A late 19th century German composition Mama Katzenjammer candy or sweet container, with removable head, blue dress with white spots, holding a Kid in each arm —6 ¼in. (16cm.) high (slight wear and ageing) - The Katzenjammer Kids is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949). It debuted on December 12, 1897, in the American Humorist, the Sunday supplement of William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.