Gordon Bennett is a comic book character, who appeared in
The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-run ...
(but previously the
Beezer Annuals), and is named after the exclamation 'Gordon Bennett'. The character originally appeared between 1999 and 2000, originally drawn by Jimmy Hansen who had previously drawn ''First Class''. he appeared as a "Guest Star", but returned after a five-year hiatus, in issue 3281, dated 4 June 2005, Drawn by Robert Leighton, creators of Ridge Rescue 4.
He plays pranks on Mr Nifty, the neighbour who hates him, as a result of which he shouts "Gordon Bennett!". Their relationship is similar to what the American
Dennis the Menace does to his grumpy neighbour Mr. Wilson. He was running to be voted to stay in the comic but lost with
Tricky Dicky and
Inspector Horse and Jocky.
The Three Bears won.
With the 2005 run, Mr Nifty's name was changed to Mr
NIMBY
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(a popular acronym for "Not in My Back Yard").
Beano strips
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