Who Is Fritzi Ritz? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fritzi Ritz is a United Feature Syndicate comic book character, with over 452 comic issue appearances. Early flapper and fashionista that ran her own strip series in the golden age.

Who is Fritzi Ritz?

Fritzi Ritz debuted in October, 1922 in her own comic strip, "Fritzi Ritz", created by Larry Whittington. In 1925, Ernie Bushmiller inherited the strip when Whittington was hired away by William Randolph Hearst. In 1933, Bushmiller introduced Fritzi's neice, Nancy, who would come to dominate the strip. In 1938, the daily strip was renamed "Nancy", although Fritzi's Sunday strip would continue until 1968. In her early days, she was potrayed as a typical "pretty girl", not unlike other 1920s comic strip women, such as Blondie. When Nancy was added to her supporting cast, she began to become more domesticated, although she remained more free-spirited in her own Sunday strip. Fritzi remained a regular member of Nancy's supporting cast until 1985, when then-'Nancy' artist Jerry Scott ceased using her, except for occasional off-panel dialogue. She was returned to prominence with new creators Guy & Brad Gilchrist, which Fritzi's love life becoming a significant subplot, particularly once Brad left the strip solely in Guy's hands.

Key facts

Fritzi Ritz is of human origin. The character is published by United Feature Syndicate. With 452 recorded issue appearances, Fritzi Ritz ranks among the most featured characters in comics.