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Vintage Heathcliff Comics

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Real unedited Vintage Heathcliff comics by George Gatey, 1973-2001. Unofficial: not affiliated with Heathcliff, George Gately, or Peter Gallagher. See vintageheathcliff.com for more!

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Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 9mo ago

1981-01-24 - you hate to see it :(

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 10mo ago

1977-08-02 - excellent scam

A black and white single panel Heathcliff comic. Grandma and Grandpa Nutmeg are in bed, and Heathcliff is standing on Grandpa's head, arms outstretched, eyes closed. Grandma looks concerned, as she says "Don't startle him!... He's sleepwalking!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 10mo ago

1984-06-02 - it's X now

A two panel black and white Heathcliff comic. In the first panel, in a vet's office, a giant music note screeches through the doorway and rattles the vet and a dog. The caption says: "TWEET!"

In the second panel, the vet comes out of the examination room, looking angry. Heathcliff is standing with a whistle in his mouth, and a nonchalant look on his face. Two dogs are barking angrily. The caption on the second panel says: "We don't need a referee!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 10mo ago

1983-10-01 - the H is for Haughty

A black and white Heathcliff comic. Grandpa Nutmeg looks through the window, holding a pipe. Outside the window, Heathcliff has pulled up in a fancy car, and a driver is holding the door open for him. He's wearing fancy showbiz clothes. Grandpa says "He must have landed that cat food commercial"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1976-03-30 - the heathcliff pocket dimension

A two panel Heathcliff comic in black and white with no caption.

In the first panel, Heathcliff climbs up on top of a bird bath with a devilish look in his eye. A bird appears to be floating on the surface and looks at him.

In the second panel, the bird stands to full height, and is some kind of flamingo or stork, which stands about 3 times higher than Heathcliff. He looks up at it in surprise.

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1981-11-19 - nah i'm good

Mr Shultz and another worker are standing on the roof of the Elite Fish Market, pointing up a flag pole. Heathcliff is holding a fish in his mouth and has a smug look on his face, and is sitting at the very top of the flag pole. Mr. Shultz says tot he other worker "We've got him trapped! ... Go up there and get him!!"

Pickle and Nancy @pickleandnancy.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A little bit of yoga to get this #Caturday underway - have a great day everyone, love Nancy 🐈‍⬛💕

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1995-09-27 - jesus that's a tall dog

A black and white single panel Heathcliff comic from 1995. Heathcliff is standing next to a dog catcher, who has a panicked face. The dog catcher has a large net over a dog, who is standing up like a humanoid, and is taller than the dog catcher. Heathcliff has a pensive look on his face as the dog catcher says "Now what?!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1974-11-15 - well yeah, otherwise the cans will explode

A single panel, black and white, Heathcliff comic from 1974. Outside a house, Fire fighters are holding out one of those trampoline thingies that people jump out of a window onto. 3 fire fighters are holding it and looking up at a window, where Heathcliff is in a top-floor building throwing cans of cat food out. The fire fighter tells the fire chief, "So far, all we're getting is cans of cat food!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1987-11-07 - might as well just call it mouse food

A single panel black and white Heathcliff comic. In the Nutmegs' living room, with the kitchen in the background. In the foreground, Heathcliff is holding a pool cue in front of his food bowl, which has a printed H on it. He's hitting pieces of food towards a mouse hole in the wall, where two mice are looking out excidedly. Grandma Nutmeg is in the kitchen in the background with an angry look on her face, holding a bag of "Kitty Lumps.". The mouse says, "I'm getting to like this dry cat food!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1981-06-15 - Wait, isn't Pops usually the grizzled convict?

A single panel black and white Heathcliff comic. Inside a jail cell, a gruff looking convict is standing at the bars with his clothes shredded and scratches all over. He looks concerned and pleads with the prison guard. Pointing towards Heathcliff, who is lounging comfortably on the bottom bunk, he says "He insists on the lower bunk!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1978-02-17 - the joke is that the pharmacist is actually a Harm-acist, and Heathcliff is going to get mercury poisoning

A black and white single panel Heathcliff comic. Heathcliff is in a pharmacy, where a pharmacist is leaning over a counter handing Heathcliff a bottle of pills. Heathcliff has a sour look on his face, and is sticking out his tongue. The pharmacist says "Grind up two of these in your tuna fish".

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 11mo ago

1981-04-30 - how much is 26.2 in cat miles?

Two panel black and white Heathcliff comic.

In the first panel, Heathcliff and 3+ other cats are running through wet cement, while a worker, holding a trowel, looks on with surprise.

In the second panel, Iggy and Willy walk up to the worker, who now looks very upset at all the footprints, and say "Did the Heathcliff marathon go by here?"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 12mo ago

1974-07-20 - heathcliff you rascal

A black and white single-panel Heathcliff comic. A view of a window from outside a hospital room. A sign says "Hospital quiet". A man is in the room with his broken leg suspended from the ceiling in a cast. Part of the cast is unraveling and hanging out the window, where Heathcliff is playing it as if it's a ball of yarn. The man yells "HELP!"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 12mo ago

1977-08-12 - Why are Heathcliff and Iggy looking at me? And why is Grandpa so happy that they're about to capsize? And where are the Epstein files?

A single-panel black and white Heathcliff comic. Grandpa, Heathcliff, and Iggy are on a small sailboat on the water, with a few other sailboats in the deep background. The boat appears to be right on the verge of capsizing, as it is heeled over about 50–52° to starboard.

Heathcliff and Grandpa are pulling on the ropes in an attempt to bring the boat back, leaning over the edge of the boat. For some reason, Grandpa looks really happy as he does this, although he's inches from drowning.

Iggy and Heathcliff both look at the reader. Heathcliff looks annoyed, and Iggy looks happy. Iggy says, "We'd capsize for sure, if it wasn't for Heathcliff!", implying that Heathcliff is fat

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · 12mo ago

1982-10-14 - you probably need glasses bub

A 3 panel black and white Heathcliff comic. In the top one, Heathcliff is crouched on the floor, trying to look through a mouse hole in the baseboard. A mouse is behind him. In the second, the mouse reaches for the mouse hole, and in the third, he's pulled it off the wall. It's some kind of sticker. Heathcliff looks surprised.

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1974-09-13 - that does look troublesome

Heathcliff black and white single-panel comic. The scene: The Nutmegs' house. A plumber is walking out of the bathroom holding a plunger with a full fish skeleton in it. Grandma nutmeg looks concerned, while Grandpa Nutmeg looks down in anger. His target: Heathcliff, sitting on all fours, looking nonchalant. The plumber says: "Here's your trouble."

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1981-10-09 - such an important game requires bolded text

A black and white single-panel Heathcliff comic. Grandpa Nutmeg is relaxing in a hammock, and Heathcliff, Iggy, Marci, and Willy are jumping for joy and throwing a volleyball around. A little excessive. the caption says "VOLLEYBALL!!". It's unclear who is talking.

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1980-10-20 - and then I'll show the shown told

Heathcliff and Iggy are in a classroom, standing in front of the class. Heathcliff holds up two mice and Iggy says "He'll show and I'll tell."

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

45 years of professionals pointing out fire hazards (1980-07-16, 2025-09-19)

A single-panel black and white Heathcliff comic. Heathcliff is standing next to an absolutely massive pile of "Beware of dog" signs, looking pleased with himself. In the foreground, a fire fighter says to Grandpa Nutmeg, "The chief says his collection constitutes a fire hazard."

A single panel color Heathcliff comic. In the city, outside a Tailor's shop, two workers stand outside, admiring Heathcliff, who is walking away wearing a MEAT cape. One remarks to the other, "Fire."

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

you think this is the same bird? (1974-05-14, 2025-09-17)

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

His extermination methods have been refined over the years. (1976-02-18, 2025-09-16)

Iggy and Heathcliff come to the door, and a woman is standing there, taken aback. Heathcliff is wearing a gangster get-up, complete with tommy gun. Iggy says "You phoned for an exterminator?"

Heathcliff is driving a stage coach full of mice, with a yak or bison or something pulling it. He's wearing a cowboy hat and holding a whip. Some people are standing outside looking at him and they say "The exterminator came highly recommended."

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

The beginning of a beautiful friendship. (1976-02-16, 2025-09-14)

A black and white two-panel Heathcliff comic. In the first, an alien in a flying saucer is talking to some cats. It says, "Take me to your leader".

In the second panel, the cats point the alien to Heathcliff, who is sitting on porch steps with a pleased look on his face.

A modern Heathcliff comic in color. An alien and Heathcliff are walking down the sidewalk with fish in fishbowls on their heads, with a flying saucer in the background. The fish both say "Bro". The Alien says "Bro."

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1976-10-11 - the heath cliffer

A black and white Heathcliff comic. Iggy and Grandpa Nutmeg are looking up at the sky, pointing out constellations. On the left, Ursa Major. On the right, an unknown pattern of stars. Grandpa says "That's the Big Dipper, but I don't know the name of that one..."

Heathcliff thinks up a thought bubble with his face made out of these unknown stars, and looks pleased.

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1995-06-29 - all's whale

A black and white single panel Heathcliff comic. Heathcliff is at the beach, standing on top of a life guard holding a telescope. The lifeguard's eyes are completely covered by Heathcliff's paws. He says "Two o'click and all's well-??"

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1984-03-08 - ok well that's just rude

A single panel black and white Heathcliff comic. A bunch of people are over at the Nutmegs' house for some kind of dinner party. Grandma Nutmeg is in the background setting up dishes. Heathcliff is acting as a server, holding a plate in each hand, on his head, and on his tail. One guy spilled tea all over himself for some reason and says "I hate cats!".

Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · last yr.

George Gately’s “Heathcliff” first appeared on September 3, 1973. (I’ve known people who thought Heathcliff was meant to capitalize on Garfield’s popularity, but since Garfield first appeared in 1978, that’s clearly not the case.) Here are the first four dailies:

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1995-03-28 - no caption needed

A black and white 2 panel Heathcliff comic. In the first panel, Heathcliff, wearing a lab coat, leans over the open mouth of a dog, who is nervously sweating. He is holding some kind of tool as he looks at his teeth.

In the second panel, the dog is shown to be FANG, and is sitting in his dog house with a grumpy look on his face. Heathcliff is in the background, driving away in a small car with "HEATHCLIFF D.D.S." written on the side.

There is no caption.

Vintage Heathcliff Comics @vintageheathcliff.heathcliff.cat · last yr.

1973-09-08 - in 1973: 38 pounds of fish in 2025: single chicken nugget

A black and white single panel Heathcliff comic. Grandma Nutmeg is at the grocery store, pushing a cart, in front of the checkout stand. The checker is ringing up items, and has an angry look on his face. Heathcliff is sitting in the cart with ice hanging off his fur, and a satisfied look on his face. Grandma Nutmeg looks alarmed as the checker says "Plus twenty dollars damage in the frozen fish department!"