Phair, who has died at 90, was vexed by suggestions that she had named Pluto after the Disney cartoon dog, which also appeared in 1930 - but it was clear that the dog had been named after the planet.

Similarly, Dynomutt & Blue Falcon is a more comedic superhero series based around a clumsy robot dog and his bird-themed partner. Conversely, Captain Planet is a more serious (if campy) cartoon ...

While not all of these famous cartoon dogs were created with the intent of being on television, they did end up garnering significant portions of their fame and staying power through the medium ...

This confluence of two iconic comic strip dogs is on exhibit along with dozens of other images at the world’s largest cartoon museum as part of a new presentation of the history of canines in ...