The Beano and The Dandy - Side by Side for 60 Years #[nn]
In this 1999 special celebrating 60 years of The Beano and The Dandy, "What Was the Big News of 1998?" sees Randall and Billy try their hand at fortune telling after spotting a caravan act—only for Cruncher to steal their earnings and laugh all the way to the bank. When he returns to the empty caravan, a sudden scare from a crystal ball and a well-placed rope trap expose his greed, with all the stolen money pouring out of his pockets. Ken H. Harrison’s expressive art brings the mischief to life, capturing the classic slapstick spirit of the duo’s antics.
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Randall sees a fortune teller in a caravan and thinks that it's an easy way to earn cash. Cruncher says he's a fortune teller as well and throws a crystal ball at Randall and Billy. Randall and Billy set up their own fortune telling caravan but Cruncher steals their money and walks away laughing. Cruncher comes back to the caravan which is now empty. He looks into the crystal ball and a huge hairy hand frightens him off. The hairy hand is actually Billy hiding under the crystal ball. Cruncher runs into a rope trap that Randall has set up and all the stolen money pours out of his pockets.
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