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Sylvester Jr.

Sylvester Jr.

7 appearances · Bronze Age · 1974–2017
Who is Sylvester Jr.?

Sylvester Jr. is the son of Sylvester the Cat from the Looney Tunes universe — a young kitten who idolizes his bumbling father, often embarrassed by Sylvester's repeated failures to catch Tweety Bird.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree — Sylvester Jr. made his comics debut in Golden Comics Digest #39 in 1974, brought to life by Vic Lockman and Phil De Lara in the heart of the Bronze Age. This young Looney Tunes character has kept remarkably lively company across his appearances, sharing pages with icons like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and his famous father Sylvester, primarily through DC's Looney Tunes titles and digest collections. The fact that his presence in the catalog stretches all the way to 2017 — a span of over four decades — speaks to the enduring warmth readers have for this little guy. A charming piece of Looney Tunes history for any devoted collector of the funny pages.

Teams & affiliations
Looney Tunes
Golden Comics Digest
#39
★ First appearance
Golden Comics Digest #39
Sep 1974

Top series

Covers through the years — 1994–2017

Looney Tunes #1 1994
Looney Tunes #1
Space Jam #[nn] 1996
Space Jam #[nn]
Looney Tunes #55 1999
Looney Tunes #55
Looney Tunes #100 2003
Looney Tunes #100
Looney Tunes #150 2007
Looney Tunes #150
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits #2 2017
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits #2

Appearances

Golden Comics Digest (1969)
#39
Looney Tunes (1994)
Space Jam (1996)
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits (2016)
#2