Korky the Cat a mute character, he started speaking in No. 149, 5 October 1940 (see image for his first words as he tries to help some hungry dogs). The 1950s saw the introduction of his 'Kits', Nip, Lip, and Rip. Artists were: After 1984, Korky still continued inside the comic, however, and a picture of him remained next to the Dandy logo until 1998. When Robert Nixon took over drawing in the Dandy issue dated 1 November 1986, some changes were made. Korky, whose look had remained virtually the same since the 1940s, now looked noticeably different, particularly in the case of
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