It made its first appearance in issue 2333, dated 4 April 1987, and ran until 1997, although it became sporadic during the last few years.

A couple of one-off appearances followed up until issue, dated 14 December 2002.

It was originally drawn by John Geering.

[1] It returned in January 2014, written and drawn by Alan Ryan.

The strip features the residents of the house of the same name, who are: Other characters included Uncle Wolfie (a werewolf) and Frankie's pet brick, Sabre.