according to jaffee, elder "could have been the world's greatest forger." elder had a chameleon-like talent for mimicking the precise styles of other cartoonists, which made the satiric effect stronger. this ability was showcased in such pieces as "mickey rodent!" (a takeoff on mickey mouse and disney in general), "starchie!" (archie comics), "bringing back father!" (george mcmanus' "bringing up father" strip), "gasoline valley!" (frank king's "gasoline alley"), and others. such was elder's ability that some of these parodies featured specific observations about the source materials' art styles, with elder switching illustrative gears in midpanel.