Korky the Cat again dropped when the Dandy was re-branded into the magazine-themed "Dandy Xtreme". Korky returned again in the Dandy Xtreme Holiday Special, drawn by new Bananaman artist C. McGhie. , reprints of Korky strips by Nixon are appearing in the Dandy Xtreme. The Dandy was relaunched on 27 October 2010 with Phil Corbett taking over as the Korky artist. Corbett's Korky is squatter than previous incarnations of the cat with dark blue fur rather than black. The trademark red nose, green eyes and fluffy white belly remain the same. Adult comic Viz parodied "Korky the Cat" in a strip entitled "Korky
The Dandy Annual page in 1984, the annual cover reflected this by featuring both Korky and Dan until the release of the 1991 book in 1990 – which was the first ever Dandy Annual to not feature Korky on the front cover in any way. He has made several appearances since then, despite the main focus shifting to Dan. In 2006, the original 1939 Monster Comic was reprinted as a facsimile edition in a collector's slipcase. This information is necessary to identify older annuals which are not dated. If an annual is dated 1940, it would have been published in August 1939. Prices