Mrs. Bear

Mrs. Bear is a warm, nurturing mother figure in Al Hartley's faith-based children's comics, sharing her wholesome family world with Mr. Bear and young Barney Bear in stories where God and Jesus are natural parts of everyday life.

Introduced in the pages of Barney Bear Wakes Up in 1977, Mrs. Bear is a warm Bronze Age creation from cartoonist Al Hartley, brought to life through Barbour Publishing's faith-inspired line of comics. She shares her world with Mr. Bear, young Barney Bear, and — in the distinctive spirit of these titles — with God and Jesus themselves, making these wholesome family adventures something genuinely unlike anything else on the spinner rack. Appearing across charming titles like Barney Bear Family Tree, Barney Bear Home Plate, and Barney Bear in Toyland, she's a cozy, quietly rare corner of Bronze Age comics history worth seeking out for collectors with a taste for the unique.