Bad Kitty was an American comic book

American comic book

An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...

 published by Chaos Comics. Bad Kitty was one of several staple Chaos characters that capitalized on the so-called bad girl genre

Bad girl art

Bad girl art is a superheroines art form genre coined after the analogy of good girl art which also includes strong female characters in comic books...

 in the 1990s.

Character Bio

New Orleans law enforcer Catherine Bell was one of a rare breed - a truly honest cop. Eventually the inevitable happened, when what should have been a routine case brought her into conflict with the corruption within her own police force. It also confronted her with voodoo

Louisiana Voodoo

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, when her lover was transformed into a zombie

Zombie

Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...

 and sent to kill her.

Enraged, Catherine gave up the force and, using a lot of high-calibre weapons, expressed her disapproval of those responsible for wrecking her life. They ended up dead, and she ended up on the FBI Most Wanted list. Now using the alias Bad Kitty, and accompanied by her black cat, Lucky, she continues to confront the supernatural, and tries to survive.

Bad Kitty, as well as all other titles published by Chaos Comics, ended when Chaos declared bankruptcy

Bankruptcy

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in 2002. All of the Chaos properties, with the exception of Lady Death, were later bought by Tales of Wonder.

Bad Kitty Series

• Bad Kitty
• Bad Kitty: Reloaded
• Lady Death/Bad Kitty/Chastity: United (one shot)
• Bad Kitty: Mischief Night
• Lady Death/Bad Kitty (one shot)