General Jumbo

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.

Not to be confused with Henry Maitland Wilson.
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
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
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