TTHEHE BB EANOEANO && DD ANDYANDY CC OLLECTORSOLLECTORS ’’ CC LUBLUB Founder Year 2006-7 October 2006 Issue 1 Contents 2 Editorial 3 Caption Competition 4 The Dandy-Beano Story 6 Pets’ Corner 6 Day Dreams of Dundee… - - COLLECTORS ’ C LUB I NFORMATION The Beano & Dandy Collectors’ Club Annual Subscription Articles for publication will be gratefully PO Box 3433 received and should be sent to the PO UK £18.00 Brighton Box address as should any other corre- BN50 9JA Europe £21.00 spondence. United Kingdom Worldwide £24.00 Tel 01273 673462 Mob 07739 844703 Email
[email protected] Web www.phil-comics.com The BEANO and The DANDY logos are ®© DC Thomson & Co. Ltd., 2006. All associated characters are © DC Thomson & Co. Ltd. Used By Kind Permission of DC Thomson & Co. Ltd. EDITORIAL Hello, and welcome to the very first old without a penny to his name af- You have probably heard of and may newsletter of ‘The Beano & Dandy ford them? To answer the latter point, have paid a visit to Hay-On-Wye, a Collectors’ Club’. My first editorial will paper rounds were the only option, small market town on the English- tell you my story which I hope will and some pocket money thrown in for Welsh border. Home to some thirty raise a few memories of similar ex- good measure. Come rain or shine, plus secondhand bookshops, it be- periences that you may have had. 6am alarm calls it was to be for the came an enjoyable annual trip and I next five years! To address the former distinctly remember the summer of It was in 1991 that I had my first en- issue I secretly hoped the publishers 1993 and parting with six weeks counter with The Beano and The kept back issues and a letter was sent hard-earned paper money (£63) on Dandy.