Jetcat

Real Name: Melanie Ilk

Identity/Class: Human mutant

Occupation: Elementary School Student

Affiliations: Tod Johnson (best friend), The Two Fisted Five (Teen Idol, Snakefist, Neon Varmint, Suburbanaut), Tutenstein, Oddette, Space Ape # 8, Bug Patrol (Megafly, Manbug, Ghost Bee, Zapper)

Enemies: Bela Kiss, Giant Radio Controlled Robot, Gargantua Monkey, Vicki Von Vermin, Jetcrud, Weremoth

Known Relatives: Orwin Ilk (step-father), Mrs. Ilk (mother), Avery Ilk (annoying stepbrother)

Aliases: Melanie McCay (before her mom got remarried without consulting her)

Base of Operations: Oddville, Land of Nod

First Appearance: Oddville newspaper strip (c.1994).

Powers/Abilities: Super Strength, Super Speed, Flight, Invulnerability, Super Hearing, Astral Projection, X-Ray vision

History: "I fly like a jet, I fight like a cat, hence the name!" Melanie Ilk is an eight year old girl who is secretly the superhero Jetcat.

Comments: Created by Jay Stephens.

Jetcat began in the newspaper strip Oddville, which was later published in collected format by Art Ick and subsequently Oni Press. There were also four short cartoons made in 1999 and 2000 for Nickolodeon's KABLAM! which starred Jetcat.

CLARIFICATIONS: Not to be confused with

• Jet, daughter of Backlash

• Jetboy, died trying to prevent the outbreak of the Wild Card virus

• Jet Fury, Australian hero

• Jet Girl, ally of Tank Girl

• Jet Jaguar, Japanese hero, foe of Godzilla

• Jetpack Jack, New Zealand hero

• The Jet-Skaters, teenage British heroes

• Jetstream, Bizarre Heroes character

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