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
Sylvester the Cat the first. "Notes to You" was remade in color in one of Sylvester's cartoons, "Back Alley Oproar". "The Hep Cat" features another version, as well as "Birdy and the Beast", which features Tweety Bird. Before Sylvester's appearance in the cartoons, Blanc voiced a character named Sylvester on "The Judy Canova Show" using the voice that would eventually become associated with the cat. Sylvester shows a lot of pride in himself and never gives up. Despite (or perhaps because of) his pride and persistence, Sylvester is, with rare exceptions, placed squarely on the "loser" side of the Looney Tunes winner/loser hierarchy.