The Beano Book 1972

The Beano Book/Annual #33

by D.C. Thomson & Company Limited

Hardcover, Pages are clean, Puzzles haven't been done, corners have some shelf ware, small dent on front cover side, Binding is not as stiff if new. Overall in good condition.

Genres: Comics

140 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1971

About the author

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics. It also owns Friends Reunited, Parragon, and the Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the Press and Journal, the Evening Express, the Aberdeen Citizen and the North Scotland edition of ScotAds.

The company began as a branch of the Thomson family business when William Thomson became the sole proprietor of Charles Alexander & Co., publishers of Dundee Courier and Daily Argus. In 1884, David Coupar Thomson took over the publishing business, and established it as DC Thomson in 1905. The firm flourished, and took its place as the third J in the "Three Js", the traditional summary of Dundee industry ('jam, jute and journalism'). Thomson was notable for his conservatism, vigorously opposing the introduction of trade unions into his workforce, and for refusing to employ Catholics.

Reviews

[Faith Spinks · Rating 4 out of 5]

So in 1972 I probably wasn't reading a whole lot of annuals but I remember these being a yearly Christmas gift and loving them. It was a great trip down memory lane and a fun rediscovery of the Beano world.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun nostalgic read. It is hard to believe (but awesome) that The Beano is still going after all these years and that many of the characters I enjoyed reading about as a child are still in the modern issues.