Cool Cat

Cool Cat is a funny-animal character from Western Publishing who debuted alongside Looney Tunes stars like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. A classic cartoon-style cat, he appeared regularly in digest and humor comics throughout the 1970s and early '80s.

Debuting in Golden Comics Digest #1 in 1969, Cool Cat is a Silver Age creation from Western Publishing, stepping onto the page in fine company — sharing those digest pages with the likes of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and Wile E. Coyote. Turning up across both Golden Comics Digest and Beep Beep the Road Runner over a span stretching into the early '80s, this cat carved out a modest but genuine niche in the classic funny-animal tradition that Western did so well. A collector with a soft spot for that era's cheerful digest format will find Cool Cat a charming, era-specific find worth tracking down.