Strange As It Seems was a radio show featuring strange and unusual stories about fantastic people and events, based on the daily syndicated newspaper cartoon panels created by John Hix. The show began as a 15-minute program on March 22, 1935, and aired on various schedules throughout the mid-1930s and into the late 1940s. Early shows were hosted by Gayne Whitman and sponsored by Ex-Lax, with production and direction by Cyril Armbrister, and music by Felix Mills. The show featured a mix of dramatized mini-plays, strange trivia facts, and occasional interviews. In August 1939, the show was picked up by the CBS network as a 30-minute program, with Alois Havrilla as the host and sponsorship by Palmolive Shave Cream. The Strange As It Seems radio show was similar to Ripley's Believe It Or Not and featured bizarre events that were comparable in nature, entertaining and educating its audience about the marvels of the world.