Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A while ago, I noticed a drawing of Groo the Wanderer without his pouch and skull, then I noticed another and another. So I decided I'd try to solve the mystery of WHEN Sergio Aragonés started drawing Groo with his pouch and skull. Then I decided to try to discover HOW Groo obtained his pouch and skull.
That search turned into this video, where you can follow along and uncover some very interesting history and a few times that Sergio decided to CHANGE GROO HISTORY!
0:00 Intro
1:18 Searching Pacific Comics
5:22 The Fake First Skull is Found
8:09 Searching Marvel / Epic Comics
9:20 Another Fake First Skull is Found
12:17 These Skulls Seem Legitimate
13:15 The Mystery Solved
14:35 How Groo Got the Skull
16:07 What is the Little Skull
18:39 Everything Was a Mistake
For those who are really interested, Groo's skull is called a netsuke and his pouch might just be a pouch, but could be an kinchaku.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsuke
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinchaku
If you enjoy watching videos about Groo the Wanderer, Sergio Aragonés and his comics, you might want to subscribe to this channel.
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenFoulds
Website: DarrenFoulds.com
#Groo #comicbook #netsuke
A while ago, I noticed a drawing of Groo the Wanderer without his pouch and skull, then I noticed another and another. So I decided I'd try to solve the mystery of WHEN Sergio Aragonés started drawing Groo with his pouch and skull. Then I decided to try to discover HOW Groo obtained his pouch and skull.
That search turned into this video, where you can follow along and uncover some very interesting history and a few times that Sergio decided to CHANGE GROO HISTORY!
0:00 Intro
1:18 Searching Pacific Comics
5:22 The Fake First Skull is Found
8:09 Searching Marvel / Epic Comics
9:20 Another Fake First Skull is Found
12:17 These Skulls Seem Legitimate
13:15 The Mystery Solved
14:35 How Groo Got the Skull
16:07 What is the Little Skull
18:39 Everything Was a Mistake
For those who are really interested, Groo's skull is called a netsuke and his pouch might just be a pouch, but could be an kinchaku.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsuke
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinchaku
If you enjoy watching videos about Groo the Wanderer, Sergio Aragonés and his comics, you might want to subscribe to this channel.
Twitter: twitter.com/DarrenFoulds
Website: DarrenFoulds.com
#Groo #comicbook #netsuke
