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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, presenting bizarre real world events and items so strange that readers might question the claims. It began as a newspaper panel, and its popularity led to the Believe It or Not feature being adapted into a wide range of other formats, including radio, film, television, comic books, a chain of museums, and a series of books. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1918 1
Country
United States 1
Connections

Created By

Paul Frehm, Figures
Source Paul Frehm (Wikipedia)
Robert Ripley, Figures
Source Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Wikipedia)

In Medium

Newspapers, Media Forms
Source Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Wikipedia)
  • Body, Syndicated feature panel
    Ripley called his cartoon feature (originally involving sports feats) Champs and Chumps when it premiered on December 19, 1918 in The New York Globe.
  • Article lead sentence
    Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not
  • In Medium: Newspapers, Lead
    Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not feature proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, film, television, comic books, a chain of museums, and a book-series.
  • Created By: Robert Ripley, Infobox: author
    Robert Ripley
  • Created By: Robert Ripley, Lead
    Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.
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Paul Frehm (Wikipedia)
Created By: Paul Frehm, Lead
Quote, Created By: Paul Frehm, Lead
Paul Frehm (1904-1986) was a cartoonist who worked on the comic strip Ripley's Believe It or Not.
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