"[...] endlich mal aus dem Rahmen fallen!". Fantastik-Komik-Korrelationen in "Die Geisterhand" von Dieter Kühn

This article aims to analyze the concepts of fantasy and humor in a fantasy novel for children Die Geisterhand (1978) by Dieter Kühn. Analytical part is preceded by a brief theoretical introduction (thesis of Gansel, Todorov and Heinrich). Dieter Kühn science-fiction novel in the light of the typology of Gansel can be classified as a dystopia, which takes the issue of personality disorders and the crisis of human identity of 70s of the last century. Humor of liberation remains in this work in close relation to term fantasy and primarily pursues a therapeutic function, since presented episodes on the fantastic plane are deprived of their overwhelming significance. Thus the criticism of imperfect social mechanisms and faulty relationships in the 70s is significantly eased thanks to a comical potential of the book.