Biffo the Bear

Biffo the Bear
Character from The Beano
Publication information
Star ofBiffo the Bear
First appearance
  • Issue 327
  • (24 January 1948)
Last appearance
  • Issue 3695
  • (27 July 2013)
Appearance timelineIssues 327 – 2954,[1] ??
Creator(s)Dudley D. Watkins
Author(s)Uncredited
Illustrator(s)
In-universe information
Family
  • Cuddly (nephew)
  • Dudley (nephew)
FriendsBuster, 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]

  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.