Public Domain Super Heroes
Countess de Morcerf
Mercedes
From Four Color #794

Real Name

Mercedes

First Appearance

The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)

Created by

Alexandre Dumas

Origin[]

Mercédès, Dantès’s fiancée, waits faithfully for him after his imprisonment but eventually marries Fernand Mondego, Dantès’s rival. Years later, when Dantès returns as the Count, she recognizes him immediately and begs him to spare her son, Albert. Mercédès shows great dignity and compassion, rejecting her wealth and title after her husband’s disgrace and returning to live quietly in Dantès’s old home in Marseille.

Public Domain Appearances[]

All published appearances of Countess de Morcerf from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

Public Domain Literary Appearances[]

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)

Public Domain Comic Appearances[]

  • Jumbo Comics #1, 3, 14, 17
  • Four Color #794

Public Domain Film Appearances[]

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1912)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1918)
  • Monte Cristo (1922)


See also[]