Friday, January 09, 2015

Beano best seller

Cover by Nigel Parkinson.
I was pleased to hear that The Beano Annual was the best selling annual for Christmas, beating its nearest rivals with 50% more sales.

 The Dandy Annual did well too, achieving the number nine spot with 18% higher sales than the previous year.

 John Freeman has the details and you can read more about it on his long running Down the Tubes website of British comics:
http://downthetubes.net/?p=19301 
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSaturday, 10 January 2015 at 09:09:00 GMT

    Isn't it great that annuals still sell - when I was a kid annuals were an essential part of Christmas morning :)

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  2. Twitter @MLPasteriskSaturday, 10 January 2015 at 09:58:00 GMT

    Managed to pick up the Dandy and Beano Annuals for £1 each in Sainsburys.

    I enjoyed the cameo appearance by Dennis's dad as he used to be drawn in the Billy Whizz strip.

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  3. TwoHeadedBoySaturday, 10 January 2015 at 14:05:00 GMT

    Huh, I'd've thought the Dandy was the bigger seller this year. Still loads of Beano annuals available but the Dandy one seems to be sold out everywhere!

    Probably just a lower print run.

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  4. Lew StringerSaturday, 10 January 2015 at 14:35:00 GMT

    Quantities of both seemed about the same around here but both have sold out now. Yes, I'm sure The Beano Annual would have had a bigger print run. I think they're birth still available on Amazon though, and directly from DC Thomson.

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  5. Lew StringerSaturday, 10 January 2015 at 14:36:00 GMT

    Sorry, should be 'both', not birth! Bloomin' auto correct!

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