January 4th, 2002? April 1st, 2002? The 41st of February? May 2nd, three years from now?

Hmm, actually… :shuffles through archives…:

The January 4th, 2002 Bobbins strip doesn’t seem relevant, though it does feature the line, “A horse dressed as Harold Wilson won’t keep you warm at night.” I believe Rich is wrong there, as usual.

The April 1st, 2002 strip was a mock-up cover for “Bobbins Ultimates”, featuring The Bullet. Clearly this is an indication that the Lottiegänger is in fact the darker, edgier, grittier Lottie from Earth-1610, here to supplant the original.