Who Is Big Eggo? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Big Eggo is a D.C. Thomson & Co. comic book character, with over 233 comic issue appearances. An ostrich with an obsession with eggs. Famous for being the first cover star of The Beano.

Who is Big Eggo?

Appearing on the cover of the very first Beano in 1938, Big Eggo 's strip continued on the cover for 10 years before he was replaced by Biffo the Bear . Big Eggo continued inside the comic until 1949, when it ended due to the death of the artist a year earlier. There was never any continuity to the strip with Big Eggo sometimes being a zoo keeper or even walking pigs on a lead. One theme however was Big Eggo's obsession with eggs, particularly his own which he was always protecting. In issue 1 of the Beano, Big Eggo discovers his egg missing and a nearby monkey pursuades him to hatch the egg of a crocodile. It's still a mystery just how a male ostrich came to be hatching so many eggs... Guest Appearance In issue 3093 of the Beano, Big Eggo made an appearance in a strip entitled Lord Snooty's Day Out . Eggo, along with Jonah and Jack Flash are revealed to be living in the Beano Retirement Home.

Key facts

Big Eggo is of animal origin. The character is published by D.C. Thomson & Co.. With 233 recorded issue appearances, Big Eggo ranks among the most featured characters in comics.