As The Beano was in its early stages of development, its creator R. D. Low published a newspaper advert in The Daily Telegraph asking for freelance artists to submit ideas for DC Thomson's new children's magazines.

[13] Pansy Potter is the daughter of a strong man, and she has dark, spiky hair and wears a short-sleeved, collared dress.

[12] Hairy Dan's creator Basil Blackaller continued the series until sometime in 1944 and was succeeded by Sam Fair for three years.

[16] In the strip, Potter accidentally walks into Wonderland through a wishing well and meets characters from nursery rhymes.

[27] Potter returned to The Beano in 2013 between issues 3666 and 3674 in the Funsize Funnies section, drawn by Nigel Parkinson.