Count Gatto

Count Gatto is a scheming feline villain and the primary antagonist of Atomic Mouse, Charlton's super-powered rodent hero. The crafty cat has repeatedly plotted against Atomic Mouse, establishing himself as the series' classic arch-rival.

A scheming feline villain born in the Golden Age, Count Gatto has been making life difficult for Charlton's beloved Atomic Mouse since 1953 — and that debut in Atomic Mouse #2 launched a rivalry that kept readers coming back across an impressive 33-year span. Popping up across Atomic Mouse, Giant Comics, and Timmy the Timid Ghost, this crafty cat shares the pages with some of Charlton's most charming characters, including Atomic Mouse himself, the mysterious Shadow, and the inventive Professor Invento. Nineteen catalog appearances may sound modest, but for a Golden Age antagonist who kept causing trouble well into the 1980s, Count Gatto is a testament to Charlton's wonderfully quirky funny-animal universe — exactly the kind of delightful deep-cut discovery that makes vintage comic collecting such a joy.