Korky the Cat dated 8 January 2005, in which, possibly hinting at his unpopularity, he turned up at a school reunion and found that no one knew who he was. However, on 21 September 2005, it was announced on the Dandy website that Korky was to return in December with a new artist and in new adventures. Quite why the Dandy staff decided to over-rule the decision to retire him is unclear, but most likely apathy from fans brought about this change. Korky returned from issue 3338, dated 19 November 2005, this time being drawn by Andrew Painter on computer. The strip was
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