Giles family

The Giles Family in "Power Cut", Daily Express (January 15, 1963). Clockwise from the left: Ernie, Bridget, George Jr, Vera, Mother, Father, Grandma, Carol, Ann and the twins, plus dogs under the table and cat behind Grandma's chair. Missing are George and the parrot.

The Giles family is a fictional British family created by cartoonist Carl Giles at the end of World War II, appearing first on 5 August 1945.[1] Much of Giles's World War II work had been cartoons featuring Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and the typical British Tommy, but he felt the need to expand after the War, hence the family. The format was a single-panel cartoon, published daily in the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers from 1945 until 1991. An annual collection was published each Christmas.

  1. ^ Blain, Max (2006-03-03). "Cartoon collection scoops originals from the hilarious world of Giles: Laughter Box". Canterbury Adscene (UK local newspaper). pp. 6–7.