Thursday, July 30, 2015

Happy birthday, Beano!

It's The Beano's 77th birthday this week and it's still going strong! Issue 1 was published on Tuesday 26th July 1938. There's the cover above drawn by Reg Carter; a photograph of the actual comic in great condition, taken from the phil-comics Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/phil-comics-auctions/156116677784593

 I thought I'd have a crack at drawing Big Eggo myself, so here he is. The Beano's first cover star is long gone now but perhaps he'll return one day. who knows? 

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownThursday, 30 July 2015 at 17:23:00 BST

    Excellent illo Lew think your onto something with this one.

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  2. Peter GrayThursday, 30 July 2015 at 21:15:00 BST

    maybe has one of your comic strips...a classic character each time..just an idea?

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  3. Lew StringerThursday, 30 July 2015 at 21:56:00 BST

    Tried it. There's no interest in reviving Big Eggo at the moment I'm afraid.

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