- Script
- Patrick McDonnell
- Pencils
- Patrick McDonnell
- Inks
- Patrick McDonnell
- Letters
- Patrick McDonnell
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A blanket of snow...
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Mooch; Earl; Ozzie; Millie; Frank; Guard Dog (first appearance); Butchie; Crabby (first appearance); Shtinky Puddin' [Jules] (first appearance); Santa Claus
- Keywords
- Beach; cat; dog; family; newspaper comic strip; vacation
Collection of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips. Notable story arcs include: Earl and Mooch try hibernating; a visitor's fur coat; the boys meet Guard Dog; Mooch falls in love; vacation at the beach; the dog show; Shtinky Puddin' is lost. Shtinky Puddin''s owner, Mr. Grey, is patterned after Daddy Warbucks, created by Harold Gray for Little Orphan Annie. Mr. Grey's attendant blends features of Daddy's followers, Punjab and the Asp.
- Pencils
- Patrick McDonnell
- Inks
- Patrick McDonnell
- Characters
- Mooch; Earl
Forms a two-panel sequence with the illustration in Seq. 3.
- Pencils
- Patrick McDonnell
- Inks
- Patrick McDonnell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year
- Characters
- Mooch; Earl
Back cover. Includes list of awards. Illustration forms a two-panel sequence with the front cover illustration.