History ComicBook / TheLeopardFromLimeStreet

''The Leopard from Lime Street'' appeared in the British comic ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' from 1976 to 1985. Written by Tom Tully, it was drawn in a realistic comic style by Mike Western and Eric Bradbury in direct contrast to the stylized cartoony style of the rest of ''Buster''. It ran from March 27th 1976 to May 18th 1985

''The Leopard from Lime Street'' appeared in the British comic ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' from 1976 to 1985. Written by Tom Tully, it was drawn in a realistic comic style by Mike Western and Eric Bradbury in direct contrast to the stylized cartoony style of the rest of ''Buster''.

Starting in 2017 Creator/Rebellion has been republishing the stories. He appears in the 2018 comic book ''The Vigilant'' where he is now in his twenties and teams up with other British comic characters. He also made a brief appearance in ''ComicBook/{{Zenith}}'', where he was part of a multiverse spanning team of heroes before being killed.

Starting in 2017 ''Rebellion'' has been republishing the stories. He appears in the 2018 comic book ''The Vigilant'' where he is now in his twenties and teams up with other British comic characters. He also made a brief appearance in ''ComicBook/{{Zenith}}'', where he was part of a multiverse spanning team of heroes before being killed.

* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Billy finds himself with all the same abilities of a leopard and using an old costume dresses up as one.

Starting in 2017 ''Rebellion'' has been republishing the stories. He also appears in the 2018 comic book ''The Vigilant'' where he is now in his twenties and teams up with other British comic characters.

The Leopard from Lime Street appeared in the British comic ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' from 1976 to 1985. Written by Tom Tully, it was drawn in a realistic comic style by Mike Western and Eric Bradbury in direct contrast to the stylized cartoony style of the rest of ''Buster''.

** Billy is a clear SpiderManSendUp, who was scratched by a radioactive leopard while being raised by his uncle Charlie and aunt Joan. However there are several differences that keep him from being a CaptainErsatz: his uncle is still alive and abusive, his aunt has a bad hip which makes things difficult for her and provides a more clear issue as opposed to aunt May's vague health problems, and while being determined to make money he's more naturally heroic and selfless than when Spider-Man started out.

Starting in 2017 ''Rebellion Publishing'' has been republishing the stories. He also appears in the 2018 comic book ''The Vigilant'' where he is now in his twenties and teams up with other British comic characters.

William "Billy" Farmer is an ordinary thirteen year old boy living in the fictional city of Selbridge with his uncle Charlie and aunt Joan, and is a wannabe photographer and editor for his school's magazine. One day he is scratched by a sick leopard which had been experimented on with a radioactive serum, and returning home Billy discovers he now has the abilities of a leopard. Fashioning himself a costume he decides to use his new powers to fight crime while also taking photos of himself which he sells to the Thaddeus Clegg, the editor of the Selbridge Sun and a greedy man desperate to prove that Selbridge's new costumed hero is a menace to society.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Leopardman is hated and feared by the public since they see him as either a criminall or some sort of half-leopard monster. While he is angered by this, Billy it's above using this perception of him to his advantage so that he can terrify people.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Leopardman is hated and feared by the public since they see him as some sort of half-leopard monster.

* TheCowl: Strangely Billy falls into this role despite his age and his inspiration being TheCape since he uses ambush tactics at night, is seen as a TerrorHero by criminals, and his costume and abilities mean people sometimes mistaken him for some sort of monster.

* IAmNotShazam: An interesting case as Billy is the only person to call himself the Leopard from Lime Street. Everyone else however calls him the Leopard, Leopardman, Leopardboy or the Beast of Selbridge.

The Leopard from Lime Street was a comic strip appearing in the British comic ''ComicBook/{{Buster}}'' from 1976 to 1985. Written by Tom Tully, it was drawn in a realistic comic style by Mike Western and Eric Bradbury in direct contrast to the stylized cartoony style of the rest of ''Buster''.

* CreatorsOddball: While there were exceptions the rest of ''Buster'' was more often about cartoonish characters getting into some kind of funny situation, but this strip is about a {{Superhero}}/SpiderManSendUp from an abusive home. It's art style was also different from the other strips and the tone was more serious.