List of Beano Adventure Strips
Ever since the first issue of The Beano until 1975 there have been adventure strips in the comic. However they continued in the Annuals and attempts were made to revive them in the comic in the 2000s with three new series of Billy the Cat and the release of The Beano Action Special. Some of these strips started off being adapted from earlier prose stories hence some strips starting on this list are on for example their second series, due to earlier series being prose stories. The longest running Adventure strips are Tom Thumb (1938–1958), Jack Flash (1949–1958), Jimmy and his Magic Patch (1944–1959), The Iron Fish (1949–1967), Red Rory of the Eagles (1951–1962), General Jumbo (1953–1975) and Billy the Cat (1967–1974, 2003–2009). Of the these seven long running adventure strips Tom Thumb, The Iron Fish and Red Rory began as Prose stories. During their run in the comic there were 85 different adventure strips.
Strip Title | Notes | Original Artist | Start Date | End Date |
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Morgyn the Mighty | Originally appeared in The Rover in 1928.
Later appeared in The Victor |
George Anderson | 1938 | 1938 |
Cracker Jack | Jack Glass | 1938 | 1939 | |
Wild Boy of the Woods | Richard Baines | 1938 | 1942 | |
Lost Among the Silver Dwarves | James Walker | 1938 | 1940 | |
Young Strongarm the Axeman | Jack Glass | 1939 | 1940 | |
Tiger Trail to Kandabar | James Walker | 1940 | 1940 | |
The Whistling Scythe | Second Series | Jack Glass | 1940 | 1941 |
Tom Thumb | Third Series | Dudley Watkins | 1941 | 1947 |
The Whistling Scythe | Third Series | Jack Glass | 1942 | 1942 |
Lone Wolf | Dudley Watkins | 1942 | 1943 | |
The Shipwrecked Circus | Dudley Watkins | 1943 | 1943 | |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Dudley Watkins | 1944 | 1944 | |
Strang the Terrible | Previously appeared in Adventure in 1936 | Dudley Watkins | 1944 | 1945 |
Six Brands for Bonnie Prince Charlie | Dudley Watkins | 1945 | 1945 | |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Second Series | Dudley Watkins | 1945 | 1946 |
The Shipwrecked Circus | Second Series | Dudley Watkins | 1946 | 1947 |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Third Series | Dudley Watkins | 1947 | 1949 |
Wild Boy of the Woods | Second Series | Richard Baines | 1947 | 1949 |
Tom Thumb | Fourth Series | James Crighton | 1948 | 1949 |
Jack Flash | Dudley Watkins | 1949 | 1949 | |
The Invisible Giant | Unrelated to older prose story with same title | James Clark | 1949 | 1949 |
Wild Boy of the Woods | Third Series | Richard Baines | 1949 | 1949 |
Young Strongarm the Axeman | Second Series | Fred Sturrock | 1949 | 1949 |
Little Noah's Ark | Second Series | James Clark | 1949 | 1949 |
Chingo the Fearless | James Clark | 1949 | 1949 | |
The Horse that Jack Built | Bill Holroyd | 1949 | 1950 | |
The Runaway Robinsons | Fred Sturrock | 1949 | 1950 | |
Sinbad the Sailor | Paddy Brennan | 1950 | 1950 | |
Jack Flash | Second Series | Fred Sturrock | 1950 | 1950 |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Fourth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1950 | 1951 |
The Horse that Jack Built | Second Series
this one titled Tick-Tock Tony the Clockwork Horse |
Bill Holroyd | 1950 | 1951 |
The Hungry Little Goodwins | Second Series
Picture adaptation of earlier prose story The Hungry Goodwins Features Dick Turpin as a main character |
Fred Sturrock | 1951 | 1951 |
Jack Flash | Third Series | Paddy Brennan | 1951 | 1951 |
The Wily Ways of Simple Simon | Second series | George Drysdale | 1951 | 1951 |
The Iron Fish | Fourth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1951 | 1951 |
The Shipwrecked Circus | Third Series | Paddy Brennan | 1951 | 1952 |
Hawkeye Bravest of the Braves | Richard Baines | 1951 | 1951 | |
Runaway Jack | Bill Holroyd | 1952 | 1952 | |
Grip | Richard Baines | 1952 | 1952 | |
The Iron Fish | Fifth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1952 | 1952 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Second Series | Paddy Brennan | 1952 | 1952 |
Wildfire the Magic Horse | Fifth Series of Prince on the Flying Horse | Ken Hunter | 1952 | 1952 |
Ali Ha Ha and the Potty Thieves | Ken Hunter | 1952 | 1952 | |
Waifs of the Wild West | Unrelated to first Waifs of the Wild West | Bill Holroyd | 1952 | 1952 |
The Bird Boy | Second Series | Paddy Brennan | 1952 | 1952 |
Nobby The Enchanted Bobby | Bill Holroyd | 1952 | 1953 | |
Big Bazooka | About an ostrich who liked to play football | Charles Grigg | 1952 | 1953 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Third Series | Paddy Brennan | 1953 | 1953 |
The Iron Fish | Sixth Series | Jack Glass | 1953 | 1953 |
General Jumbo | Paddy Brennan | 1953 | 1954 | |
Nobby The Enchanted Bobby | Second Series | Bill Holroyd | 1953 | 1954 |
Get Rid of the Runaway Twins | James Walker | 1954 | 1954 | |
The Horse that Jack Built | Third Series | Ken Hunter | 1954 | 1954 |
The Bird Boy | Third Series | Bill Holroyd | 1954 | 1954 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Fourth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1954 | 1954 |
The Iron Fish | Seventh Series | Bill Holroyd | 1954 | 1954 |
Smarty Smokey | Fourth Series | James Clark | 1954 | 1954 |
The Iron Fish | Eighth Series | Jack Glass | 1954 | 1954 |
Hookey's Bust 'em Book | Charles Grigg | 1954 | 1954 | |
Longlegs the Desert Wild Boy | Paddy Brennan | 1954 | 1955 | |
The Horse that Jack Built | Fourth Series | Jack Glass | 1955 | 1955 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Fifth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1955 | 1955 |
Longlegs the Desert Wild Boy | Second Series | Paddy Brennan | 1955 | 1955 |
Hookey's Bust 'em Book | Second Series | Bill Holroyd | 1955 | 1955 |
The Shipwrecked circus | Fourth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1955 | 1955 |
Thunderflash | About a ram in the Rockies | Ken Hunter | 1955 | 1955 |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Fifth Series
Reprints from 1944 and 1945 |
Dudley Watkins | 1955 | 1955 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Sixth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1955 | 1955 |
Jack of Clubs | Second Series | Michael Darling | 1955 | 1955 |
On the Heels of the Hated Hooknose | Bill Holroyd | 1955 | 1955 | |
Jack Flash | Fourth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1955 | 1956 |
Runaways with Turpin | James Walker/John Nichol | 1955 | 1956 | |
The Iron Fish | Ninth Series | John Nichol | 1956 | 1956 |
The Horse that Jack Built | Fifth Series | Bill Holroyd | 1956 | 1956 |
Young Davy Crockett | Paddy Brennan | 1956 | 1956 | |
Nik O' Lightning | Michael Darling | 1956 | 1956 | |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Seventh Series | Bill Holroyd | 1956 | 1956 |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Sixth Series
Reprints from the 1940s |
Dudley Watkins | 1956 | 1956 |
General Jumbo | Second Series | John Nichol | 1956 | 1956 |
The Bird Boy | Fourth Series | Andy Hutton | 1956 | 1956 |
Jack Flash | Fifth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1956 | 1956 |
Young Davy Crockett | Second Series | Andy Hutton | 1956 | 1956 |
The Wooden Horse | Paddy Brennan | 1956 | 1957 | |
Tick-Tock Timothy | Second Series
Picture Version of earlier prose story Tick-Tock Timothy |
John Nichol | 1956 | 1957 |
Longlegs the Desert Wild Boy | Third Series | Paddy Brennan | 1957 | 1957 |
The Horse that Jack Built | Sixth Series | Michael Darling | 1957 | 1957 |
The Shipwrecked Circus | Fifth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1957 | 1957 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Eighth Series | Andy Hutton | 1957 | 1957 |
The Vengeance of One-Eye | Andy Hutton | 1957 | 1957 | |
The Iron Fish | Tenth Series | John Nichol | 1957 | 1957 |
Kilty Mactaggart | Andy Hutton | 1957 | 1957 | |
Brannigan's Boy | John Nichol | 1957 | 1957 | |
The Invisible Giant | Third Series | Bill Holroyd | 1957 | 1957 |
Thrill-a-Day Jill | John Nichol | 1957 | 1957 | |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Seventh Series (Reprints) | Dudley Watkins | 1957 | 1957 |
Jack Flash | Sixth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1957 | 1957 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Ninth Series | John Nichol | 1957 | 1957 |
Runaways with Thunderbird | John Nichol | 1957 | 1957 | |
Strongarm the Axeman | Third Series | Albert Holroyd | 1957 | 1958 |
Tom Thumb | Seventh Series | John Nichol | 1957 | 1958 |
Tough Duff | Andy Hutton | 1957 | 1958 | |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Tenth Series | Andy Hutton | 1958 | 1958 |
Wild Boy of the Woods | Fourth Series | Andy Hutton | 1958 | 1958 |
Johnny Go Back! | Albert Holroyd | 1958 | 1958 | |
The Iron Fish | Eleventh Series | John Nichol | 1958 | 1958 |
Jack Flash | Seventh Series | Andy Hutton | 1958 | 1958 |
Bristol Billy | Victor Peon | 1958 | 1958 | |
Rattlesnake Ranch | John Nichol | 1958 | 1958 | |
Hookey's Bust 'em Book | Third Series | Albert Holroyd | 1958 | 1958 |
The Shipwrecked Circus | Sixth Series (Reprints) | Dudley Watkins | 1958 | 1958 |
Longlegs the Desert Wild Boy | Fourth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1958 | 1958 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Eleventh Series | Andy Hutton | 1958 | 1958 |
The Hogan Boy | John Nichol | 1958 | 1958 | |
The Blinding Shield | Victor Peon | 1958 | 1958 | |
Sparky's Space Helmet | Albert Holroyd | 1958 | 1959 | |
The Iron Fish | Twelfth Series | Jack Glass | 1958 | 1959 |
Sinbad the Sailor | Third Series | Michael Darling | 1958 | 1959 |
Fox on the Run | Albert Holroyd | 1958 | 1959 | |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Twelfth Series | Andy Hutton | 1959 | 1959 |
Black Star | John Nichol | 1959 | 1959 | |
The Vengeance of the Lost Crusader | Victor Peon | 1959 | 1959 | |
Longlegs the Desert Wild Boy | Fifth Series | Andy Hutton | 1959 | 1959 |
Dick Turpin Special Investigator | John Nichol | 1959 | 1959 | |
Smarty Smokey The Wee Black Dragon | Unrelated to other Smarty Smokey | Victor Peon | 1959 | 1959 |
The Danger Man | Michael Darling | 1959 | 1960 | |
Bob on the Beat | John Nichol | 1959 | 1959 | |
The Kangaroo Kid | Andy Hutton | 1959 | 1959 | |
Jimmy and his Magic Patch | Eighth Series | Paddy Brennan | 1959 | 1959 |
Mountain Boy | Victor Peon | 1959 | 1960 | |
Pete of the Spitfires | Picture story version of prose story which appeared in The Magic Comic. | Michael Darling | 1959 | 1960 |
Teeko | Second Series
Picture strip version of Little Master of the Mighty Chang |
Andy Hutton | 1959 | 1960 |
The Laughing Pirate | Victor Peon | 1960 | 1960 | |
Danny on a Dolphin | David Sutherland | 1960 | 1960 | |
The Queen's Highway | Tery Patrick | 1960 | 1960 | |
The Ting-A-Ling Taylors | Terry Patrick | 1960 | 1961 | |
The Great Flood of London | David Sutherland | 1960 | 1961 | |
The Danger Man | Second Series | Michael Darling | 1960 | 1961 |
The Cannonball Crackshots | David Sutherland | 1961 | 1961 | |
The Adventures of Johnny Leopard | Michael Darling | 1961 | 1961 | |
Paddy's Private Army | James Walker | 1961 | 1962 | |
The Danger Man | Third Series | Michael Darling | 1961 | 1962 |
G for Giant | Ken Hunter | 1962 | 1962 | |
Danny on a Dolphin | Second Series | David Sutherland | 1962 | 1962 |
Red Rory of the Eagles | Thirteenth Series | Andy Hutton | 1962 | 1962 |
Lester's Little Circus | David Sutherland | 1962 | 1963 | |
General Jumbo | Third Series | Paddy Brennan | 1963 | 1963 |
The Q Bikes | Andy Hutton | 1963 | 1964 | |
The Danger Bus | Terry Patrick | 1963 | 1964 | |
The Iron Fish | Thirteenth Series | Albert Holroyd | 1964 | 1964 |
General Jumbo | Fourth Series | David Sutherland | 1964 | 1965 |
The Q Bikes | Second Series | Andy Hutton | 1964 | 1965 |
Paddy's Private Army | Second Series | James Walker | 1965 | 1965 |
General Jumbo | Fifth Series | David Sutherland | 1965 | 1966 |
The Iron Fish | Fourteenth Series | Sandy Calder | 1965 | 1966 |
The Q Bikes | Third Series | Andy Hutton | 1966 | 1967 |
The Iron Fish | Fifteenth Series | Sandy Calder | 1966 | 1967 |
Billy the Cat | David Sutherland | 1967 | 1968 | |
The Q Bikes | Fourth Series | Andy Hutton | 1967 | 1968 |
Danny on a Dolphin | Third Series | Sandy Calder | 1968 | 1968 |
The King Street Cowboys | Sandy Calder | 1968 | 1968 | |
Billy the Cat | Second Series | David Sutherland | 1968 | 1969 |
Send for the Hovertank | Sandy Calder | 1968 | 1969 | |
General Jumbo | Sixth Series | Sandy Calder | 1969 | 1970 |
The Q Bikes | Fifth Series | Andy Hutton | 1969 | 1970 |
Billy the Cat | Third Series | Sandy Calder | 1970 | 1971 |
General Jumbo | Seventh Series | Sandy Calder | 1971 | 1971 |
The Q Bikes | Sixth Series | Andy Hutton | 1971 | 1971 |
Billy the Cat | Fourth Series | Sandy Calder | 1971 | 1973 |
Johnny Hawke |
About a boy who was able to communicate with birds. Similar to Red Rory of the Eagles. |
Andy Hutton | 1973 | 1973 |
Billy the Cat | Fifth Series | Sandy Calder | 1973 | 1974 |
General Jumbo | Eighth Series | Sandy Calder | 1974 | 1975 |
Billy the Cat | Sixth Series | Wayne Thompson | 2003 | 2003 |
Billy the Cat | Seventh Series | Nigel Dobbyn | 2005 | 2005 |
Billy the Cat | Eighth Series | Barrie Appleby | 2008 | 2009 |
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