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This four-colour screenprint of the front page of the very first Beano comic was printed to celebrate The Beano’s 70th anniversary. It is the first time the front page of The first Beano has been produced as a screenprint.
It was created from one of the very few – and extremely valuable – original copies of the first edition still in existence – and our thanks go to the owner for lending it to John who has created these wonderful limited edition prints.
The print has a 70th anniversary stamp on the back, to mark the fact that it was produced for the comic’s birthday.
The recreation of the colours seem to be faithful to the original. These including the shade of green produced by laying a think layer of blue ink over an earlier layer of yellow and the dot patterns which represent the lake and the sand.
The Beano is of course also home to those other icons of British children's comic humour Dennis the Menace and Gnasher.
Incidentally, the word beano is apparently 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.
