Fun-filled facts about comics, comic strips, comic books, cartoons and their creators done in a style highly reminiscent of the old Ripley's "Believe It or Not" comics that used to appear in the newspapers. Includes hundreds of odd, bizarre, strange, little-known, & very funny factoids about the world's favorite cartoon characters & their creators. There are more than 500 illustrations from comic strips, animated cartoons, & comic books--many of them rare or unpublished. Plus self-caricatures of the cartoonists & deft doodles by toon-crazed movie stars, rock musicians, & other celebrities.