competition entries will be featured in the Beano Birthday mini magazine, inserted in the Beano 85th Anniversary issue, on sale on 26.07.2023. Many different traditions are associated with Easter. Yes, one of the most well-known of these traditions is the Easter egg, which represents new life and rebirth. It is said that the tradition of colouring eggs comes from an ancient belief that eggs were a symbol of new life.

Congratulations to this year’s winners, Indigo 1 (Year 5) from Greasley Beauvale Primary School in Eastwood, Nottingham! They truly unearthed the root of the problem with their joke: “What happened to the maths teacher’s garden? It grew square roots!” These are the Competition Information and Terms and Conditions for the “Beano Birthday 2023” Competition to contribute to the Beano Birthday mini-magazine, inserted in the Beano 85th Anniversary issue, on sale on 26.07.2023.S.M.I.R.K. have created Frankie, their own version of Frankenstein's Monster. There's just one problem – they don't have a head! Dangerous Dan steps into to try and stop the chaos that unfolds! 2. There's mouse in the house! Charles wonders if he is in charge of the place, until Camilla points out that the ­children are. Each of the stars featured will become the owner of a Golden Dennis & Gnasher Fan Club badge. The winning class have been immortalised in Beano form by the legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson and will be featuring in this week’s comic – which on sale now in shops across the country! There's always a new exclusive extra for your Beanotown enthusiast to look forward to with Beano Fan Club Membership.

Jokes poured in from all corners of the country for this year’s competition, and whittled down to a shortlist of the Top Ten funniest schools by Beano’s gag masters before the public crowned the winner. All of this year’s finalist jokes have made the nation laugh and giggle and we thank every single class that took part in the competition.

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Harry Styles, the King, Marcus Rashford, Lewis Hamilton and Stormzy feature in a special 85th anniversary edition of the popular comic. A vegetable mega-store threatens to put Reg the Veg out of business. Minnie lends a helping hand! 4. Curl it like Cuthbert! Rain or shine, indoors or outdoors, the Dandy’s favourite characters will keep you entertained all summer long! The DC Thomson Web Shop has previously offered discounted “bundles” for past year’s Specials, but have told downthetubes they do not have an availability date, as of 16th May 2023. Inside, the celebs help Beanotown kids stop Mayor Brown from carving his own face into Mount Beano.