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From the Archive: Bananaman 1985 – Doctor Gloom and the Sneeze Ray of Doom!

Dandy Issue No. 2294 - 9th November 1985

Bananaman-a-mania!

Bananaman was created for classic sister comic The Nutty, first appearing in 1980. In 1985 Eric Wimp and his fantastic banana powers jumped to The Dandy, to keep fighting crime!

  • Bananaman 1985
  • Bananaman 1985 - Little Eric swats and swots!
  • Bananaman 1985 - Eric gets the call
  • Bananaman 1985 - Chiefy is in need
  • Bananaman 1985 - Sneeze epidemic
  • Bananaman 1985 - time to dispense the bananas
  • Bananaman 1985 - transformation time
  • Bananaman 1985 - potassium power!
  • Bananaman 1985 - Everyone is sneezing!
  • Bananaman 1985 - Even the horses
  • Bananaman 1985 - and even the statues!
  • Bananaman 1985 - what else?
  • Bananaman 1985 - A sneezing male choir!
  • Bananaman 1985 - The Sneeze Ray
  • Bananaman 1985 - Time to fight back
  • Bananaman 1985 - Let's sneak up on him
  • Bananaman 1985 - Surprise attack
  • Bananaman 1985 - Gloom drops the sneeze gun
  • Bananaman 1985 - Elephants are in danger
  • Bananaman 1985 - the teacher is in trouble
  • Bananaman 1985 - one unhappy elephant
  • Bananaman 1985 - there go the exams!
  • Bananaman 1985 - eric is late!
  • Bananaman 1985 - He's saved the day, twice!

Check the out the original full page!

This double-page spread comes from 32 years ago, drawn by John Geering. Geering worked on almost every Bananaman strip for 19 years – that’s almost one thousand strips!

Bananaman - Dandy Issue No. 2294 - November 9th, 1985 - Doctor Gloom and the Sneeze Ray of Doom!

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