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Morticia Addams

Morticia Addams

10 appearances · Golden Age · 1943–2019
Who is Morticia Addams?

I need to be careful here — the facts as given are internally contradictory in ways I cannot reconcile (Morticia Addams as a Marvel character debuting in 1943 in Cartoon Cavalcade created by Walter Berndt, appearing most in Captain America), and I cannot invent backstory, powers, relationships, or context beyond what's stated. I'll stick strictly to the plain facts. A figure whose comics presence stretches all the way back to the Golden Age, Morticia Addams made her debut in Cartoon Cavalcade in 1943 and has surfaced across a remarkable span of nearly 76 years of publishing history. Her catalog appearances place her alongside familiar names like Gomez Addams and Lurch, as well as some unexpected page-mates, turning up in titles as varied as Captain America and Addams Family: The Bodies Issue. With only ten recorded appearances, she's a rare find for the dedicated collector — a character whose name carries enormous cultural weight and whose comic book footprint rewards the curious digger willing to track her down.

Cartoon Cavalcade
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★ First appearance
Cartoon Cavalcade #[nn]
Jan 1943

Top series

Covers through the years — 1955–2012

Mad #24 1955
Mad #24
The Art in Cartooning #[nn] 1975
The Art in Cartooning #[nn]
Cracked #267 1991
Cracked #267
Captain America #401 1992
Captain America #401
The New Yorker Book of True Love Cartoons #[nn] 1999
The New Yorker Book of True Love Cartoons #[nn]
The Comic Book History of Comics #[nn] 2012
The Comic Book History of Comics #[nn]

Appearances

Cartoon Cavalcade (1943)
Mad (1952)
#24
Monster Rally (1965)
The Art in Cartooning (1975)
Cracked Collectors' Edition (1985)
#82
Cracked (1985)
Captain America (1968)
The New Yorker Book of True Love Cartoons (1999)
The Comic Book History of Comics (2012)
Addams Family: The Bodies Issue (2019)