Beano marks eighty fifth anniversary with star-studded particular version
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he world’s longest operating comedian, The Beano, is marking its eighty fifth anniversary this week with visitor appearances from high stars together with Stormzy and Harry Styles.
The particular commemorative concern, on sale from Wednesday, additionally options the King and Queen alongside different notable celebrities similar to F1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, former England footballer Jill Scott, singer Adele and broadcaster David Attenborough.
The friends have been picked after 3,000 kids aged seven to 14 have been polled to work out which celebrities they might most wish to see in cartoon kind.
Footballer Marcus Rashford was voted essentially the most inspirational celeb, whereas kids stated their high choose for celebrities they might invite to their celebration could be TV duo Ant & Dec.
The pair have been additionally picked because the celebrities children would most wish to be greatest mates with, adopted by Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, Manchester City participant Phil Foden and Styles.
Beano artist Nigel Parkinson has drawn the celebrities aiding the Beanotown children in stopping Mayor Brown from carving his personal face into Mount Beano for the birthday celebrations.
The King will be seen questioning if he’s the monarch in Beanotown, and the Queen informs him that kids rule within the fictional city.
The Prince and Princess of Wales additionally function within the sketch in addition to singer Dua Lipa.
An eight-page pull-out, titled Beanow, has additionally been created from kids’s feedback and footage summing up the highlights of being a toddler within the current day, together with dancing, rapping and catapults.
More than 4,100 problems with The Beano have been printed since its launch in 1938 with over 70,000 comedian strips and 700 characters, together with Dennis and Gnasher, the Bash Street Kids and Billy Whizz.
Mike Stirling, head of “mischief” at The Beano, stated: “As Beano proudly celebrates its 85th anniversary, it continues to champion the power and joy of childhood by doing what it’s always done, showing kids being kids.
“Here’s to the next 85 years, and we dedicate this birthday issue to every child out there, because being a kid never gets old.”
To guarantee as many kids as attainable get the possibility to benefit from the particular version, 2,023 points might be given out to lecture rooms throughout the nation by the Beano for Schools programme.
Special subscription prizes will even be made out there throughout the birthday week. More particulars will be discovered at beano.com/birthday