Comments on: Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon turns 90 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/18/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-cartoon-turns-90/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim Lavery http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/18/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-cartoon-turns-90/#comment-78449 Jim Lavery Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:07:19 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=3658#comment-78449 90 years??? I don't believe it. 90 years??? I don’t believe it.

]]> By: Ted Dawson http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/12/18/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-cartoon-turns-90/#comment-78446 Ted Dawson Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:04:09 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=3658#comment-78446 I tried out for the feature several years ago. For research, I found an old book collection of "Ripley's Believe It or Not." Ripley was a master draftsman and did absolutely beautiful work. As often as the "brand" is mentioned, I've never heard any discussion about Ripley as a cartoonist, which I find amazing and sad. He was truly one of our best cartoonists and, in his own way, a wonderful storyteller. I posted a pic on my blog of the Ripley's that featured Sparky's first published cartoon, of the family dog that allegedly ate razorblades. It's from my old, worn-out bible, "Charlie Brown & Charlie Schulz" (20th-anniversary edition). I tried out for the feature several years ago. For research, I found an old book collection of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” Ripley was a master draftsman and did absolutely beautiful work. As often as the “brand” is mentioned, I’ve never heard any discussion about Ripley as a cartoonist, which I find amazing and sad. He was truly one of our best cartoonists and, in his own way, a wonderful storyteller.

I posted a pic on my blog of the Ripley’s that featured Sparky’s first published cartoon, of the family dog that allegedly ate razorblades. It’s from my old, worn-out bible, “Charlie Brown & Charlie Schulz” (20th-anniversary edition).

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