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Beano is the world’s longest running comic and is packed full of blamtastic stories, characters, pranks, jokes and more! Dennis Menace, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids and Harsha are all here! Get a taste of what’s inside this week’s awesome comic here or get delivered to your door every Saturday!
Beano 4298: The Hunt For The Creepy Crawler Is On!

1. Let Me Entertain You!
Surely this is the week that Minnie gains a badge at Summer Camp… surely?! She’s trying for her Entertainer Badge, but we’re not so sure Grizzly Griller or the rest of the camp are feeling particularly entertained!

2. Lost!
Things at camp are hairy enough with a Creepy Crawler lurking about, but now Dennis finds himself lost in the woods! But don’t panic, he totally knows how to survive in the wild. Erm… we think!

3. Licence To Trim!
Dan faces his toughest mission yet… gardening! Will he dig deep and prove he’s a cut about the rest, or will he lose the plot?

4. Read All About It!
The Bash Street Kids have a very eye-opening (and toe-crunching) visit to a library. Take a leaf out of their books and get stuck into reading your Beano!

5. Toy Story!
Rubi brings her toys to life this week so they can take themselves to the charity shop. However, it soon turns out that charity begins at home!

Beano 4297: Barrel Of Laughs!

1. Barrel Of Laughs
Fun continues at the LOL-A-DAY camp with Minnie determined to earn a badge but ends up getting herself in a bit of a spin!

2. Scary Story!
The kids are all telling scary stories around the campfire. Dennis reckons he has the scariest story of all! Hold onto your rubber ducks… it’s all about the time Dennis had a bath! Shriek!

3. Creepy Crawler!
It’s not any less scary in the Bash Street Kids story as Grizzly Griller shares the story of the Creepy Crawler, a fabled beast that lives at the camp when it suddenly appears! Or does it?

4. It’s A Trap!
Even with Harsha away at camp with the other kids, her family still aren’t safe from her pranking. She’s left them lots of surprises around the house in case they’re missing her!

5. Clowning Around!
Did you know that the fear of clowns is called coulrophobia? But there’s nothing cool about it for Bananaman when Blight and Gloom overrun Beanotown with them!

Beano 4296: Summer Lols!

1. Hole Lot Of Trouble!
The mayor wants to turn Beanotown into a golf resort to make money! Urrgh! Way to ruin the summer holidays! It’s up to Minnie to tee up some trouble and put a stop to it!

2. Ruff Day!
Gnasher has pinched the mayor’s golden golf ball and the dog catcher is sent to nab him! Gnuh-oh! Dennis needs to keep Gnasher out of the sausage trap – gnot easy!

3. Summer Lol-A-Days!
The mayor has had enough of the kids being on holiday already and packs them all off on a trip. How nice of him… or is it?!

4. Ahoy There!
Danger Dan is going deep undercover this week – like really deep… he’s in a submarine! He needs to stop a sink missile covering Beanotown in a stench worse than the Beano Ed’s socks!

5. Suspicious Minds!
One of the emotions has escaped the emotion cupboard in the Numskulls this week and it’s making every suspicious. Or is it? Or did it? Or could it?!

Beano 4295: Football Just Got Minxed

1. Game Of Two Ha-Halves!
Euro fever has hit Beantown with Minnie and her friends taking part in a friendly five-a-side match with Nastytown. Gulp!

2. Soup-Cident!
When Dennis accidentally spills some soup, things escalate pretty quickly. Will the bathroom ever be the same again?!

3. Feeling Emoji-nal!
Roger’s got a great dodge to get himself out of doing a school presentation. But soon he needs to FACE Miss Mistry’s wrath!

4. Stew It Over!
Urrgh! School dinners is the worst – but school dinners at Bash Street School is the worst ever! Rubi needs to use all her science skills to get the kids out of this particular pickle!

5. Like Riding A Bike!
A yeti on a bicycle sounds like the punchline of a joke – but Betty’s not laughing! Can she handle it or will she brake?!

Beano 4294: Dive Into The Laughs!

1. Double Trouble
What could be worse than a horrible mayor in charge of Beanotown? Two horrible mayors, that’s what! Dangerous Dan needs to sort it out, but first… lunch!

2. Dennis’ Den
If you’ve been sent outside as it’s too nice to be inside, then this is the story for you – you could build a den as cool as Dennis’s… let’s just hope yours isn’t a washout though!

3. Holiday Mode
The Bash Street kids are all set for their summer holiday. It’s just a shame for Teacher it’s a few days too early! And no, your eyes don’t deceive you – Smiffy is wearing his woollies!

4. Wave Of Nonsense
Bananaman is always silly, but this week things are really silly thanks to General Blight using his nonsense machine to rob Beanotown bank. It’s all a bit, er… silly!

5. Minnie’s In Deep Trouble
Dive into this week’s Minnie! Her plan to get out of a class test using an old diving helmet sees her getting out of her depths!

Beano 4293: Jurassic Lark

1. Jurassic Lark
There’s a rumble in the jungle – and we’re not talking about Dennis’s stomach! (Did you know there’s a jungle full of dinosaurs on the island in the middle of the duck pond in Beanotown?!)

2. A Bit Sketchy
Sketch Khad uses her skills to the max to prank Teacher. I think we’ll draw a veil over what happens at the end, but Mrs Creecher is ink-redibly angry!

3. If You’re Not Fast, You’re Last!
Minnie feels the need… the need for speed! Her plan to rush through the day as quickly as possible soon hits the skids!

4. Bad Reception
Rubi soon has that synching feeling when she tries to build her own mobile phone to chat with her pals!

5. Game, Set And Snatch!
Dan’s got to catch a thief before they pinch the tennis trophy… but he most certainly doesn’t serve up an ace when he does!

Beano 4292: Fly Bananaman Space Tours!

1. It’s The Bash Street Kids… Or Is It?
Doctor Gloom is trying to take over Beanotown with his monster ray. What could possibly go wrong?! Erm… this!

2. On a Mission
Dan’s on a real mission this week – one that requires all his spy skills!

3. Boo!
Harsha’s plan to help Freddy hits a bit of a hiccup!

4. Minnie Rules
Rules are there for breaking – well, they are if you’re Minnie the Minx!

5. Surprise!
SURPRISE!
Edd’s surprised this week… and when Edd’s surprised, so are his Numskulls!

6. Dish The Dirt!
Dennis is supposed to be helping his Dad with the gardening, but his Dad will soon realise Dennis is the root of his problems!

Beano 4291: Minnie The Viking Minx!!

1. Minnie The Viking Minx!
Set sail with Minnie the Viking in an epic battle on the high seas! Okay, so it’s Walter’s swimming pool, but let’s just hope nobody is a Thor loser!

2. Cat Napping
Dangerous Dan has been tasked with catching a jewel thief, but he’s caught cat napping on the job! The museum will not be a-mew-sed!

3. Spring Into Action
Dennis has found a whole load of old springs and hatches a plan on how to use them – what coiled go wrong?!

4. Try Not To Laugh Challenge
Is there anything worse than trying not to laugh in class? There is if you’re Edd and your Brainy can’t control the laugh!

5. Unfair Fair
It’s all the fun of the fair this week for Betty and Yeti. Prepare to be bowled over – unlike the stall holder!

Beano 4290: …It’s a S-Cream!

1. It’s a S-Cream!
What’s this? Dennis spots a huge lorry carrying loads of squirty cream and decides to follow it? What could possibly go wrong?!
Gah! You should know better than to say that in Beanotown! – Ed

2. Just Kidding!
Minnie’s fed up being a kid and thinks being a grown-up is way better. But as any adult will tell you – it’s a trap!

3. Freeze!
Harsha tries to dodge out of her chores by pretending her screen is frozen. But this prank may not be as cool as she thinks!

4. Stop Clowning About!
Dan goes deep undercover to stop The Prefect’s latest plan to take over Beanotown.

5. Life’s A Jungle!
It’s Indiana Bones and the Temple of the Garden Gnome this week when Gnasher and Gnipper try to tell Dad it’s time to cut the grass!

Beano 4287: Beano at the Movies!

1. Beanowood!

Hollywood comes to Beanotown this week as the Mayor decides to bring tourism (and money!) to the town by running a film festival. The kids all decide to take part. What could possibly go wrong?! (You should know better by now not to say that! – Ed)
2. How to train your Gnasher!

It’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets dragon/Gnasher, dragon/Gnasher wants to eat boy, boy and dragon/Gnasher become best friends! This is a heartwarming story of friendship, overcoming fear… and sausages!
3. Mission: Impractical!

Gasp! Evil forces have stolen the plans for the world’s loudest whoopee cushion! It’s Harsha’s mission to locate the plans and return them. This post shall turn into spaghetti in five seconds. Five… four… three… RUN!
4. Fart-tastic Fourteen!

Cosmic rays in space have had a strange effect on the Bash Street Kids. They all now have superpowers, so are even more super-annoying for Teacher. Well, they would be if the rays hadn’t turned Teacher into supervillain, Dr Detention! Can they stop him? Ooh, the drama!
5. A Min-daft Movie!

After finding a portal in her garden, Minnie and Francis find themselves transported into their favourite game. But how do they get home? First, they need to help the villagers defeat the evil Creechers!
Beano 4286: What’s Bugging Roger?!

1. Don’t Bug Me!

When Roger’s asked to mow the lawn, ‘No Mow May’ gives him the perfect dodge – until the grass gets out of control, that is! But it’s not just the grass… the bugs are out of control too!
2. Art Attack

It’s a battle of the brushes when Dennis and Walter both enter Beanotown’s Young Portrait Artist of the Year. There can be only one winner… but who will it be?!
3. Birdbrain

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Erm… nope. It’s a yeti up a tree! Yeti thinks he’s found an egg and tries to hatch it with eggs-citing results!
4. Prank Wars

Has Harsha met her match when it comes to being the best prank-player in Beanotown? Tricky Dicky and Harsha face off in a battle of the ages where the rubber chicken is mightier than the sword!
5. Testing Times

Gulp! The Bash Street Kids have a test to do, but they end up testing Teacher’s patience more than anything with their attempts at cheating!
Beano 4285: Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

1. Noise annoys!

A Beanotown crier has announced that Lake Mess will be renamed after Mayor Brown! This inspires Minnie to see what it would be like to shout loudly for a living and causes havoc in the streets!
2. Causing a stink!

The villains at S.M.I.R.K. have developed the Fartotron, a disgusting whoopee cushion gun which can propel stinky gas in the blink of an eye. Can Dangerous Dan save the day or will he fall victim to its odorous charms?
3. Park life!

Dennis is talking Gnasher for a walk in the park and find a football on the grass. Gnasher decides he needs to have a wee on their new find, but Dennis boots it away and hits a cage-fighting champ in the face!
4. Sign of the times!

Harsha has brought a huge box of ‘CLOSED’ signs and hands them out to her classmates to cause some mischief with a side order of mayhem!
5. You’ve been framed!

The Beanotown art gallery is being burgled by Banaman’s biggest foes. Will the fruit-fuelled superhero be able to stop them from making a very expensive getaway? Armed with his wits, a permanent marker and a bunch of bananas, he might just do it! We’re as surprised as you are!
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