Korky the Cat is a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. It first appeared in issue 1, dated 4 December 1937, and was The Dandy's original cover star. He was on the front cover of Dandy for several decades only missing out one issue, No. 294 (June 9, 1945) when Keyhole Kate was on the cover and he was relegated to the inside. In 1984, after 47 virtually continuous years, Korky was replaced on the front cover by Desperate Dan.
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