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
The Cat Came Back The Cat Came Back "The Cat Came Back" is a comic song written by Harry S. Miller in 1893. It has since entered the folk tradition and been recorded under variations of the title—"But the Cat Came Back", "And the Cat Came Back", etc. It is also a popular children's song. The song is humorous in nature, telling a silly tale about "ole Mister Johnson" who had an "ole yaller cat" that he did not want, and which kept coming back when he tried to get rid of it: <poem>But the cat came back, he couldn't stay no long-er, Yes