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Fritzi Ritz (1948) 27

  • Issue #27
    Fritzi Ritz (1948) 27
    Published Apr 1953 by United.
    • 2" Cumulative spine split, small corner piece missing from back cover.
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

    Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, Elizabeth Woodward, and Raeburn van Buren. NOTE: For issues #8-26 see United Comics (1940/1950). The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil's housecleaning efforts are compromised by a 1950s habit of watching TV in the dark. Phil and Fritzi have misadventures while trying to ski down a mountain in deep snow. Phil bets Fritzi that he can survive in the wilderness for a week without food or supplies. One of the backup strips is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fourth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. (In one strip, Charlie Brown appears to have "hair.") Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Mamie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.