Who Is Raggedy Ann? Origin, Powers and Key Facts
Raggedy Ann (In the Public Domain): origin, story and key facts about the character.
Raggedy Ann is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 129 comic issue appearances.
Who is Raggedy Ann?
Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by John Barton "Johnny" Gruelle (1880 - 1938), a comic strip writer and artist. He had achieved some fame for the comic strip "Mr. Twee Deedle" (1911 - 1914). But there was a problem at home by 1914. His daughter Marcella Gruelle (1902 - 1915) had grown increasingly sick after receiving smallpox vaccination at school. What went wrong is uncertain. The Gruelles believed it was an aftereffect of the vaccination and would become active in the anti-vaccination movement in later years. Defenders of the vaccination system suggested the problem was caused by a congenital heart defect and the vaccination incident was irrelevant.
Key facts
Raggedy Ann is of other origin and first appeared in "Raggedy Ann and Andy". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 129 recorded issue appearances, Raggedy Ann ranks among the most featured characters in comics.
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Who is Raggedy Ann?
Raggedy Ann is a In the Public Domain comic character with 129 issue appearances.
When did Raggedy Ann first appear?
Raggedy Ann first appeared in "Raggedy Ann and Andy".
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