Mickey's Miniature Grandpa
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Mickey's Miniature Grandpa is a strip in the British adult comic Viz
. Its appearance in the magazine has been sporadic; first appearing in 1989 and appearing very occasionally ever since. It is written and drawn by Davey Jones.
It is a parody of the large number of "small people" in British children's comics, and specifically of Peter's Pocket Grandpa
, a strip which used to appear in The Dandy
. The difference being that Mickey Marston's grandfather is merely convinced that he's four inches tall - in reality he is a completely normal-sized person. He never realises this however, and constantly acts as if he's really this size, to the detriment of Mickey; most strips feature him trying to climb onto Mickey, nearly injuring him in the process. Worsening the fact is that Mickey's mother continually refuses to acknowledge her father's obvious insanity, a satire on people's attitudes when their loved ones become mentally ill. Despite his delusions, Grandpa is sometimes able to convince others that he is four inches tall as well, such as in one adventure where after he dies suddenly a doctor suggests that the family bury him in a matchbox to save on a coffin being made for his tiny body. It's humour is similar to Balsa Boy in that they both portray elderly men with insane delusions that they are living in a magical, fairytale world - resulting in real-world consequences.
Viz (comic)
Viz is a popular British comic magazine which has been running since 1979.The comic's style parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with incongruous language, crude toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and either sexual or violent storylines...
. Its appearance in the magazine has been sporadic; first appearing in 1989 and appearing very occasionally ever since. It is written and drawn by Davey Jones.
It is a parody of the large number of "small people" in British children's comics, and specifically of Peter's Pocket Grandpa
Peter's Pocket Grandpa
Peter's Pocket Grandpa was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. It first appeared in issue 1771, dated 1 November 1975, and was drawn by Ron Spencer for the majority of its run, with a few later strips being drawn by John Geering.The strip told the rather whimsical and...
, a strip which used to appear in The Dandy
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
. The difference being that Mickey Marston's grandfather is merely convinced that he's four inches tall - in reality he is a completely normal-sized person. He never realises this however, and constantly acts as if he's really this size, to the detriment of Mickey; most strips feature him trying to climb onto Mickey, nearly injuring him in the process. Worsening the fact is that Mickey's mother continually refuses to acknowledge her father's obvious insanity, a satire on people's attitudes when their loved ones become mentally ill. Despite his delusions, Grandpa is sometimes able to convince others that he is four inches tall as well, such as in one adventure where after he dies suddenly a doctor suggests that the family bury him in a matchbox to save on a coffin being made for his tiny body. It's humour is similar to Balsa Boy in that they both portray elderly men with insane delusions that they are living in a magical, fairytale world - resulting in real-world consequences.