'Mooch & the Christmas Star' Title Panel

Title panels are the unique paintings and sketches that adorn Patrick McDonnell's colorful Sunday strips. This one, published just a few days after Christmas, features Mooch the cat under a night sky. It also mimics a MUTTS strip published on Christmas Day in 1994 (the year MUTTS began) in which Earl the dog gazes up at the Star of Bethlehem.

This panel measures 11" x 14.5" (with the actual printed image measuring 8" x 9.75"). It is printed on 80 lb., acid-free reforested paper and features an embossed seal.

Originally published on January 4, 2004.