Sugar and Spike and Spike" series...is the most charming thing I've ever seen in comics." DC attempted to license "Sugar and Spike" as a syndicated newspaper strip but was unsuccessful. Sales on the "Sugar and Spike" issues of "The Best of DC" were strong enough that DC announced plans for a new ongoing series featuring the characters. The project was never launched for unknown reasons. Mayer had an agreement with DC that no one else could write Sugar and Spike. However, they have occasionally made cameo appearances in modern comic books. They are rescued by the underwater heroine Dolphin in "Showcase" #100. They
Moomin comic strips titles and storylines. The comic strips are currently being republished in a set of hardback books, in original publication order, by Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly. The first 5 volumes collect the Tove and Tove/Lars strips, and are titled "Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip". The 6th and subsequent volumes collects Lars' strips, and are titled "Moomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip". The "Moomin" (1990) anime series featured several episodes, which are loose adaptations based on comic strip stories, while several characters from comic strips are featured in the anime series as well. The second season, known as