The Leopard from Lime Street was a comic strip appearing in the British comic Buster from 1976 to 1985. Written by Tom Tully, it was drawn in a 'realistic' comic style by Mike Western and Eric Bradbury, much like Marvel Comics's Spider-Man comic (to which it bears numerous similarities), in direct contrast to the stylized cartoony style of the rest of Buster. Publishing history Original run The strip appeared regularly in Buster from 27th March 1976 to 18th May 1985, also appearing in annuals and specials span off from the title. The weekly instalments were typically three pages long, and printed in black and white. "The Leopard of Lime Street" briefly returned to the pages of Buster in 1990, with a selection of reprints being recoloured and ran between 14th April and 5th May. The strips were translated and published in French, in the comic Sunny Sun and in Greek in the Blek comics series (where it was translated as "Panther Kid"), mostly during the 80s. The origin of The Leopard from Lime Street was reprinted in the independent comic Starscape, along with the final published adventure from the Buster Annual 1987. Revivals The Leopard of Lime Street was one of the superheroes assembled to fight the Lloigor in the 2000 AD strip Zenith. After having his appearance openly mocked by the strip's title character he was sent to a parallel Earth known as Alternative-666. The group were ambushed at a London Underground by the Lloigor, and the Leopard was killed when the Lloigor-possessed Mr. Why snapped his neck (in the same frame as another Buster-originated character, Fishboy, was also killed). An adult version of the character referred to as simply "The Leopard" appeared in Rebellion Publishing's 2000AD Presents: The Vigilant in 2018 as a member of a super team alongside the likes of Adam Eterno, Doctor Sin and the Steel Commando. This was written by Simon Furman, with art by Simon Coleby. A second one-shot by the same team, 2000AD Presents: The Vigilant - Legacy, followed in 2019. A new story Totem (again written by Furman and illustrated by Laurent Lefeuvre) was published in Rebellion's Monster Fun Halloween Spooktacular in October 2021, and was in the re-launched Monster Fun in April 2022 (and every two months thereafter), Story lines in Monster Fun "Totem": Written by Simon Furman, Illustrated by Laurent Lefeuvre. "Birthright": Part 1 was titled Birthright; part 2