The Beano Annual
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The Beano Annual is the current name of the book that has been published every year since 1939, to tie in with the children's comic The Beano. As of 2004 there have been 66 over the years, with another (The Beano Annual 2006) to follow in 2005. Since they are traditionally published in the autumn and in time for Christmas, since 1965 (with the release of The Beano Book 1966) they have had the date of the following year on the cover. Before then no date was given.
From 1942 to 1949 the annuals were called 'The Magic-Beano Book', referring to a short lived comic that ceased publication due to World War II's paper rationing. The name reverted to the original title 'The Beano Book' from the following year. This name continued, the year changing for each different annual, until the release of the 2003 book in 2002 when it was renamed to its current name, though the following year still appears at the end.
Because of his popularity, Dennis the Menace has featured on the front cover of every one since the 1979 book.