VERY RARE FIND FOR DC THOMSON COLLECTORS! PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR SIMILAR LOTS AVAILABLE! GOOD LUCK!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEANO-COMIC-AD-OR ... 286.c0.m14

The beano no1 is up for grabs on ebay priced at £2.500

Beano No.1 on ebay, would you risk bidding on this, someone who has feedback of 3, I bet it's the reproduction job done a while back.
Look at the terrible scan, if someone was selling No.1 they would do a better job then that.
And some poor fool as falling for it up to £320 already.
A couple of people bidding on it have very low feed back bet it's a con.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-1938 ... 4aaef2354c

steelclaw wrote:And some poor fool as falling for it up to £320 already.
A couple of people bidding on it have very low feed back bet it's a con.

They'll be the ones laughing if it turns out to be genuine and they get it for £320.

Although I agree, first issue of the Beano seems a big step up for someone who's only sold two dresses and a pair of rollerblades on eBay before... and looking at that picture, the white bits of the comic seem too "white" to be 73 years old... if you know what I mean!

£340 - there must've been another bid.