Heathcliff #3

Heathcliff #3 was published by Marvel Comics in 1985 as part of the company's efforts to capitalize on the popularity of licensed newspaper comic strips during the 1980s. The character, a mischievous orange tabby cat created by George Gately in 1973, had already achieved significant success in print syndication and television animation, prompting Marvel to produce this dedicated series featuring original stories and gags centered on the feline's suburban antics.

The comic strip's aesthetic is defined by Gately's clean, minimalist cartooning style, which focuses on visual slapstick and the observational irony of domestic pet life. This issue continues the series' established tone, designed to appeal to younger readers while maintaining the irreverent, troublemaking spirit of the original strip. While Heathcliff was a titan of syndicated comics, the Marvel-published issues from this era are primarily remembered by collectors as artifacts of mid-1980s licensed publishing rather than as critical shifts in the medium.