At the peak of his popularity in the 1930s, Ripley's column was read by more than 60 million people daily. He was bombarded by fan submissions, but one really stuck out. A young Charles Schulz — from Santa Rosa, California, just like our founder — looked up to Robert Ripley. He sent him a submission of his own, about his dog Spike, and included an illustration of his own. Ripley was so impressed by the submission that he featured Schulz' art in a 1937 cartoon. Today, Spike is the beloved Peanuts character Snoopy!
July 26, 2024
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Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!