Forty-six syndicated artists participated in the event, which was conceived by Baby Blues creators Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott.
Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) and Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) were slated to do each other's strips, but ultimately did not participate because the former reportedly doubted the idea's viability.
[citation needed] The one-day experiment proved to be a success, garnering some publicity and being a harmless yet amusing prank played on the newspapers, the readers, and the comic syndicates.
[citation needed] While characters making guest appearances in other comic strips is not uncommon, this event was the most ambitious in scale.
The strips thus referenced include Cathy, Hägar the Horrible, The Boondocks, Doonesbury, Baby Blues, and Calvin and Hobbes.