Bananaman

The original strip of Bananaman written by Steve Bright and mostly drawn by John Geering until his death in 1999, is essentially a parody of Superman with shades of Captain Marvel.

The cartoon also combines comic slapstick with a heavy dose of eccentric British humour similar to Alan Moore's contemporary work on Captain Britain.

In the strip, Eric Wimp, an ordinary schoolboy, living at 29 Acacia Road, Nuttytown, eats a banana to transform into this "Superhero", sporting a distinctive cowled blue and yellow outfit complete with a yellow two-tailed cape resembling a banana skin.

His superpowers include the ability to fly, superhuman strength and seeming invulnerability.

If he needs extra power, bananas can be eaten for strength boosts, provided by his faithful pet crow; if he does not have enough strength to shatter an ice block, for example, after eating a banana, he will have enough.

If he eats lots of bananas in one sitting, he quickly becomes obese in his transformation; if he eats bananas that are not full, he transforms with extra weight in the lower part of his body.

Complete Bananaman Episodelist

01. Bananaman Meets Dr Gloom
02. The Big Breakout
03. Ice Station Zero
04. Alien Planet
05. The Kidnap Caper
06. House on Hangman's Hill
07. Destination Danger
08. Wall of Death
09. Jaws of Steel
10. Banana Kid
11. Auntie's Back in Town
12. Tunnel of Terror
13. Mystery at the Old Mine
14. Lost Tribe of the Tapiocas
15. Trouble at the Mill
16. The Web of Evil
17. The Mummy's Curse
18. The Night Patrol
19. Fog of Fear
20. A Tank Full of Trouble
21. Double Trouble
22. The Last Banana
23. Ingergalactic Olympics
24. The Night Patrol
25. The Final Orbit
26. Disaster at Devil's Cove
27. Night of the Nerks
28. The Snowman Cometh
29. Pirate TV Station
30. Battle of the Bridge
31. Harbour of Lost Ships
32. Visibility Zero
33. Battle of the Century
34. The Perils of Ping Pong
35. The Great Air Race
36. Cavern of the Lost
37. Clown Capers
38. Banana Junction
39. The Crown Jewel Caper
40. Operation Total

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