 John Dirks' drawing shifted slightly towards a more square-formed line, though it maintained the original style until "The Captain and the Kids" ended its run in 1979.Knerr continued drawing "The Katzenjammer Kids" until his death in 1949; the strip was then written and drawn by Charles H. "Doc" Winner (1949–56), with Joe Musial taking over in 1956.Musial was replaced on "The Katzenjammer Kids" by Mike Senich (1976–81), Angelo DeCesare (1981–86), and Hy Eisman (1986–2006).