Bananaman
| Bananaman | |
|---|---|
| DC Thomson comic strip character(s) | |
| Publication information | |
| Creator(s) | Steve Bright (writer/artist) Dave Donaldson (writer) John Geering (artist) |
| 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") |
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.