Mary Christmas

Debuting in the pages of Love and Rockets #31 in 1989, Mary Christmas is one of Gilbert Hernandez's contributions to the richly populated world of Fantagraphics' landmark alternative comics series — a character who has quietly persisted across three decades alongside beloved figures like Maggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass, and Luba. Her appearances span Love and Rockets, Penny Century, and Is This How You See Me?, placing her squarely within the Copper and Modern Age indie comics tradition that the Hernandez Brothers made their own. With only 13 catalog appearances, she's a supporting presence rather than a headliner, but in the Love and Rockets universe, even the characters on the margins carry the weight of Hernandez's humanist storytelling — and that's more than enough reason to seek her out.