Billy the Cat (British comics)

Billy the Cat
Adventure story character(s) from The Beano
William Grange in his Billy the Cat "cat suit", illustrated by David Sutherland.
Publication information
Stars in
  • Billy the Cat (1967–1970, 2003, 2005, 2008)
  • Billy the Cat and Katie (1971–1974)
Author(s)Uncredited
Illustrator(s)
First appearanceIssue 1289
(1 April 1967)
Last appearanceIssue ??
(c. December 2008)
Current statusDiscontinued
Character timelineIssues 1289 – 1332, 1373 – 1412, 1456 – 1494, 1522 – 1550, 1637 – 1677, 3195 – 3200, 3301 – 3308, 3443, 3454 – ??
Also appeared in
Beano works
  • The Beano Annual 1969–1975, 2003–2008, 2010, 2011
  • The Beano Summer Special 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1988
DC Thomson works
Main Character
NameBilly the Cat
Alias(es)William Grange
OccupationStudent
Powers"Superhuman" abilities
Family
  • Kathleen / Katie [the] Cat (cousin)
  • Mabel (aunt)
Characters
Type of groupVigilantes
MembersBilly the Cat
Other membersKatie [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.