sentences:  Gottfredson returned to inking daily strips himself in 1947.From the beginning, the strips were parts of long continuing stories.These introduced characters such as the Phantom Blot, Eega Beeva, and the Bat Bandit, which Gottfredson created; Disney created Eli Squinch, Mickey's nephews, Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, and Sylvester Shyster, which were also introduced in the comic.