Editing The Beano (section)

===Spin-off comics===
====Comic libraries====
{{Main|Fun Size Comics}}
Since 1982 the comic, along with ''The Dandy'', has also run "Comic Library" titles. Released monthly, these titles are a feature-length (usually about 64-page) adventure, featuring a character from the comic itself. They are available in A5 size only. In 1998, these were replaced by the ''[[Fun Size Comics|Fun Size Beano]]''. Fun Size Comics were discontinued in late 2010.

====''Beano Specials''====
The comic also ran A4-sized ''[[Beano Specials]]'' in 1987 with full coloured pages, which later were replaced by ''[[Beano Superstars]]'' which ran for 121 issues from 1992 to 2002. These were similar to the Comic Library series. Some of the last issues were printed versions of episodes from the 1996–1998 [[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|''Dennis and Gnasher'' animated TV series]]. A ''Beano Poster Comic'' series was also printed in the early 1990s.

The Beano Specials returned in 2003, and are now published seasonally. The issues were numbered, and the first one was a Dennis and Friends special, the last a Christmas reprint special. These were replaced by BeanoMAX in early 2007.

====BeanoMAX====
{{Main|EPIC Magazine}}
On 15 February 2007, the first issue of a monthly comic entitled ''BeanoMAX'' was published. The sister comic features many of the same characters; however, the stories in ''BeanoMAX'' are written in a longer format meant for 10- to 13-year-olds. The first issue was a [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] special featuring assorted [[celebrity]] guests. The magazine has been rebranded several times since 2013, and is currently known as ''EPIC Magazine''.

====''Plug''====
{{main|Plug (comics)}}
''Plug'' was a comic based on the eponymous character from ''[[The Bash Street Kids]]'' that began with issue dated 24 September 1977, and is notable for being the first comic to make use of [[rotogravure]] printing. The magazine similar in style to I.P.C's ''Krazy'' which had started the previous year. It contained uncharacteristically outlandish material for D C. Thomson, as well as later including celebrity appearances in the comic.

The comic revealed Plug's full name to be Percival Proudfoot Plugsley and also gave him a pet monkey by the name of Chumkee. Plug's strip was mostly drawn by [[Vic Neill]] but other artists, including [[Dave Gudgeon]] drew some later strips. Other strips included ''Antchester United'', ''Violent Elizabeth'', ''Eebagoom'', ''Hugh's Zoo'' and ''D'ye Ken John Squeal and his Hopeless Hounds''.

The venture was unsuccessful, in part because the comic cost 9p, with the ''Beano'' at the time only costing 4p and most of its rivals priced similarly. It merged with ''[[The Beezer]]'' on 24 February 1979.

====''Dennis and Gnasher''====
The brand new ''Dennis and Gnasher'' was launched separately from ''The Beano'' in September 2009. It coincided with their new cartoon on [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] [[Dennis and Gnasher (2009 TV series)|of the same name]].

====''BeanOLD''====
44-page special issue 4062, with cover date 21 November 2020, during a [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns|lockdown]] in the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] had an eight-page adult pullout named ''BeanOLD'', with cartoons poking fun at British politicians such as [[Boris Johnson]] and [[Dominic Cummings]], and with appearances by [[Greta Thunberg]], [[Captain Tom]], and footballer [[Marcus Rashford]]. The slogan was "2020 has been tough. So tough that even grown-ups need ''Beano''".<ref name=Beanotown2>{{Cite web |title=Inside Beano no. 4062 – The Coolest Kid in Beanotown! |work=The Beano |date=21 November 2020 |url=https://www.beano.com/posts/inside-beano-no-4062-the-coolest-kid-in-beanotown |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118090029/https://www.beano.com/posts/inside-beano-no-4062-the-coolest-kid-in-beanotown |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Boris the Menace? Beano to publish first comic for grownups |last=Brown |first=Mark |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 November 2020 |access-date=18 November 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/18/boris-the-menace-beano-to-publish-first-comic-for-grownups |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118061649/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/18/boris-the-menace-beano-to-publish-first-comic-for-grownups |url-status=live }}</ref>