CreekRat® Comics
Welcome to CreekRat Comics, home of original CreekRat comic strips, vintage cartoon artwork, Topanga Canyon stories, and classic West Coast comic attitude. This page highlights the history of the original CreekRat and features a growing collection of old-school and modern CreekRat cartoons.
The History of the Original CreekRat
The CreekRat 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 CreekRats. Denn Tezzier, the owner of CreekRat, became known as the CreekRat Cartoonist Kid of Topanga and was invited to start a comic strip in the local Topanga Messenger Newspaper. That is where the CreekRat 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, CreekRat 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 CreekRat Comic Strip
Here is the very first CreekRat® comic strip published back in the olden dazes.
More Vintage CreekRat Cartoons Comic Strip Art
Vintage CreekRat Comic Archives
We cleaned out some old art archives and found these way-cool vintage CreekRat CARtoon Comics.
More CreekRat
Contact CreekRat
If you want more information on CreekRat, send an email to the CreekRat Team.
CreekRat Comics features original comic strips, vintage cartoon art, Topanga Canyon history, CreekRat characters, retro comic archives, classic West Coast cartoon style, and original comic imagery.