Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin - Isle of Man Post Office celebrates eighty years of the Beano

Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) has released a Christmas issue of stamps to celebrate eighty years of Beano, the world's longest-running comic. The Christmas story sees Dennis, Gnasher and friends on various locations on the Isle of Man raising a laugh and causing mischief. The children's comic the Beano is celebrating its 80th birthday and is published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938. Its characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, The Numskulls, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz and Tricky Dicky.

Recently the The Mc Manus, Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum had a very successful exhibition celebrating the comic's birthday and association with the Scottish city of Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè). DC Thomson, the publisher of the Beano, has also produced a timeline tracing the stages of the comic since the 1930's. The Manx stamps can be seen on the Isle of Man Post Office website.