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General Jumbo
Adventure story character(s) from The Beano
Alfie "Jumbo" Johnson in the General Jumbo story from The Beano Book 1956, drawn by Paddy Brennan[1]
Publication information
Stars in
  • General Jumbo (1953–1969, 1974–1975)
  • Admiral Jumbo (1971)
Author(s)Uncredited
Illustrator(s)
  • Paddy Brennan (1953–1954, 1963)
  • John Nichol (1956)
  • Dave Sutherland (1963–1965)
  • Sandy Calder (1969–1975)
  • Keith Robson (1998)
First appearanceIssue 583
(19 September 1953)
Last appearanceIssue 2924
(1 August 1998)
Current statusDiscontinued
Character timelineIssues 583 – 599, 732 – 739, 1072 – 1094, 1126 – 1175, 1201 – 1271, 1495 – 1521, 1678 – 1734, 2924
Also appeared in
Beano works
  • The Beano Annual 1956–1961, 1964–1968, 1971, 1975–1979, 1990–2006, 2008, 2009
  • Beano Summer Special 1964–1967, 1969–1971, 1974, 1975, 1988, 2005
DC Thomson works
  • The Dandy (issue 2381)
  • Nutty
Main Character
NameAlfie Johnson
Alias(es)
  • Jumbo
  • General Jumbo
  • Admiral Jumbo
  • Jimmy "Jumbo" Johnson
OccupationStudent
FriendsProfessor Carter

General Jumbo is a British adventure story character from the comic magazine The Beano. He starred in the eponymous adventure story series, as well as the 1971 spin-off series Admiral Jumbo, and was illustrated by a variety of Beano's usual illustrators, including Paddy Brennan. Jumbo is a well-known Beano character with numerous references in popular culture, and was the last character to have an adventure stories series.

  1. ^ DC Thomson staff (1955). "General Jumbo". The Beano Book 1956. Illustrated by Paddy Brennan. D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. p. 116.

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