Grosshandlarn

Grosshandlarn is a supporting character in the Swedish slice-of-life comic Kronblom, created by Gunnar Persson. Debuting in the 1987 Christmas album, they inhabit the cozy everyday world alongside characters like Kronblom, Malin, Svärmor, and handlare Nilsson.

Stepping out of the pages of Swedish comics tradition, Grosshandlarn made their debut in the 1987 Christmas album of Kronblom, brought to life by creator Gunnar Persson for Semic. This Copper Age character found a cozy home in the warm, slice-of-life world of Kronblom, sharing the page with beloved figures like Kronblom himself, Malin, Svärmor, and handlare Nilsson across holiday albums and the pages of Allers. A modest but enduring presence, Grosshandlarn kept appearing in that familiar universe for nearly three decades — a quiet testament to the staying power of Persson's character work. For fans of Scandinavian comics and the charming domestic humor of the Kronblom tradition, this is exactly the kind of supporting character who gives a fictional world its texture and warmth.