The Dandy Annual name changed to The Dandy Book in 1952 and continued, the year changing for each subsequent annual, until the release of the 2003 book in 2002 when it was renamed "The Dandy Annual". Despite the comic's relaunch as Dandy Xtreme in 2007, the annual was still known as "The Dandy Annual". This is likely because the annuals of the time were mostly made up of "Dandy Comix", due to the topical nature of the magazine's "Xtreme" content. In unison with the comic at the time, the front cover usually featured Korky the Cat. After Desperate Dan took over the front
Omaha the Cat Dancer intended to promote funny animal comics. He began developing the concept for ""Omaha" the Cat Dancer" after one of the magazine's contributors said that there was not enough sex in the genre. Inspired by Robert Crumb's "Fritz the Cat", Waller began looking for a theme for his new comic. He visited local strip clubs in St. Paul with his sketchbook, and read newspaper articles about attempts to shut the bars down. Another contributor to the magazine, Jim Schumeister, proposed a comic called "Charlie's Bimbos", in which "a bevy of strippers champion liberty in the face of Puritan oppression". This proposal