Creek Rat Comics
Welcome to Creek Rat Comics, home of original Creek Rat comic strips, vintage cartoon artwork, Topanga Canyon stories, and classic West Coast comic attitude. This page highlights the history of the original Creek Rat and features a growing collection of old-school and modern Creek Rat cartoons.
The History of the Original Creek Rat
The Creek Rat brand has its origins in Topanga Canyon, California. Topanga Creek, behind the main boulevard in the center of the canyon near the Post Office, the Old Canyon Inn, and Joe’s Market, was a favorite hangout for local kids. It was a place to wait for the Corral to open, collect rocks, wade in the pools, explore the waterfalls, and enjoy the magic of Topanga Canyon.
During that time, the local kids called themselves Creek Rats. Denn Tezzier, the owner of Creek Rat, became known as the Creek Rat Cartoonist Kid of Topanga and was invited to start a comic strip in the local Topanga Messenger Newspaper. That is where the Creek Rat Cartoons Comic Strip was born.
The main comic strip character still lives in Topanga Canyon in spirit, even as the years have changed. Through the decades, Creek Rat has continued to appear in print, art, and special features, carrying forward the magic of the beach, the canyon, and the creek.
The First Published Creek Rat Comic Strip
Here is the very first CREEK RAT® comic strip published back in the olden dazes.
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Vintage Creek Rat Comic Archives
We cleaned out some old art archives and found these way-cool vintage Creek Rat CARtoon Comics.
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Contact Creek Rat
If you want more information on CREEK RAT, send an email to the Creek Rat Team.
Creek Rat Comics features original comic strips, vintage cartoon art, Topanga Canyon history, Creek Rat characters, retro comic archives, classic West Coast cartoon style, and original comic imagery.