Happy 70th Birthday to The Beano
BIlly the Cat by Nigel Dobbyn

Creator Notes

Billy the Cat by Nigel Dobbyn

Nigel Dobbyn has been a comic strip artist since 1988, working on titles such as 2000AD, Sonic the Comic, the Beano (drawing Billy the Cat), Digimon, Spiderman and Friends, Macbeth for Classical Comics more. His work also includes illustration, design, web design, logos, lettering and more.

Web Link
www.nigeldobbyn.com/

Did You Know...

Billy the Cat (later Billy the Cat and Katie) was originally drawn by David Sutherland and ran from Issue 1289 (dated 1 April 1967) to 1677 (7 September 1974).

• Both Billy and Katie have identical abilities, both incredibly agile, able to leap superhuman distances and somersault and dodge around with parahuman grace.

 
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