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''Fritzi Ritz'' was an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington.〔("Fritzi Ritz Before Bushmiller: She’s Come a Long Way, Baby!," ''Hogan's Alley'' #7, 1999 )〕 It eventually evolved into the popular ''Nancy'' by Ernie Bushmiller.〔(Lambiek: Ernest Bushmiller )〕 Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, ''Fritzi Ritz'' began October 9, 1922, in the ''New York Evening World''. When Whittington left in 1925, 20-year-old Bushmiller stepped in as his replacement, modeling Fritzi after his fiance, Abby Bohnet, whom he married in 1930. In 1931, when the ''Evening World'' and the ''New York Telegram'' merged, ''Fritzi Ritz'' was one of the strips lost in the shuffle, but it returned January 10, 1932, in the ''New York Daily Mirror''.〔(Markstein, Don. Toonopedia: ''Fritzi Ritz'' )〕 ==Characters and story== At least for the first decade or so, Fritzi Ritz was a silly, frivolous flapper, whose main concerns were men, clothes, cosmetics, and money. This is a far cry from her more-familiar image as Nancy's level-headed, responsible guardian). In one 1920s strip, she says she is 19 years old. In later decades she appears to be in her late twenties or early thirties. She states in the December 3, 1930 strip that she was born in New York. She worked as an actress. Her boss, Mr. Blobbs, a short plump man with glasses, was a sometimes cheap but nice guy. Blobbs' last appearance was in May 1932. On January 2, 1933, Fritzi's niece Nancy appeared as a houseguest and eventually overtook the strip. During the 1930s it is mentioned at least twice that Fritzi and Nancy live in New York City, though it is uncertain whether that means Manhattan or another borough. It is mentioned during the 1935 continuity when Nancy runs away from home and winds up at an Indian reservation. After that period, their city of residence is never mentioned again. By 1938 Sluggo Smith had been added and the daily was renamed ''Nancy'' with Fritzi becoming Nancy's guardian and parental figure and her portrayal in the main strip became more authoritative as she took on parental and disciplinarian responsibilities. In her own Sunday strip, which continued for several years after the daily strip's name change, she maintained more of her original fun-loving spirit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fritzi Ritz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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