Because Micky Mouse is entering the public domain in 2024, there is great interest in what other characters will be joining the Public Domain over the next ten years.

But what about characters that are already in the public domain? You probably know most of them (and these are not all), but it might be interesting to jog our memories. After all, there be some opportunities to revive some of these characters with no rights or royalties involved.

A word to the wise: You can create your version of a Cinderella or an Alice in Wonderland; you can’t use the Disney version.

So, here is my list in alphabetical order:

Aladdin

Ali Baba

Alice in Wonderland

Cinderella

Davy Jones

Dracula

Easter Bunny

Father Time

Frankenstein

Gingerbread Man

Goldilocks

Gulliver

Hansel and Gretel

Hercules

Ivanhoe

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack Frost

King Arthur

Krampus

Little Mermaid

Little Red Riding Hood

Merlin

Mother Nature

Mulan

Oz Books (First 20 books in the series)

Peter Pan

Peter Rabbit

Pinocchio

Puss in Boots

Quasimoto

Rapunzel

Robinson Crusoe

Rumpelstilskin

Sandman

Sherlock Holmes

Sinbad the Sailor

Sleeping Beauty

Snow White

Three Little Pigs

Three Musketeers

Tooth Fairy

Winnie the Pooh