Billy the Cat (British comics)

Billy the Cat
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)	David Sutherland (1967–1969); Sandy Calder (1970–1974); Wayne Thompson (2003); Nigel Dobbyn (2005); Laura Howell (2008); Barrie Appleby (2008);
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	The Beano Annual 1969–1975, 2003–2008, 2010, 2011; The Beano Summer Special 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1988;
DC Thomson works	The Dandy (issue 2396, 2404, 2409, 2415, [2013 digital revival]); Buddy (issues 1–128); Classics from the Comics (issue 171);
Main Character
Name	Billy the Cat
Alias(es)	William Grange
Occupation	Student
Powers	"Superhuman" abilities
Family	Kathleen / Katie [the] Cat (cousin); Mabel (aunt);
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.

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