Mr Bean, the hapless character played by Rowan Atkinson between 1990 and 1995, will wreak havoc alongside Dennis the Menace, the Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx
Mischief maker Mr Bean in his mini in the sitcom which ran in the 1990s
He is clumsy, mischievous and causes chaos wherever he goes… so who better to run The Beano than Mr Bean?
The character, made famous by comedian Rowan Atkinson, will be taking the reins for four issues, wreaking havoc alongside Dennis the Menace, the Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx. And in his first act as boss, he renames the comic Mr Beano and promotes his brown knitted bear, Teddy, to “Teditor”.
His adventures will include rewriting the classroom rules when he accidentally ends up working at Bash Street School. And there are some back-alley shenanigans when his cat Scrapper meets Beano hounds Gnasher and Gnipper.
Rowan said: “I grew up reading Beano and always adored its anarchic style and tone – and as I regard Mr Bean as a natural-born anarchist and a child at heart, I’m surprised it’s taken us so long to explore a tie-up and finally exploit the Bean/Beano name connection. Its time has come.”
The eccentric character was first introduced to audiences in the eponymously named 1990s TV series before conquering Hollywood with Bean (1997) and Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007), as well as the ITV cartoon, Mr Bean: The Animated Series.
Mike Stirling, the Beano’s Director of Mischief, said: “Kids voted Rowan one of their top three mischief makers this year, so Mr Bean was always going to fit right in. Giving him the editor’s pencil was probably a terrible idea, but a funny one – as everyone will see.”
The collaboration is part of Beano’s Year of Mischief, marking the 75th anniversary of Dennis the Menace. The comic was first published in 1938 and is still created in its original Dundee HQ and printed in the UK.
The first issue will be available in supermarkets, newsagents and online from tomorrow.
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