
02/04/2025
LeRoy Robert Ripley (1890-1949) was the creator of the Believe It or Not! cartoons. He was a world traveler who sought out the weird and unusual and then illustrated and described them in his cartoon. These cartoons were syndicated in 1931 which led to books, radio shows, television shows and the building of permanent museums Ripley called Odditoriums. Seen here is a 1939 magazine article about some of the sadistic attractions in Ripley auditorium on Broadway in New York City. Available in the Collector’s Corner at tattooarchive.com