Bananaman
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For other uses, see Banana Man (disambiguation).
Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character originally appeared in Nutty as the back page strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering.
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Bananaman | |
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DC Thomson comic strip character(s) | |
Publication information | |
Creator(s) | Steve Bright (writer/artist)[1] Dave Donaldson (writer)[1] John Geering (artist)[1] |
Other contributors | Barrie Appleby Tom Paterson Wayne Thompson Nigel Auchterlounie Kev F Sutherland Cavan Scott Tommy Donbavand Danny Pearson Morris Heggie |
Current/last artist | Ned Hartley Wayne Thompson |
First appearance | |
The Beano | Issue #3618 (14 January 2012) |
The Dandy | Issue #2287 (21 September 1985) |
Nutty | Issue #1 (16 February 1980) |
Last appearance | |
The Dandy | Issue #3610 (11 December 2012) |
Nutty | Issue #292 (14 September 1985) |
Main character | |
Name | Bananaman |
Alias(es) | Eric Allan Eric Wimp Little Eric Eric Wenk Bannerman |
Family | Bananagirl (cousin) |
Friend(s) | Chief O'Reilly, Crow |
Powers | Superhuman strength Flight Invulnerability Breathing in space Helium-boosted heat finger Also equipped with gadgets: Thermal Banana, Banana Laser Gun, electronic thermal underwear. |
Weakness(es) | Immense stupidity (quoted as having "The muscles of twenty men, and the brains of twenty mussels") |
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