Number 13 Beano Street

Number 13
Comic strip character(s) from The Beano
Publication information
Stars inNumber 13
Other namesNumber 13 Beano Street
Creator(s)John Geering
Other contributorsAlan Ryan
Current/last artistAlan Ryan
First appearanceIssue 2333
(4 April 1987)
Last appearanceIssue 3152 (14 December 2002); returned 2014
Also appeared inThe Beano Annual
Current statusOngoing
ScheduleLimited
Main Character
FamilyBoris, Dad, Mum, Gran, Tiddles, Fiendish
FriendsFrankie
Characters
Other charactersSabre, Uncle Wolfie

Number 13 is a long running comic strip that appeared in the UK comic The Beano. It originally appeared in the reader's request feature of the comic [1] in issue 2333[2], dated 4 April 1987, before making its first regular appearance in July of that year[1], and ran until 1997[1], although it became sporadic during the last few years. A couple of one-off appearances followed up until issue, dated 14 December 2002.[1] It was originally drawn by John Geering[1][3] and was one of his most successful strips in The Beano.[4] The strip reappeared in 2011 as reprints retitled Number 13 Beano Street, before returning again in January 2014, this time written and drawn by Alan Ryan.

It was a comedy horror comic strip inspired by The Munsters and The Addams Family[4] with much of the humour derived from the idea of Hammer Horror style characters living in British suburbia.[4] They lived in an out of place spooky castle-esque house at number 13 on an otherwise nondescript British suburban street.

The strip featured the following characters who live in Number 13:[4]

  • Boris - the son, a vampire
  • Dad - Boris' father, also a vampire
  • Frankie - the butler, a Frankenstein's monster-like character
  • Mum - Boris' mother, also a vampire
  • Gran - Boris' grandma, a witch
  • Tiddles - one of their pets, a Smilodon (or sabretooth cat)
  • Fiendish - their other pet, a bat
  • Uncle Wolfie - a Hawaiian shirt wearing werewolf
  • Sabre - Frankie's pet brick.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The History of the Beano. Dundee, Scotland: D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 2008. pp. 335–336. ISBN 978-1-902407-73-9.
  2. ↑ "The Beano Diaries". Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Beano Artists". www.paulmorris.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 The Unofficial History of the Beano. Pen and Sword White Owl. 2022. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-1-526777-85-0.
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