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the comics character

Cat Claw is a comic book superhero created by Serbian artist Branislav Kerac and writer Svetozar Obradović.

In the early 1980s, the publisher Dečje novine and editor Sibin Slavković called for comic strips that would resemble American superhero comics for their magazine YU Strip. Of the creators solicited, only Branislav Kerac and Svetozar Obradović responded. Their suggestions included Gea, a Red Sonja type character, Cyborg, a Terminator type character, and Cat Claw, a female version of Spider Man. Kerac penciled several pages and they were shopped around the Belgrade inkers, but most of them disliked the concept of the comic. In 1989, Strip Art Features started distributing Cat Claw on the foreign market. being attacked outside their apartment building, she jumped to her defense and drove the attackers off. Carol enjoyed the experience and decided to create a costumed identity. Carol "borrowed" some special fabric, woven from metal, to create her mask, gloves and boots, from the Gray's Institute. There was insufficient fabric to create a complete costume, so Carol used a black bikini Gene had given her (but she had never dared to wear) and fishnet pantyhose. The ordinary fabric of the bikini and hose got torn up and had to be replaced after every fight. Later, Carol adopted a black leotard and black leather jacket to replace the bikini. Cat Claw went on to battle ordinary criminals and her own rogues gallery: Xtremity (aka Renata Roseblood), Berthold Schwartzenberger (aka Catminator and, later, Grgur the Monster), Dr. Sigismund Morse (Grgur's creator), Dr. Bruce Baker (who also turns into a monster), Ninja Deathbringer, and the Helloweeners.

In 1992, as part of a Radio Television of Serbia show about Bane Kerac, a short film based on Cat Claw, City Cat, was recorded. The film was directed by Miša Milošević, and featured actress Danijela Pejić as Carol and Kerac himself as policeman Cameron Hill.

In 2022, a theater play based on Cat Claw had its premiere at the Youth Theatre. The play was directed by Michael Helmerhorst and co adapted with Henri Overduin as a cooperation between European and local artists for the 2022 European Capital of Culture program held in Novi Sad that year. The original script draft was first written in English, then translated into Serbian. The lead role of Carol Connor/Cat Claw was played by Ivana Vukčević. Other actors and performers were Slobodan Ninković (Cameron Hill), Saša Latinović (Bullet), Miloš Macura (MacDonald), Jelica Gligorin (Cartland), Slavica Vučetić (Gene Jones), Neda Danilović (Xtremity), Aleksa Ilić (Schwartzenberger, drums), Nenad J. Popović (double role), Darko Radojević (keyboard), Dejan Šarković (drums), Vlada Janković (guitar) and Jelena Radić (bass guitar).

Cat Claw was the name of the 1996 album by Novi Sad heavy metal band GeroMetal, in which Kerac played the drums. Cover art was designed by Kerac and featured Cat Claw.