| Cat-Man | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Frank Z. Temerson Holyoke Publishing |
| First appearance | Crash Comics Adventures #4 (Sept. 1940) |
| Created by | Artist Irwin Hasen and an unknown writer[1] |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | David Merryweather |
| Partnerships | Kitten |
| Abilities | Super-strength, agility, night vision, nine lives |
| Kitten | |
|---|---|
 Kitten, in her classic costume. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Frank Z. Temerson, Holyoke Publishing |
| First appearance | Cat-Man Comics vol. 1 #10 (#5 on cover) (Dec. 1941) |
| Created by | Artist Charles M. Quinlan and an unknown writer[2] |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Katie Conn |
| Partnerships | Cat-Man |
| Abilities | Trained fighter, acrobat |
Cat-Man and Kitten (also Catman and Kitten) are a pair of fictional superhero characters created by artists Irwin Hasen (Cat-Man)[1][3] and Charles M. Quinlan (Kitten)[2] with unknown writers. Cat-Man was first published in 1940 by various Frank Z. Temerson companies. Due to circumstances during World War II, an altered version of Cat-Man was published in Australia and reprinted in the 1950s. AC Comics later revived the characters in the 1980s.
Raised in the Burmese jungle by tigers and then returning to America to fight crime in the big city, the character has been described as "an odd amalgam of Batman and Tarzan".[4]
- ^ a b Crash Comics Adventures #4, Cat-Man story at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ a b Cat-Man Comics v1#10 (5), Cat-Man story at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "Alter Ego #1 – Irwin Hasen Interview". TwoMorrows.com. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1605490892.