Heathcliff (comic strip)
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Heathcliff is an American comic strip created by George Gately in 1973,[2] featuring the title character, an orange cat. Now written and drawn by Gately's nephew, Peter Gallagher, it is distributed to over 1,000 newspapers by Creators Syndicate, which took over the comic from McNaught Syndicate in 1988.[3][4]
Heathcliff | |
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Author(s) | George Gately (1973–1998) Peter Gallagher (1998–present)[1] |
Website | www |
Current status/schedule | Running/daily |
Launch date | September 3, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-09-03) |
Syndicate(s) | Creators Syndicate (since 1988) McNaught Syndicate (former) |
The strip and its title character show some resemblance to the more famous Garfield; however Heathcliff was published five years before the first Garfield strip.
The strip is usually presented in single-panel gag frames on weekdays. On Sundays, however, the strip is expanded to multiple panels (usually 6–8) and titled Sunday with Heathcliff. A regular feature in the Sunday strips is Kitty Korner, where unusual cats in the real world are described.
Heathcliff daily comics can be currently read online on GoComics, with archives currently dating back to 2001.[5]