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Tweety

Tweety

94 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1951–2025 Β· 3 key issues
Who is Tweety?

Tweety is a small yellow canary who first appeared in Warner Bros. animated cartoons before making his comic-book debut in DC's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. Famous for his deceptively innocent demeanor, Tweety perpetually outsmarts his would-be predator Sylvester the Cat under the watchful eye of his owner Granny.

Few comic characters have charmed readers across as many decades as Tweety, the pint-sized yellow canary who made their four-color debut in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #120 back in 1951 β€” a Golden Age entry into DC's beloved roster of animated favorites. With 94 catalog appearances spanning an remarkable 74 years, Tweety has proven genuinely enduring, headlining titles like Tweety and Sylvester and Looney Tunes while rubbing feathers with an all-star crowd that includes Sylvester, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Elmer Fudd. Three of those appearances carry key-issue status, making Tweety not just a charming read but a legitimate collector's target β€” proof that this deceptively innocent little bird has left a surprisingly serious mark on the funny pages.

⚠ Identity β€” our best guess (help us confirm)

Real name. Tweety (Tweety Bird)

Powers. None (anthropomorphic yellow canary); recurring gag-cartoon character, no superpowers

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Teams & affiliations
Looney Tunes
β˜… First appearance
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #120
Oct 1951

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1951–2021

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #120 β˜… 1951
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #120
Daffy #9 1957
Daffy #9
Archie's Madhouse #64 β˜… 1968
Archie's Madhouse #64
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #143 1977
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #143
Blackhawk #253 1982
Blackhawk #253
Cracked #241 1988
Cracked #241
Looney Tunes #1 1994
Looney Tunes #1
Looney Tunes #56 1999
Looney Tunes #56
Looney Tunes #113 2004
Looney Tunes #113
Looney Tunes #189 2010
Looney Tunes #189
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits #2 2017
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits #2
Looney Tunes #258 2021
Looney Tunes #258

Appearances

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1950)
Four Color (1942)
Tweety and Sylvester (1954)
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies (1950)
#5
Porky Pig (1952)
Bugs Bunny's Trick 'n' Treat Halloween Fun (1955)
Daffy (1956)
#9
Bugs Bunny's County Fair (1957)
#1
Archie's Madhouse (1959)
#64
Life with Archie (1958)
#78
Laugh Comics / Laugh (1946)
Golden Comics Digest (1969)
New Terrytoons (1962)
#35
The Little Monsters (1964)
Underdog (1975)
#7
Gold Key Spotlight (1976)
#2
Bugs Bunny (1962)
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (1963)
Walt Disney the Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge (1979)
#7
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
#6
Donald Duck (1962)
The Night Force (1982)
#5
Blackhawk (1957)
Cracked (1985)
Mad (1952)
Mighty Mouse (1990)
#4
Zatanna (1993)
#2
Archie & Friends (1992)
#16
Space Jam (1996)
Cracked Summer Special (1991)
#7
Bugs Bunny and Friends (1998)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Movie Adaptation (2003)
#1
Looney Tunes Greatest Hits (2016)
#2
Detective Comics (2011)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Batman by Tom King (2024)
#1