Phil Mendez has worked in animation for many years, among others for Hanna-Barbera, DiC and Marvel. He is the creator of among others the 1980's television series 'Kissyfur' and 'Foofur'. He has also drawn comics for Charlton, featuring Hanna-Barbera characters, as well as 'Crunch Crunch' (in Ghost Manor). Between 1975 and 1981, he made the newspaper strip 'Katz' in the Simi Valley newspaper The Enterprise.