L'Homme-Chat

Debuting in the pages of Strange #117 in 1979, L'Homme-Chat is a Bronze Age curiosity published by Editions Lug, the French publisher that brought Marvel-flavored adventure to francophone readers throughout the late seventies and into the nineties. With only a handful of catalogued appearances spread across Strange, X-Men, and Les étranges, this is a rare find — the kind of elusive character that makes dedicated collectors lean forward in their seats. Sharing pages with the likes of Matt Murdock and Luchino Néfaria, L'Homme-Chat moves in genuinely compelling company, and for anyone tracing the fascinating history of European comics publishing, that alone makes tracking down these issues a rewarding hunt.