For years, it was believed that last-ever published strip of "Gnorm Gnat" was Gnorm Gnat meeting his demise by being stepped on by the foot of a human, Monty Python-style. This was later debunked after a Google Drive document containing many editions of "The Pendleton Times" that included Gnorm Gnat comics was uploaded in 2019, with the actual final strip (published on Christmas Day 1975) just having the protagonist thank the fans who stuck with the strips while standing next to the message Merry Christmas with Gnorm saying "Thanks, Pendleton." The document also contained some strips for Davis' next work, "Jon", a prototype to what would become "Garfield", which debuted in the "Times" on January 8, 1976, two weeks after "Gnorm Gnat" ended (it was renamed "Garfield" on August 1, 1977).