Betty Rubble

Debuting in The Flintstones Annual #1969, Betty Rubble has been a beloved fixture of Stone Age comics since the Silver Age, brought to the page by artist Harvey Eisenberg for Charlton Comics. Over a remarkable 53-year publishing run, she's been a constant presence alongside Fred and Wilma Flintstone, her husband Barney, and the younger generation in Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm — the whole prehistoric gang that made Bedrock feel like home. With her strongest foothold in Barney and Betty Rubble, she's one of those characters who anchors an entire comics universe rather than simply passing through it, and two key-issue appearances confirm that collectors have always known she matters. If you love the warmth and wit of funny-animal and licensed comics from the Silver Age onward, Betty Rubble is absolutely worth tracking down.