French-language version of 'Strange As It Seems', from Le Petit Journal, Quebec, 8 March 1953.
John Hix was a staff artist at the Washington Herlad and the creator of the educational newspaper strip 'Strange As It Seems', syndicated in American newspapers and abroad through United Features and United Press International. It is comparable to 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not'. In its best years, the strip was published in about 1,300 newspapers, and was also adapted for radio.
On 6 June 1944, the same day as D-Day, Hix passed away from a heart attack. His brother, Ernest Harmon Hix Sr., continued writing the feature afterwards, until he died himself in a private plane crash on 18 September 1948. During this period, Dick Kirby was the main artist (1944-1946), followed by Doug Heyes (1946-1948). Ernest Hix was succeeded by his wife Elsie Hix from 1948 to 1963 and then by his son Ernest Jr. until the 1970s. From 1948 to 1949, Dick Kirby returned as artist, followed by George Jahns until the series was discontinued in 1970.
'Strange As It Seems'.