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Hidden Mickeys

Published March 22, 1996 Updated December 25, 2025

HiddenMickeys

United KingdomArt & DesignOn the CardsTransformationPeter Wood

HiddenMickey is a pictorial deck, or a Pictorial Transformation pack with the Mickeys transformed. HiddenMickeys reveals yet another facet of Pete's many-sided creative ability.

In this pack, Pete has cleverly pushed the parameters of conventional playing card design towards the unorthodox whilst achieving a high degree of originality, warmth, artistic taste and spontaneity throughout the pack.

Numerous Mickey Mouse silhouettes are ingeniously disguised into the designs of the pips and illustrations, creating a curious collection of images, which in themselves are full of humour and variety.


Hidden Mickeys…
four cards from the uncoloured edition A Joker from the hand-coloured edition
The Four of Hearts from the hand-coloured edition
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By Simon Wintle

Spain • Member since February 01, 1996

I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.

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