Another tradition is the Easter bunny, who is said to bring baskets of treats and gifts to children. No-one knows the Easter bunny's exact origin story, but it is believes to come from the German tradition of the 'Osterhase', which was a thoughtful hare that brought coloured eggs to children. You can find the full list of the Top 10 Funniest Gags Here! 👈🏿 👇🏾Press Play to Meet Britain's Funniest Class!👇🏾 Each week’s entries will be shortlisted, and the final shortlist will appear on beano.com/birthday on 26.07.2023. This week, Rubi wants to bake her dad a cake. Why use a bowl, a spoon and a dog-eared recipe book when you have state-of-the-art technology at your fingertips? 3. School's out! On July 30, Beano will celebrate its 85th birthday! It's the day when the very first issue of the Beano was released in the shops! And because it's such a momentous occasion, we want YOU to help us to mark this huge milestone with YOUR artistic skills!

With loads of awesome activities, it’s the only holiday souvenir you need! Includes brand new and exclusive stories! This mischievous guide contains everything you ever wanted to know about Beanotown – character profiles for all your favourite residents, including Dennis, Gnasher, Minnie and Bananaman, and much more. Other stars from the worlds of showbiz, sports and royalty include Adele, Ant and Dec and Wrexham FC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob ­McElhenney. The cover, drawn by Beano artist Nigel Parkinson, also features comic regulars Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and Minnie the Minx.

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Each week’s entries will be shortlisted on the following dates: 07.06.2023; 14.06.2023; 21.06.2023; 28.06.2023, to create a final shortlist, which will be judged by a panel of judges and an independent judge on the 29.06.2023. In this very special cover story, Minnie discovers her boring school assembly is about to turn into the best day ever as Lioness Leah is a special guest and offers the school students some excellent advice to win at life! 2. Minnie mayhem! 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. While Mayor Brown hatches a plan to become focus of Beanotown’s Christmas media coverage, everyone else is preparing for the annual for the Red Ram Sledgehammer Speedrun. Betty and Yeti’s attempts to win somehow turn the cameras on Walter’s dad! 2. The Great Rubi Bake Off!

Harry Styles, the King, Marcus Rashford, Lewis Hamilton and Stormzy feature in a special 85th anniversary edition of the popular comic. Leah Williamson OBE is a professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Arsenal and is also England women's national team captain! We’re so proud to have her on board this week. competition entries will be featured in the Beano Birthday mini magazine, inserted in the Beano 85th Anniversary issue, on sale on 26.07.2023. Roger uses his dodging magic to get Minnie out of detention, but wait… she wants to learn more to get out of doing her homework, too! Will she have the patience to learn this special skill before the need to cause mischief gets the better of her? Beano 4211: The Most Awesome Sledge Race... Yet-i! 1. Snow joke!

Names of winners may be published by Beano Studios in our relevant publications and/or on online and social media channels. Beano was inundated with jokes from all over the country for this year’s competition, and the entries were whittled down to a shortlist of the Top 10 funniest schools by a select committee of Beano’s best Joke Judges before the public crowned the winner. Treat Beano Fan Club Membership as an add-on to and get more from a Beano comic subscription, or buy this as a standalone. If you already have (or the child you buy for has) a Beano comic subscription, the two are managed separately. Gnasher goes on the run after his family think he's eaten the TV remote. How far will he get before Dennis catches up with him? Spain? 5. Roger won't let a little rain dampen his pranking mood! 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.

Indigo 1 have been immortalised by legendary Beano artist Nigel Parkinson in this week’s issue of the comic and were handed the trophy by Minnie’s illustrator Laura Howell. They have also won Beano subscriptions and a fun-filled Beano Day for the class. 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! 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. Cuthbert gets some expert football tuition from Marhira. Can she turn this student with two left feet into the Jude Bellingham of Bash Street School. We'll be honest, she's got her work cut out for her! 5. Dennis is in a hole lot of trouble!This week, we have the pleasure of announcing an extra-special guest editor – and one of Minnie’s heroes – this week to lead the fun... Lioness star Leah Williamson! Edd's woken up in the middle of the night and uses his tablet to see what time it is. The device is really bright and gives the Numskulls a bright start to their day. 3. Minnie's fast food quest! The online BEANO Shop is currently still selling a wide range of products online– but not single issues