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Bananaman Art Prints Must Be Won!

Artist John Patrick Reynolds recently launched some new, official Bananaman screenprints – and downthetubes has some to give away! As longtime BEANO, Dandy and Nutty fans know, Bananaman is a parody of Superman and Batman. We have a “Top Ten Banamanan” Facts Page right here! In the strip, Eric Wimp, an ordinary schoolboy living at 29 Acacia Road, Nuttytown (later changed to Beanotown), eats a…

Second nostalgic offering this weekend as we take a look at this superhero - Bananaman: unorthodox crimefighting with a smile

HUMBLE ERIC. He looks like an ordinary schoolboy. We can find Eric Wimp at 29 Acacia Road. The world needs Eric. When Eric gobbles down a banana he’s transformed into to a muscle bulging, toothy, cloak-wearing superhero. Humble Eric is transformed into Bananaman!

Champion Superhero

Batman: too serious and spends far too much time in his Batcave. He’s not really up for a giggle either.…

Happy Birthday, Bananaman! Top 10 Bananaman Facts

Bananaman’s 40th commemorative Beano comic is available in all good newsagents, supermarkets and through digital delivery now, fronted by a great cover from Nigel Parkinson. Find out more about the character’s celebratory issue here on downthetubes, and read on for Top 10 Bananaman Facts!

Beano 4022 cover featuring Bananaman

• Bananaman is the only character to had have an ongoing strip in both

        SO, Bananaman is going to be a thing. What is Bananaman? Well, once upon a time Bananaman appeared in Nutty as the back page strip in 1980 drawn by John Geering and then The Dandy and The Beano. The original strip was basically a superhero parody.

 The strip features Eric Wimp, an ordinary schoolboy, who eats a banana to transform into Bananaman – an adult superhero. Superpowers include…