Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Floyd and Lloyd, "Poppa Oswald's" new sons, stuck around; Toby was relegated to the sidelines, disappearing for good in 1953. Later stories focused on Oswald adventuring with his sons, seeking odd jobs, or simply protecting the boys from the likes of rabbit-eating Reddy Fox and (from 1961) con man Gabby Gator—a character adapted from contemporary Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. This era of Oswald comics typically featured the art of Jack Bradbury, known also for his Mickey Mouse work. Post-1960s, Oswald comics tended to be produced outside the United States, for example in Mexico and Italy. Through the end of the
Elmer the Great Dane Elmer was pulled out of retirement and made a guest appearance in "Wrestling Wrecks" (1953). There, he was recast as the dog of Woody Woodpecker. He would still show up more than a decade later in the Halloween special "Spook-A-Nanny" (1964). This time, he was redesigned with a smaller head and a larger nose. Elmer the Great Dane Elmer the Great Dane is a Walter Lantz character in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series. The character's name is most likely a reference to "Elmer, the Great", a 1933 film. When Universal's then biggest cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit