Billy the Cat (British comics)
| Billy the Cat | |
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| Adventure story character(s) from The Beano | |
William Grange in his Billy the Cat "cat suit", illustrated by David Sutherland. | |
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| Author(s) | Uncredited |
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| First appearance | Issue 1289 (1 April 1967) |
| Last appearance | Issue ?? (c. December 2008) |
| Current status | Discontinued |
| Character timeline | Issues 1289 – 1332, 1373 – 1412, 1456 – 1494, 1522 – 1550, 1637 – 1677, 3195 – 3200, 3301 – 3308, 3443, 3454 – ?? |
| Also appeared in | |
| Beano works |
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| DC Thomson works |
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| Main Character | |
| Name | Billy the Cat |
| Alias(es) | William Grange |
| Occupation | Student |
| Powers | "Superhuman" abilities |
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| Characters | |
| Type of group | Vigilantes |
| Members | Billy the Cat |
| Other members | Katie [the] Cat |
Billy the Cat is a fictional character first published in the British comic magazine The Beano in 1967. He is a vigilante dressed in a "cat suit" who stars in his eponymous adventure story, and occasionally teams with Katie Cat. A popular character, Billy the Cat is a prolific figure in DC Thomson's comic magazines, his character appearing in a variety of series and issues of non-Beano magazines.