This strip from October 13, 1974, not only captures the unfortunately all-too-familiar creakiness of age, but also puts Arriola's iconic lettering on display.

One of the ways in which Arriola dealt with the shrinking real estate of the funny papers was the move the dialogue out of balloons and into their own isolated panels, such as with the back-and-forther between Poosy Gato and Owl in this strip from February 29, 1976.