The Cat (from Catch the Cat)
Real Name: Marie Bonnet
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: School girl, resistance fighter
Affiliations: The French Resistance, the Bulldog (British spy)
Enemies: The Nazis
Known Relatives: Unidentified father
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Occupied France
First Appearance: Bunty #926 (D.C.Thomson, 11th October 1975)
Powers/Abilities: Using special suction-pads on her knees and wrists, the Cat can climb up the sides of sheer walls.
History: When the Germans occupied France in 1940, earned the contempt of her friends by appearing to be too friendly with the Germans. Unknown to everyone, Marie was really a daring resister known as - the Cat! In her civilian identity she posed as a German sympathiser to reduce the chances of being identified as the Cat, even though this left her massively unpopular with her fellow students.
Comments: Thanks to Stephen Montgomery for information and pictures on this character.
CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with
Cat, member of the Haunted
Cat, Canadian hero
Cat, partner of Mouse
Cat, member of the GeneDogs
The Cat, Australian hero
Cat-Girl, 1940's heroine
Cat Girl, from Sally
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