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The alphabet according to The Beano. All these letters have been pillaged from DC Thomson’s archives of their iconic comic The Beano. The A has come from the title piece of the very first issue back in the 1930s, the L is from Lord Snooty, the M from Minnie the Minx and so on.
The lettering which appeared in The Beano was brilliantly conceived and drawn. Many of the letters – for instance, the O of The Beano’s title or the chequered letters in the Roger The Dodger title – are instantly recognisable to most Beano fans, and all of the letters’ shapes are beautifully drawn.
Incidentally, the word beano is short for "bean-feast" and means a feast, a celebration and a good time.
This screenprint has been officially approved by DC Thomson. John Reynolds is the first and only screenprinter with permission to use the images of Dennis The Menace and Gnasher in his work.
This is an original screenprint, printed on mould made, cotton paper made at the St Cuthbert Mill in Wells, Somerset. Mounted with a plain black wooden frame and ready to hang..
An original print is a work of art printed by hand, from a plate, block, stone, or stencil (which is the case here - screenprints are made using screen stencils) that has been created by the artist for the purpose of producing the image.
Signed and numbered out of 200 in pencil by the printer, John Patrick Reynolds
The print in the photograph above is framed raising it from the background and allowing you to see the slightly rough edges of the handmade paper. Bringing it forward, instead of putting it behind a matting board, means the print throws a slight shadow, giving it a three-dimensional feel.
© D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.
