The Catman

Few Golden Age survivors carry the mystique of The Catman, who prowled into print for the first time in AC Comics' Miss Victory #3 in 1944 — right in the thick of the era when costumed adventurers were everywhere and anything felt possible. What makes this feline figure genuinely worth tracking down is the sheer longevity: a publishing span stretching all the way to 2009 means The Catman outlasted countless contemporaries, resurfacing across FemForce, AC Annual, and Masquerade to keep the Golden Age flame burning for new generations of collectors. Along the way, the character shares the page with a terrific roster of AC stalwarts — Ms. Victory, Yankee Girl, Katie Conn, and The Kitten among them — placing The Catman squarely at the heart of AC's beloved retro-heroic universe. For fans who love their comics steeped in history and a little old-school charm, this is a name well worth adding to your pull list.