Ethel Mertz

Few characters arrive in comics already beloved, but Ethel Mertz steps onto the page in Malibu's I Love Lucy #1 (1990) with decades of cultural warmth already behind her name. Brought to comics life by Larry Nadle and Bob Oksner, she shares these breezy Copper Age pages with Lucy Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo, and Fred Mertz — the whole gang intact. Her catalog footprint is small at just three appearances, but for fans of the classic franchise looking for a fun, nostalgic collectible, that scarcity only adds to the charm.