The Beano: top 20 book covers – in pictures To mark the weekly comic's 75th anniversary, we bring you the editorial team's favourite front pages from its annuals Tweet The Beano Book 1942 Front cover: Lord Snooty playing the bagpipes while other characters dance, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Magic-Beano Book 1943 Front cover: Koko the Pup and Big Eggo leading in a three-legged race, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Magic-Beano Book 1949 Front cover: Biffo and other characters standing in front of Maxy's Taxi, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1951 Front cover: Biffo riding Tick-Tock Tony the Clockwork Horse, drawn by Bill Holroyd Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1953 Front cover: Jack Flash carrying Beano characters to the moon, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1957 Front cover: The Beano football match, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1959 Front cover: Little Plum leap-frogging over Dennis the Menace, drawn by James Crighton Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1962 Front cover: Jonah dancing on the mast of a sinking ship, drawn by Ken Reid Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1967 Front cover: General Jumbo controlling Beano characters, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1969 Front cover: The Bash Street Kids riding the Iron Fish, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1973 Front cover: Biffo with a Dennis the Menace glove puppet, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1974 Front cover: Biffo flipping pancakes out of a frying pan, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1975 Front cover: Dennis the Menace skiing down a snow-covered hillside on a rocking horse, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1978 Front cover: The Bash Street Kids bouncing on a super bouncer, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1981 Front cover: Dennis the Menace catapulting Gnasher into a cats' home, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 1989 Front cover: Dennis the Menace painting a portrait of Gnasher as the Gnashing Cavalier, drawn by David Sutherland Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 2000 Front cover: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher flying through space, drawn by David Parkins Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Book 2001 Front cover: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher escaping Beano robots, drawn by David Parkins Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Annual 2007 Front cover: Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and other Beano characters, drawn by David Parkins Photograph: DC Thomson The Beano Annual 2014 Front cover: Celebrates 75 years of the Beano, drawn by Nigel Parkinson Photograph: DC Thomson