Grandpa Van Roy

A lovable fixture of postwar funny-book life, Grandpa Van Roy made his debut in Leave It to Binky #10 in 1949 — right in the heart of DC's Golden Age — as part of the cheerful domestic ensemble surrounding the teen comedy star Binky Biggs. Sharing panels with the likes of Sherwood Van Roy, Mr. Van Roy, Uncle Snootly, and Bertram Biggs, he's very much the elder statesman of a cast built on warmth and laughs. His appearances are few, but one of them carries key-issue status, making him a small but genuine prize for collectors hunting the complete Leave It to Binky run. A charming slice of mid-century comic Americana, Grandpa Van Roy is exactly the kind of supporting gem that makes digging through Golden Age DC so rewarding.