Billy the Cat and Katie

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Billy the Cat (later Billy the Cat and Katie) was a comic strip in The Beano. Drawn by David Sutherland, it ran from issue 1289 (dated 1 April 1967) to 1677 (7 September 1974).

William Grange, later joined by his cousin Kathleen, alias Billy the Cat and Katie, were acrobatic crime fighters who helped the police to solve crime and catch "crooks" in the town of Burnham. They both wore "cat-suits" in order to conceal their true identities.

Minus Katie, it returned to The Beano for six weeks from issue 3195, dated 11 October 2003, drawn by Wayne Thompson. In 2005, it made a second brief return, this time drawn by Nigel Dobbyn, who has also drawn several Billy and Katie stories for Beano Annuals, including the 2008 annual. The story in that annual was written by Bash Street Adventures artist/writer Kev F Sutherland.

[edit] Billy the Cat and General Jumbo

This was a crossover between Billy the Cat and General Jumbo in the 2008 Beano Annual.^{[citation needed]} It involved Jumbo's radio control having been modified by a sentient soldier, taking control of Jumbo's actions. Billy had to save the day.

[edit] External links

• Billy the Cat and Katie - internationalhero.co.uk information page

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