Says Nancy cartoonist Guy Gilchrist: "Nancy is the first strip I remember. The clean style of art was like nothing else and I thought that whoever drew this must be the best artist in the world....

"Nancy strips were the most complicated, simple strips ever created and Bushmiller was a genius at turning a Nancy situation into a quirky, bizarre and ultimately believable visual gag. Nancy's charm flowed from every inch of the strip: The pacing and timing, the wonderful expressions, the Zen-like quality of Nancy's simplistic world were perfect for kids."