Beano - 12 12 2020

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THIS WEEK'S COVER WAS INSPIRED
BY OUR BEANO COVER COMPETITION
WINNER! WELL DONE TO THEO FROM

REDDITCH FOR HIS WINNING DESIGN! WE

THOUGHT HIS TITLE OF 'THE FIGHT BEFORE

CHRISTMAS! WAS AWESOME!

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BE #SOBEANO,

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS =
ANSWER THIS QUESTION!
Who spills cocoa on

the control panel of
the robot trees?

YOU'LL GET TO PICK
THE BEST JOKES
AND PRANKS, AWARD

SOMEONE THE GOLDEN

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The funniest entry will be chosen by the Beano editor. Please see page 43 for important details. In Somerset, it’s traditional for the last person to finish eating their sprouts to do the washing up dressed as a giant turkey! Eat up!

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IT'S TOO BIG!
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GOT IT HOME! J | | WHERE'S
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| THINK WE STOLE THE TREE. THAT WASN'T A TREE BUYING
PLACE, THAT WAS A FOREST AND WHEN YOU ASKED THAT | KNOW! | WAS THERE! THIS.

THIS IS GOING
AS WELL AS IT GUY IF HE WAS SELLING TREES, HE SAID 'HE COULD!! IS JUST A FREE-RANGE

ALWAYS DOES, TREE, THAT'S ALL!

GNASHER, YOU GAVE HIM 30 QUID AND HE
GAVE YOU AN AXE AND SAID
‘IT'S SELF-SERVICE, MATE!!

IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!
WHEN ARE THEY GONNA
TURN THE SNOW ON?

WORDS: Nigel Auchterlounie ART: Nigel Parkinson

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DON'T NEED
THE SIGN!

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WORDS: Danny Pearson ART: Emily McGorman-Bruce

( WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, DAD? |

ARE YOU STILL FIRING THAT

THING? | SAID GO EASY ON IT.

HO-HO-HO! COME
OUT HERE AND TELL
ME WHAT YOU THINK!

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HAW-HAW!
CHRISTMAS THREW
UP ON YOUR HOUSE!

IT'S SO UGLY!

BETTER THAN

THOSE TATTY

DECORATIONS.
AC wav HERE.

g | THINK YOU CAN
SEE OUR HOUSE
FROM SPACE!

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THIS'LL PUT YOU

IN THE CHRISTMAS

\ SPIRIT, CRUNCHER!

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SAY HELLO TO THE
CHRISTMAS CANNON.
THIS INVENTION IS A
REAL CRACKER/

IMPRESSIVE.

WHAT DOES
IT DO?

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WOW! IT'S JUST THE
THING | NEED TO GIVE
THIS PLACE A LITTLE
FESTIVE CHEER, J \

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| { GLADICouLD
HELP. JUST DON'T
OVERDO IT!

| COULDN'T
STOP. I'M SO FULL OF
CHRISTMAS CHEER!

THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS ===
PRESENT EVER, RUBI!

| THINK YOU LOOK
TREE-MENDOUS,
CRUNCHER!

=] MERRY CHRISTMAS,
EVERYONE!
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+ «WORDS: Nigel Auchterlounie ART: Nigel Parkinson

'M GOING TO
SEE IF THEY'RE
STILL THERE.

YOU'RE A PRETTY
GOOD SHOT FOR
A GIRL, TOOTS,
BUT WATCH THIS!

NICE SHOT, JJ, BUT IF
WE'RE GOING TO
DEFEAT THEM WE

WE NEED

NEED TO SPLITINTO LI GnasHER,

TWO TEAMS AND
OUTFLANK THEM.

GNASHER
AND | SLEDGE
AROUND THE

BLOCK AND

SNEAK UP

BEHIND THEM,

YOU GUYS KEEP
‘EM BUSY...

YOU CAN'T THROW
WITHOUT LOOKING!

| THINK THEY
SURVIVED, YOU
THROW LIKE

HOW DID HE
END UP ON
OUR TEAM
ANYWAY?!

GNASHER!
WE NEED
you!

THIS IS SERIOUS!
NEARLY ME!