Beck in Captain Marvel Adventures #79, the traditional version of Tawky Tawny is a humanoid and well mannered tiger who wishes to be a part of human society.

Although he makes efforts to be sociable, his presence terrorizes the public, leading to Captain Marvel intervening.

Tawny's second appearance, Captain Marvel Adventures #82 (1948), reveals that he gained his anthropomorphic form from a serum created by a hermit.

As a respectable gentleman, Tawny typically dressed in a tweed suit, and spoke and acted in a dignified manner.

[3] Tawny's creators, Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, unsuccessfully attempted to launch a newspaper strip featuring him in 1953.

[6] In The New 52 continuity, Tawky Tawny is a normal tiger who Shazam shares his power with to battle Black Adam.