Beano 22 january 2025

WELCOME TO MY VLOG WHERE I'LL BE SHARING MY MOST TO LIKE AND SHARE!. Each winner will also get a Beano Build-a-Comic Kit and a Dennis, Gnasher and Minnie Squishii!. Email your answers

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COMIC FIRST AND

OADS MORE! OH

HI, READERS!

| LOVE BEANO

SO I'M SUPER-EXCITED

URRGH!

| HATE SCHOOL DINNERS

THE SAME SOUP WE HAD YESTERDAY, IT HAD

AWESOME! BUT HOW'S THAT,

| CAN MOVE A BEANOTOWN BURGER }

ID TAKE THAT WITH

A PINCH OF SALT, READERS IT'S STILL PRETTY HORRIBLE!

AND YOU AREN'T

A LADY - YOU'RE WITCHY WOMAN!

YOU'VE STEPPED INTO MY TRAP, BANANAMAN!

UH-OH! I'M NOT

IN BEANOTOWN ANY MORE,

BUT WHEN WE USE DREAM -O-VISION, THIS IS

IN BEANCIOWN: YOU'RE WHAT BANANAMAN THINKS |S HAPPENING

e WELCOME

PUT ME DOWN, 222

YOU BIG IDIOT!

BANANAMAN,

YOU'RE WONDERFUL!

THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME! WOULD YOU LIKE A FEAST IN YOUR

\'M UNDER THE WITCH'S SPELL

| HAVE TO FIGHT BANANAMAN!

WHICH | WAS GOING TO

DO ANYWAY!

UH-OH! IT'S MY SISTER! THE ONE WHO LOCKED ME

IN THE TOWER, DID

| MENTION SHE'S A GRUMPY GIANT?

GRR/ WHY WASN'T | INVITED

2ZZ,,, PLEASE TO THIS PARTY?!

ALLOW ME THE HONOUR

EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY,

BYE THEN SORRY ABOUT THE WHOLE LOCKING YOU IN A TOWER THING!

| CAN'T FIGHT YOU, BANANAMAN

YOU'VE REALLY CHEERED ME UP!

TO RETURN HOME, JUST CLICK YOUR HEELS TOGETHER THREE TIMES!

THAT'S GREAT THAT'S GREAT NEWS! 22Z2 ,

7

TIME TO DEFEAT

WITCHY WOMAN! YOU ALREADY

DID THAT - IN MORE LIKE A YOUR SLEEP! NIGHTMARE!

\'M BRIMMING WITH EXCITEMENT! GET IT?

OUTSIDE? 9)

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SCOOTING ALONG SINCE WE'RE THE MAIN PURVEYOR OF MAGIC ON THIS PARTICULAR

RABBIT WHICH APPEARS AS

HA-HA! | CAN'T BELIEVE HE FELL FOR THAT! | GUESS HE COULDN'T

STAND IT ANY LONGER!

BEAT THAT? OF COURSE

| CAN! SEE HOW | MAKE MYSELF DISAPPEAR!

Take your length of thread and tie one

end around the neck of the rubber snake

Put the pan back in the cupboard, hiding

the snake behind it, and close the door

WELCOME TO MY VLOG WHERE I'LL BE SHARING MY MOST

TO LIKE AND SHARE!

HARSHA, WHAT'S A SNAKE'S FAVOURITE

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In the kitchen, 0pen the cupboard where

the pans are stored and tie the other end

of the thread to a pan handle

The next time someone wants to use the pan,

they'll get the ssscariest sssurprise!

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TO BE [_] THE BEST OF THE BEST a QUICK! (A CAN WIN THIS PRIZE Se

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= THE WHOLE OF vif THERE'S A BEANOTOWN WILL

Ae STINK BOMB ON BE ENGULFED IN

= THIS BUS, ONE BIG STINK

| CLOUD,, FOREVER!

aie DRIVER IF YOU STAY

IE THE STINK BOMB GOES OFF, WON'T Ye IA af GET ME OFF THERE'S A pm ABOVE FIVE MILES

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WE NEED TO DISARM IT SUDDENLY EVERYBODY, HOLD TIGHT, DUCKS! J

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DOES THE DRIVER WANT

| HAVE NO IDEA, | BOUGHT IT | TAKEN A TURN FOR

IN THE JANUARY SALE FROM “ THE WORSE,

PHEW! THAT WAS QUACKERS \¢ 2 E'VE GOT TIME TO USE ALL

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HEADS, | CUT THE BLUE WIRE

TAILS, | CUT THE RED WIRE, ee ae Bone

HUH? THAT'S YOUR

KNOW-HOW?!

YOU NEED TO COME

WITH US, SIR

THIS IS

YOUR STOP, | PREFECT IT'S

Tricks! Containing a fake snake, prank chewing

gum, whoopee cushion and more! Each winner

will also get a Beano Build-a-Comic Kit and a

Dennis, Gnasher and Minnie Squishii!

ANSWER THIS QUESTION TO ENTER:

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Email your answers along with your name, age,

parent or guardian's name, address, telephone number and email to: comps@beano.com,

with BEANO No 4270 in the subject line

Will you be first to conquer the moving maze? Slide

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your way through the Minecraft Labyrinth, |

collecting treasure as you go But beware of Creepers

creeping up! Entrants must be aged seven or over |

ANSWER THIS QUESTION TO ENTER:

NOT BLAZE B BOGGED C BOOGER

Avast, me hearties! Swallow any silly pirates who ——

dare enter your domain in one bite with the Piratix

King Shark! Chomp ‘em down, then demand

treasure to unlock the jail to let them out! Arr!

YT WETS The unluckiest boy in the world!

CAN YOU TAKE THE BIN OUT, JAMES? V5

BE CAREFUL ON THOSE ICY STEPS! | DID WARN YOU, JAMES!

` CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THE ‘4

WITHOUT DOOW? IT'S MEANT TO BE CURSED

A SMILE, 5 AND WILL BRING CERTAIN DOOM

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INGEL FACE INVESTIGATIONS

WE SAY ‘FREEZE'? WITHOUT MY IT'S SO COLD! WHIZ2-SPEED!

temple but first she’s got to find them in this

wordsearch!

navigate the temple to

the treasure chamber,

They've found it!

The Skull of Doom! It just needs to be put back

together can you help

figure out which piece

goes where to complete

the image?

The temple is

ham” shaking around them -

Angel Face and Jenny need

a quick escape! Can you help

Start at the third letter and write down every third

letter to reveal their best

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The Little people that Live in your head! Everybody has them!

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PUT EDD'S HAND UP!

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THE RED BUTTON THAT TELLS von Peo yy PP WHAT ARE YOU | CẢ WILL LOOK AT HIM!

THE ARM TO GO UP ¬ = + DOING OUT Or —

YEAH, EDD'S GOING

TO BE THE CENTRE OF SS BRAVERY! WHAT

ATTENTION FOR HIS WIZ ARE YOU PLAYING

MASSIVE KNOWLEDGE l 7 AT?! HELP ME [eo

OF KNOWING A THING! : DEFEAT EDD'S

EDD NEEDS TO PUT 1\y _ 5 DARWIN INVENTED

TX HIS HAND UP! )!Ÿ VẸ THE TOASTER! <<

CAME UP WITH THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

PEOPLE WILL LOOK

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AND MRS WINDCAP

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YOU FART NON-STOP! HÌ | DOESN'T MOVE, |

WON'T MAKE ANY

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER | THINK YOU'LL LIKE WHAT YOU SEE,

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FOR A CHANCE TO APPEAR ON THE LETTERS PAGE!

HELLO, GNASHER AND GNIPPER I

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IT DOESN'T GET

MUCH MORE RELAXED THAN THAT AND NOW

| CAN FINALLY HAVE A GO ON

HE'LL BE LOOKING FOR

| SIMPLY COULD NOT STAND BY AND WATCH YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE SCHOOL LIKE

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT WAS US?

WE COULDN'T REACH UP THERE!

HMPH! CUTHBERT,

YOU CREEP!

BROOMS WERE OFTEN MADE FROM STRAW AND CANE

SEND A NOTE TO MAHIRA, SO I'M GONNA SEND IT

TOOTS! WHY ARE YOU | WASN'T, | WAS

THANKS

FOR THE

AGREED, KHADIJA!

FURTHERMORE, | COULD NOT ABIDE SEEING SUCH GROTESQUE GRAMMAR!

THERE'S NO SUCH WORD

AS 'BORINGEST'!

THAT'S THE BORINGEST THING YOU'VE EVER SAID!

LIFT,

NO WORRIES!

I'M A KEEN SUPPORTER

OF THE ARTS!

CHORTLE!

YOU AND KHADIJA CAN BOTH TAKE

IT DOWN!

PASSING NOTES EARNS YOU A BREAK

NOTES! HORRIBLY MISSPELT NOTES AT THAT! THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SPELL ‘PLANE'!

| NEED TO COLLECT

SOME TEXTBOOKS FROM

THE SCHOOL OFFICE I'LL

BE RIGHT BACK

HMPH! HE DID THAT TO I THINK IT'S YOU GOT HIS

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JUST KEEP IT LOCKED, IT SMELLS

LIKE PURE EVIL

HA-HA! AT LAST, I'M

HEY! I'VE GOT

YEP! THAT SOCK LOOKS LIKE IT

el BELONGS TO A MENACE - ED

PHEW! WE TOTALLY KNOCKED ITS SOCKS

| THINK THIS USED

TO BELONG TO DENNIS'S DAD,

YUCK! MY EYES ARE WATERING IT SMELLS

LIKE THE OLIVES!

SCHOOL DINNERS

| CAN SEE SOMETHING COMING FROM THE STINK Jj CLOUD,

ARRGH! NÓ! KEEP AWAY FROM US, YOU ODD SOCK

ANYBODY WANT A HUG?

Shifra tried out the

"scrambled £.G.G.S

prank from issue 4248 -

she even made

a cup of T too!

ARE YOU IN THE BUSINESS OF BEING FUNNY?

If you've got a hilarious joke - we want to hear it!

My hinli TIẾP °.< 2 Albert Square,

them to read on Dundee, DD11DD

long car trips!

THIS HOMEWORK K NO, 4 REDO IT TONIGHT AND WHAT? BUT THIS

BECAUSE V7 HAND IT IN TOMORROW } | IS LOADS OF TOP

ARRGH! I'VE SPILT WATER

ALL OVER IT! WHAT WAS THAT WATER | PUT THERE EVEN DOING THERE?!

THINKING!

HMPH! | CAN'T FIT IN THERE

ALL I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS SoS

GNASHER'S IN THE\ | THIS HOMEWORK Ti

WALLS, DENNIS MISS MISTRY!

IT'S AREN'T YOU 1 :

CLIMBED UP WORRIED?

THERE | CAN SMELL IT!

IT'S DIRTY AND DISGUSTING

IN HERE!

, “

TO A SECRET ROOM HAS OF POUNDS FROM A ROBBERY aco RATS! WEE

BEEN COVERED UP DECADES AGO, p STINKS!

BORING! WHERE'S BORING! WH

THAT RAT? THAT RAT?

JUST A MOMENT, DENNIS | NEED TO FINISH GOT YA!

MISS MISTRY, I'VE THIS LESSON PLAN

GOT MY HOMEWORK HERE AND IT'S TIDY!

ARRGH! F THIS HAS VERY

LITTLE TO DO RIGHT, MISS ITS ALL

ROMANS! Bea

: SOUNDS

GOOD TO ME!

TO MY DELICIOUS ROCKS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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PIE FACE!

IT'S A PRETTY ADVANCED ROBOT, NOT LIKE THE ONE THAT WAS MADE

OF CHEESE,

RUBI'S SENT

IN ANOTHER ROBOT TO PRETEND

TO BE HER

AGAIN y, sO)

— _ \/ 1

THERE'S NO POINT GIVING A TEST TO

WHICH MEANS SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO

GO OUTSIDE IN THE COLD AT BREAK TIME!

SAY HELLO TO THE REAL RUBI

FRIEND SEARCHING DATABASE PIE FACE!

HOW WAS YOUR h | PRETENDED TO ee

DAY AT SCHOOL, BRIER T A ROBOT AND DIDN'T

RUBIDIUM? DAD! L © HAVE TO DO A TEST

đyme musical instrument is the best at catching fish? A clari-net!

| NEED HELP SORTING OUT THE SCHOOL ORDERS

THEY'VE ALL ARRIVED AT ONCE AND | HAVE SOME

IMPORTANT PHOTOCOPYING

TOO BAD, | COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU PERMISSION TO TAKE

SOME TIME OUT OF CLASS,

\'M AFRAID | CAN'T, MRS YODEL, MY HANDS ARE STUCK

IN MY POCKETS!

I'LL JUST USE DODGE #651/C -

THE FAST FILING DODGE!

IT MIGHT BE EVEN MORE WORK THAN I'D HAVE DONE IN CLASS,

YOU NEED TO PUT THEM IN THE

RIGHT PIGEONHOLES, UNDERSTAND?

fet Sober a OUR ORDER? | DON'T

| THINK POTATOES ARE BETTER FOR BLAMING ME?

SORRY, MISS MISTRY! THERE'S BEEN A WI tuatie OUT

THAN / \\ PROBLEM WITH THE ORDERING SYSTEM

" MATHS ec AND THAT PROBLEM WAS ROGER! OF ORDER

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