The Beano Annual
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The Beano Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the children's comic The Beano. As of 2006 there have been 68 editions, with another (The Beano Annual 2008) to follow in 2007. As they are traditionally published in the autumn, in time for Christmas, since 1965 (with the release of The Beano Book 1966) they have had the date of the following year on the cover. Before then no date was given.
From 1942 to 1949 the annuals were called The Magic-Beano Book, referring to the short-lived comic, The Magic Comic that ceased publication due to World War II's paper rationing. The name reverted to the original title The Beano Book from the following year. This name continued, the year changing for each different annual, until the release of the 2003 book in 2002, when its current name was adopted, though the following year still appears at the end.
Because of his popularity, Dennis the Menace has featured on the front cover of every annual since the 1979 book.
