Gordon Bennett (comics)

Gordon Bennett is a comic book character, who appeared in The Beano (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 (a popular acronym for "Not In My Back Yard").

In the UK Mr Nifty's "Gordon Bennett!" speech has become a famous catchphrase and is used to display a person's annoyance towards someone or something.

D. C. Thomson comics

Currently Running Comics	The Beano BeanoMAX The Dandy Commando

Adventure Comics	Adventure Bullet Buddy Champ Commando The Crunch The Hornet The Hotspur The Rover The Skipper Spike Starblazer The Vanguard The Victor Warlord The Wizard

Girls Comics	Bunty Judy Mandy Nikki

Humour Comics	The Beano BeanoMAX The Beezer Buzz Classics from the Comics Cracker The Dandy Fun Size Comics Hoot The Magic Comic Nutty Plug Sparky The Topper

Pre-School Comics	Bimbo The Magic Comic Twinkle

Notable Strips	Alf Tupper Baby Crockett Bananaman The Bash Street Kids Beryl the Peril Black Bob Biffo the Bear The Broons Calamity James Cuddles and Dimples Dennis the Menace Desperate Dan Ginger Gnasher Ivy the Terrible Keyhole Kate Korky the Cat Little Plum Lord Snooty Matt Braddock Minnie the Minx The Numskulls Pansy Potter Roger the Dodger Oor Wullie Wilson the Wonder Athlete Wolf of Kabul

Comic annuals	The Beano Annual The Beezer Book The Bimbo Book The Dandy Annual The Hotspur Book for Boys The Sparky Book The Topper Book The Victor Book for Boys Warlord Book for Boys

Character annuals	Bananaman Annual The Bash Street Kids Annual Beryl the Peril Annual Black Bob Book The Broons Annual Dennis the Menace Annual The Desperate Dan Book Oor Wullie Annual

Notable Artists	Leo Baxendale Gordon Bell Nick Brennan Paddy Brennan Sid Burgon John Geering Barry Glennard Ken H. Harrison Laura Howell Malcolm Judge David Law Allan Morley Dave Mostyn Robert Nixon Gary Northfield Nigel Parkinson Tom Paterson Jim Petrie Ken Reid Bill Ritchie David Parkins David Sutherland Kev F. Sutherland Dudley D. Watkins Wilbur Dawbarn Karl Dixon The Etherington Brothers Andy Fanton Nigel Auchterlounie Lew Stringer Alexander Matthews Jon Rushby Trevor Metcalfe Barrie Appleby Charles Grigg Vic Neill Jamie Smart

See Also	Beanotown Racing List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications List of Fleetway and IPC Comics publications List of Beano comic strips List of Dandy comic strips List of Beezer comic strips List of Beezer and Topper comic strips

The Beano

Current strips	Baby Face Finlayson Ball Boy Bananaman The Bash Street Kids Bash Street Kids - Singled Out Billy Whizz Calamity James Dennis the Menace Fred's Bed Gnasher's Bit(e) Gnash Gnews Les Pretend Little Plum Meebo and Zuky Minnie the Minx Number 13 Beano Street The Numskulls Rasher Pup Parade Ratz Roger the Dodger Simply Smiffy Super School Totally Gross Germs Winston

Notable former strips	Alf Wit Beaginnings Beano's Got Talent The Belles of St. Lemons Biffo the Bear Big Eggo Billy the Cat Dangerous Dan Colin the Vet Colonel Crackpot's Circus Crazy for Daisy Danny's Nanny Derek the Sheep Doctor Beastly Fatty Fudge Freddie Fear General Jumbo Gnasher's Tale Gnasher and Gnipper Gordon Bennett Grandpa Hairy Dan Helpful Henry Ivy the Terrible Jack Flash Jimmy and his Magic Patch Joe Jitsu Joe King Johnny Bean from Happy Bunny Green Jonah Lord Snooty Lord Snooty the Third The Magic Lollipops Maxy's Taxi The McTickles Morgyn the Mighty The Nibblers Nicky Nutjob Olaff the Madlander Pansy Potter Ping the Elastic Man Pirates of the Caribeano Robbie Rebel Richard the Lion Singled Out Smudge Splodge The Three Bears Tim Traveller Tin-Can Tommy Tom, Dick and Sally Tricky Dicky Wee Ben Nevis Wee Peem The Yeti with Betty Zap Zodiac

Supporting characters	Walter the Softy Foo Foo

See also	Bash Street School Beanotown The Beano Annual Beano comic libraries BeanoMAX The Beano Summer Special List of Beano comic strips List of Beano comic strips by annual Beanotown Racing

Famous quotes containing the words gordon and/or bennett:

“There was a sound of revelry by night,
And Belgium’s capital had gathered then
Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright
The lamps shone o’er fair women and brave men;
A thousand hearts beat happily; and when
Music arose with its voluptuous swell,
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,
And all went merry as a marriage-bell;
But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell!”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

“I have heard arguments ... in favor of pardoning D. M. Bennett, convicted of sending obscene matter through the mails, viz., a pamphlet [by Ezra Hervey Heywood] of a polemical character in favor of free love. While I am satisfied that Bennett ought not to have been convicted, I am not satisfied that I ought to undertake to correct the mistakes of the courts—constantly persisted in—by the exercise of the pardoning power.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)