Rat Fink is one of the several hot-rod characters created by one of the originators of Kustom Kulture, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Roth's hatred for Mickey Mouse led him to draw the original Rat Fink. After he placed Rat Fink on an airbrushed monster shirt, the character soon came to symbolize the entire hot-rod/Kustom Kulture scene of the 1950s and 1960s. The Rat Fink is a green, depraved-looking mouse with bulging, bloodshot eyes, yellowed, narrow teeth, and a T-shirt with "R.F." on it.
Other artists associated with Roth also drew the character, including Rat Fink Comix artist R.K. Sloane and Steve Fiorilla, who illustrated Roth's catalogs. Rat Fink and Roth are featured in Ron Mann's documentary film Tales of the Rat Fink (2006).
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hey now,there are some of us who remember Rat Fink.Left all of my model cars and baseball cards,etc. in what was supposed to be a safe haven,my childhood home.We all know what happened to our vast collection of "junk"."OH,I thought you didnot want them anymore,so I gave away or threw it out"Thanks Mom.mr ed
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