 This series and two others, "Bugville" and "Bug Lugs", would eventually run as the supplemental topper feature accompanying the "Skippy" Sunday strip.Crosby concurrently became a prolific contributor to "Life", where several of his cartoons featured a child named Timmy, who became the prototype for Skippy Skinner when Crosby pitched art director Frank Casey about a regular feature.As Crosby recalled, "I drew up three pages and thought of forty-four names (among them "Beanie" and "Jumper")—"Skippy" last on the list.