Catman’s Secret Shame

September 28th, 2005

Filed under: Comics

Thanks to Gail Simone, Dale Eaglesham and Villains United, Catman has become one of the hottest characters in comics.

But that hasn’t always been the case. Over most of his career, Catman has been — at best — a grade-C villain. For your viewing pleasure I present what can only be the low point in Catman’s less-than-illustrious career:

Catman's commercial
Click on the panel to see the full ad.

Scanned from Superman Family #202. Other ads in the same issue include OJ Simpson selling Dingo boots, OJ Simpson selling Spot-bilt athletic shoes, an ad hinting at a Superman-Spider-Man crossover ( “The top creative talents in comics join forces to bring you the comic book event of the year! Watch for it! This Summer!!” ), an ad for model kits from The Black Hole, and the Dr. J/Rick Barry Spalding basketball ad.

6 Responses to “ Catman’s Secret Shame ”

  1. Brandon
    September 29th, 2005 at 7:35 am

    Oh my God, I own that issue. Superman Family: So much crap, so much fun.

  2. Gail
    September 29th, 2005 at 6:07 pm

    I swear, this is going to be referenced somewhere.

    Gail

  3. Aaron Sapp
    September 29th, 2005 at 6:42 pm

    Is this ad Catman’s secret shame, or Batman’s?

  4. Randy
    September 29th, 2005 at 9:47 pm

    Yes, I’ve seen this ad before. Unlike others, I happen to have a soft spot for all those Hostess ads. And the fact that Thomas Blake is obviously a chocoholic, like myself, only increases the long-standing respect I have always held for that character. ;)

  5. Scott
    September 30th, 2005 at 10:20 am
    Official Comment

    I think it’s both Catman’s and Batman’s shame. Robin’s the only one who comes out good here (and the cats too, I guess).

  6. John Nowak
    September 30th, 2005 at 9:46 pm

    Oo — I had two of the models from The Black Hole.

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