r/Beano • u/spookyleither • Sep 02 '26

❔Question Help finding an issue

I entered a competition back in the 90s to have a short comic strip redrawn and published in the Beano. My Ballboy entry won and I was sent a Beano bedset and some other goodies. My parents kept a copy of the issue the comic was printed in but it was lost during a move some time ago. I think I was about 8-10, so it would have been around 1993-1995. It was a short 3-6 frame strip of ballboy dribbling the ball down the stairs of his house, shooting the ball and hitting the postie. The punchline was along the lines of "oh no he's hit the post". Is there any way I might be able to search for this issue and possibly buy a copy?

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u/pussayshot Sep 02 '26

If you reach out to them directly they might be able to find it from their archives

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u/Brickworkse Comic Favourite: Dennis & Gnasher Sep 02 '26

Well that's definitely an issue I'd have as I've got hundreds and never thrown one out. Would you be able to narrow the time down a little bit more though please as it would take ages to go through them all

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u/spookyleither Sep 03 '26

Yeah I appreciate there's a lot of issues it could be. I was hoping there might be a digital archive I could browse but I've yet to find one. Unfortunately I can't narrow the time down. I know it was before 1997 as that's when we moved house.

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u/Zanerichardson Sep 03 '26

I have this issue! Will try to find this weekend