Biffo the Bear

*Biffo the Bear*
Biffo the Bear
Character from The Beano
Publication information
Star of	Biffo the Bear
First appearance	Issue 327; (24 January 1948);
Last appearance	Issue 3695; (27 July 2013);
Appearance timeline	Issues 327 – 2954, ??
Creator(s)	Dudley D. Watkins
Author(s)	Uncredited ; Sid Burgon; Trevor Metcalfe; Jimmy Glen; Nick Park; Turnbull;
Illustrator(s)	Dudley D. Watkins; Paul Palmer;
In-universe information
Family	Cuddly (nephew); Dudley (nephew);
Friends	Buster, Brian, Mary
Also appeared in
Beano works	The Beano Summer Special 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1991;
DC Thomson works	A series about retired characters from The Beano, along with Pansy Potter, Desert Island Dick, Keyhole Kate; Twinkle books: "Biffo the Bear" and "Biffo the Carpenter";

Biffo the Bear is a fictional character from the British comic magazine The Beano who stars in the comic strip of the same name, created in 1948 by Dudley D. Watkins. He was the mascot of The Beano for several decades.^[2]

^ "Biffo the Bear". The Beano. No. 2954. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 27 February 1999.
^ Brewer, Susan (12 July 2011). The History of Girls' Comics. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781783408733.

[1] "Biffo the Bear". The Beano. No. 2954. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 27 February 1999.

[2] Brewer, Susan (12 July 2011). The History of Girls' Comics. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781783408733.

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Biffo the Bear
Character from The Beano

Publication information
Star of	Biffo the Bear
First appearance	Issue 327 (24 January 1948)
Last appearance	Issue 3695 (27 July 2013)
Appearance timeline	Issues 327 – 2954,^[1] ??
Creator(s)	Dudley D. Watkins
Author(s)	Uncredited Sid Burgon Trevor Metcalfe Jimmy Glen Nick Park Turnbull
Illustrator(s)	Dudley D. Watkins Paul Palmer
In-universe information
Family	Cuddly (nephew) Dudley (nephew)
Friends	Buster, Brian, Mary
Also appeared in
Beano works	The Beano Summer Special 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1991
DC Thomson works	A series about retired characters from The Beano, along with Pansy Potter, Desert Island Dick, Keyhole Kate Twinkle books: "Biffo the Bear" and "Biffo the Carpenter"