This edition has been printed to celebrate The Beano's 70th anniversary. It is the first time the front page of the very first edition has been produced as a screenprint.

It was created from one of the very few - and extremely valuable - original copies of the first edition still in existence - and my thanks go to the owner for lending it to me.

The print has a 70th anniversary stamp on the back, to mark the fact that it was produced for the comic's birthday.

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