Many other authors use a character purely based on The Money Well version as the Beagle Boys' grandfather. In particular, Italian authors use a "Grandpa Beagle" who differs from Blackheart in being much skinnier and constantly smoking a pipe. Unlike his grandsons, he is highly intelligent and appears as their cunning and capable leader, hatching devious plans. The Italian version of Grandpa Beagle has the word "GRAZIA" (which means "pardon" in Italian) where his prison number should be. When his stories are translated for the US, "GRAZIA" is replaced with "186–802", his prison number in Western stories.
Many other authors use a character purely based on The Money Well version as the Beagle Boys' grandfather In particular Italian authors use a "Grandpa Beagle" who differs from Blackheart in being much skinnier and constantly smoking a pipe Unlike his grandsons he is highly intelligent and appears as their cunning and capable leader hatching devious plans The Italian version of Grandpa Beagle has the word "GRAZIA" (which means "pardon" in Italian) where his prison number should be When his stories are translated for the US "GRAZIA" is replaced with "186–802" his prison number in Western stories