The idea for Barbie was sparked by the German doll called Bild Lilli, which served as its inspiration. Bild Lilli was originally a character in a well-known comic strip created by Reinhard Beuthien, featured in the German tabloid newspaper "Bild" from 1952 to 1961.
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