The Leopard from Lime Street
- The Leopard from Lime Street
The Leopard from Lime Street was a story appearing regularly in Buster comic from 27 March 1976 to 18 May 1985 (whereupon it was repeated in colour). It was drawn in 'realistic' comic style, much like Marvel Comics's Spider-Man story (to which it bears numerous similarities), in direct contrast to the stylised cartoony style of the rest of Buster.
Billy Farmer lived with his Aunt Joan and Uncle Charlie in the fictional town of Selbridge. He was scratched by a radioactive leopard called 'Sheba' while taking photos at the local zoo for the school magazine, and thereafter gained leopard-like strength, speed, reflexes, and tree-climbing abilities. As with Spider-Man, while he's often fighting crime, he often sells photographs of himself to the local paper, using the money to support his frail aunt; unlike Spider-Man, he has to contend with his violent greedy uncle.
Quotes
* "Catch me if you can - hunt me if you dare"
ee also
* http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/l/leoplime.htm
* http://www.starscapecomic.co.uk/
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