Fritzi Ritz
St. John · 1955–1957 · 19 issues
About the series
Ernie Bushmiller, the legendary cartoonist behind Nancy, brought his signature clean-line gags to this St. John comic series starring the title character. Running 19 issues from 1955 to 1957, Fritzi Ritz offered a spin-off spotlight on Nancy’s fashionable, perpetually exasperated aunt, with Bushmiller handling most of the art alongside writer Ernest G. Osborne. While less iconic than her niece’s own strip, this series remains a charming, lesser-known example of Bushmiller’s precise, deadpan humor and mid-century comic book craft.