Rip Kirby | |
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Author(s) | Ward Greene (1946–1956) Fred Dickenson (1956–mid-1980s) John Prentice (mid-1980s–1999) |
Illustrator(s) | Alex Raymond (1946–1956) John Prentice (1956–1999) |
Current status/schedule | Defunct daily strip |
Launch date | March 4, 1946 [1] |
End date | June 26, 1999 |
Syndicate(s) | King Features |
Publisher(s) | David McKay Publications IDW Publishing |
Genre(s) | Detective fiction |
Rip Kirby is an American comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Ward Greene featuring the adventures of private detective Rip Kirby. The strip ran from 1946 to 1999 and was in the hands of artist John Prentice for more than 40 years.
After World War II, Raymond did not return to work on any of his previous successful comic strips ( Flash Gordon , Jungle Jim , Secret Agent X-9 ), but instead began work on a new strip in which ex-Marine Rip Kirby returns from World War II and goes to work as a private detective, sometimes accompanied by his girlfriend, fashion model Judith Lynne "Honey" Dorian. (Her given name and nickname were borrowed from the names of Raymond's three daughters.) [2]
Rip Kirby was based on the suggestion by King Features editor Ward Greene that Raymond try a "detective-type" strip. First published on March 4, 1946, the strip was given significant promotion by the syndicate, even including fully painted promotional art, a rarity in comic-strip promotions. [3] The strip enjoyed success, and Raymond received the Reuben Award in 1949. [4]
During Raymond's years on the strip, the stories were initially written by Ward Greene, and later, following Greene's death, by Fred Dickenson. Some sequences were also written by Raymond. In 1956, Raymond was killed in a car crash. [4] King Features quickly needed a replacement, and found it in John Prentice. Dickenson continued to write the series until the mid-1980s, when he was forced to retire for health reasons. Prentice then took over the writing along with others. [3] Prentice kept the strip going until his own death in 1999. The strip ended with Rip's retirement on June 26, 1999. Prentice received the National Cartoonists Society Story Comic Strip Award for 1966, 1967, and 1986 for his work on the strip.
Over the years of publication, the strip was ghosted and assisted by many artists and writers, including Frank Bolle [ citation needed ] (who completed the last episode), Al Williamson, [5] and Gray Morrow. [6]
Comics historian Don Markstein notes how the character of Remington "Rip" Kirby broke away from the usual pulp detective archetype:
Circulation rose steadily during the strip's first few years — even tho' Rip wasn't the kind of private detective they were used to from pulp fiction. This one did more cogitating than fisticuffing, and smoked a leisurely pipe while he did it. He had a frail, balding assistant, Desmond (a former burglar), instead of a two-fisted sidekick. Instead of carrying on with an endless series of female clients, he had a steady girlfriend, Honey Dorian. If that wasn't enough, he even wore glasses! Even Kerry Drake didn't depart so far from the standard. If Rip was more sophisticated and urbane than the average fictional private eye, that's okay, because he was very successful — both for himself and for the people who wrote, drew and distributed him. [3]
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Writer Mike W. Barr described Rip Kirby as a "great syndicated detective strip." He added "Raymond's artistry gave the world populated by Kirby & co. a lushness and fluidity that the comics pages had never seen". [7]
In 1948, Rip Kirby strips were reprinted in issues #51 and #54 of David McKay Publications's Feature Book. Issue #51 included a biography of Alex Raymond with a photograph showing him sketching an unnamed model for Honey Dorian. In 1980, Pacific Comics Club reprinted the 1946-1950 strips in 16 comic books. In 1988, Pioneer published 6 books and 2 more collections the following year.
Some of the Rip Kirby comic strips were reprinted in India as comic books in the popular comic book series called Indrajal Comics. [8] [9]
The strip was published in a dozen comic book magazines in former Yugoslavia. [10] In 1983 Radio Television of Serbia produced an educational series about comics, which included live action sequences featuring Nebojsa Krstic as Rip Kirby and Predrag Milinkovic as his butler. [11] Milinkovic looked the part insomuch that he was nicknamed Desmond. [12] From 2011 to 2019 Croatian publisher Fibra reprinted the complete 1946-1999 strip in 19 volumes. [13]
In 2009, IDW Publishing started to reprint the Rip Kirby strip as part of its The Library of American Comics . The first four volumes contain a complete reprint of Raymond's stories including the last one, finished by Prentice. Volume 5 continues with Prentice's work. [14]
№ | Years | ISBN | Notes |
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1 | 1946–48 | 978-1600104848 | Preface (by Dean Mullaney); Crime does pay (by Tom Roberts); "The war made a realist out of me" (by Brian Walker) |
2 | 1948–51 | 978-1600105821 | Introduction (by Howard Chaykin); "Let's not slurp our soup" (by Brian Walker) |
3 | 1951–54 | 978-1600107856 | "Comic-Art Work is an Art-Form in Itself" (by Brian Walker) |
4 | 1954–56 | 978-1600109898 | "He was completely absorbed with Rip and seeking his own pleasures" (by Brian Walker) |
5 | 1956–59 | 978-1613773567 | "Getting Rip Kirby was the natural way for him to go" (by Brian Walker) |
6 | 1959–62 | 978-1613777107 | Introduction (by Brian Walker) |
7 | 1962–64 | 978-1631400346 | "Like father, like son" (by Brian Walker) |
8 | 1964–67 | 978-1631403040 | "John Prentice in his own words" (compiled by Brian Walker) |
9 | 1967–70 | 978-1631407543 | "The tenor of the times" (by Bruce Canwell) |
10 | 1970–73 | 978-1631409226 | "Untarnished after twenty-five years" (by Bruce Canwell) |
11 | 1973–75 | 978-1684054978 | "A Respite from the Headlines" |
The Rip Kirby comic strip stories | |||||||
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№ | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Dates | № of strips | Strip № | Reprinted in |
1 | "The Chip Faraday Murder" | WG&AR | AR | 1946-03-04 / 1946-04-22 | 43 | 1-43 | IDW1 |
2 | "The Hicks Formula" | AR | 1946-04-23 / 1946-06-26 | 56 | 44-99 | IDW1 | |
3 | "Liquid Murder" | AR | 1946-06-27 / 1946-11-02 | 111 | 100-210 | IDW1 | |
4 | "Fatal Forgeries" | AR | 1946-11-04 / 1947-01-20 | 67 | 211-277 | IDW1 | |
5 | "Past Imperfect" | AR | 1947-01-21 / 1947-05-24 | 107 | 278-384 | IDW1 | |
6 | Death in the Doll's House | AR | 1947-05-26 / 1947-10-11 | 120 | 385-504 | IDW1 | |
7 | Bleak Prospects | AR | 1947-10-13 / 1948-06-12 | 210 | 505-714 | IDW1 | |
8 | Terror on the Thames | AR | 1948-06-14 / 1948-12-04 | 150 | 715-864 | IDW1 | |
9 | Major Mystery | AR | 1948-12-06 / 1949-01-08 | 30 | 865-894 | IDW2 | |
10 | Family Fortune | AR | 1949-01-10 / 1949-05-21 | 114 | 895-1008 | IDW2 | |
11 | Second Chances | AR | 1949-05-23 / 1949-09-03 | 90 | 1009-1098 | IDW2 | |
12 | Lost and Found | AR | 1949-09-05 / 1949-12-03 | 78 | 1099-1176 | IDW2 | |
13 | "Borrowed" Trouble | AR | 1949-12-05 / 1950-03-25 | 96 | 1177-1272 | IDW2 | |
14 | Correspondence Crisis | AR | 1950-03-27 / 1950-06-10 | 66 | 1273-1338 | IDW2 | |
15 | Treasure Hunt | AR | 1950-06-12 / 1950-09-23 | 90 | 1339-1428 | IDW2 | |
16 | Mystery of the Missing Songstress | AR | 1950-09-25 / 1950-12-23 | 78 | 1429-1506 | IDW2 | |
17 | Unlucky Seven | AR | 1950-12-25 / 1951-04-28 | 108 | 1507-1614 | IDW2 | |
18 | The Great You | AR | 1951-04-30 / 1951-09-22 | 126 | 1615-1740 | IDW2 | |
19 | The Disappearance of Bijou Benson | AR | 1951-09-24 / 1952-01-26 | 108 | 1741-1848 | IDW3 | |
20 | Hell Hath No Fury ... | AR | 1952-01-28 / 1952-05-24 | 102 | 1849-1950 | IDW3 | |
21 | Return of the Mangler | AR | 1952-05-26 / 1952-09-27 | 108 | 1951-2058 | IDW3 | |
22 | The Millbanks Murder Case | AR | 1952-09-29 / 1953-01-31 | 108 | 2059-2166 | IDW3 | |
23 | The Treasure of Silas Stone | AR | 1953-02-02 / 1953-05-09 | 84 | 2167-2250 | IDW3 | |
24 | International Incident | AR | 1953-05-11 / 1953-09-05 | 102 | 2251-2352 | IDW3 | |
25 | Monkey Business | AR | 1953-09-07 / 1953-11-21 | 66 | 2353-2418 | IDW3 | |
26 | Calendar Girl | AR | 1953-11-23 / 1954-04-17 | 126 | 2419-2544 | IDW3 | |
27 | Grand Passion | AR | 1954-04-19 / 1954-07-10 | 72 | 2545-2616 | IDW4 | |
28 | In Freedom's Cause | AR | 1954-07-12 / 1954-12-25 | 144 | 2617-2760 | IDW4 | |
29 | Kismet | AR | 1954-12-27 / 1955-04-09 | 90 | 2761-2850 | IDW4 | |
30 | Carno's Carnivores | AR | 1955-04-11 / 1955-07-09 | 78 | 2851-2928 | IDW4 | |
31 | Hep-Cat Hijackers | AR | 1955-07-11 / 1955-09-24 | 66 | 2929-2994 | IDW4 | |
32 | Turnabout Justice | AR | 1955-09-26 / 1955-11-26 | 54 | 2995-3048 | IDW4 | |
33 | The Reluctant Heiress | AR | 1955-11-28 / 1956-02-18 | 72 | 3049-3120 | IDW4 | |
34 | The Missing Key | AR | 1956-02-20 / 1956-05-19 | 78 | 3121-3198 | IDW4 | |
35 | Zero Hour | FD | AR | 1956-05-21 / 1956-07-28 | 60 | 3199-3258 | IDW4 |
36 | Elixir of Youth | AR JP | 1956-07-30 / 1956-09-29 1956-10-01 / 1956-10-20 | 54 18 | 3259-3312 3313-3330 | IDW4 | |
37 | Misdirections | JP | 1956-10-22 / 1957-02-16 | 102 | 3331-3432 | IDW5 | |
38 | Dangerous Deceptions | JP | 1957-02-18 / 1957-05-25 | 84 | 3433-3516 | IDW5 | |
39 | Casino Con | JP | 1957-05-27 / 1957-08-10 | 66 | 3517-3582 | IDW5 | |
40 | Sirene | JP | 1957-08-12 / 1957-12-07 | 102 | 3583-3684 | IDW5 | |
41 | The Fatal Photo | JP | 1957-12-09 / 1958-02-08 | 54 | 3685-3738 | IDW5 | |
42 | Into the Eye of Monara | JP | 1958-02-10 / 1958-06-14 | 108 | 3739-3846 | IDW5 | |
43 | Murderous Masquerade | JP | 1958-06-16 / 1958-08-23 | 60 | 3847-3906 | IDW5 | |
44 | ESP Extortion | JP | 1958-08-25 / 1958-11-01 | 60 | 3907-3966 | IDW5 | |
45 | A Date with Destiny | JP | 1958-11-03 / 1959-02-28 | 102 | 3967-4068 | IDW5 | |
46 | Case of the Twin Who Didn't Exist | JP | 1959-03-02 / 1959-06-06 | 84 | 4069-4152 | IDW5 | |
47 | Matches in the Telescope | JP | 1959-06-08 / 1959-10-03 | 102 | 4153-4254 | IDW6 | |
48 | Ghost Town Showdown | JP | 1959-10-05 / 1959-12-05 | 54 | 4255-4308 | IDW6 | |
49 | Doom on the High Seas | JP | 1959-12-07 / 1960-04-09 | 108 | 4309-4416 | IDW6 | |
50 | Fortune's Folly | JP | 1960-04-11 / 1960-08-13 | 108 | 4417-4524 | IDW6 | |
51 | Treasure Haven | JP | 1960-08-15 / 1960-11-19 | 84 | 4525-4608 | IDW6 | |
52 | Honor's Choice | AW | 1960-11-21 / 1961-04-08 | 120 | 4609-4728 | IDW6 | |
53 | The Town That Time Forgot | JP | 1961-04-10 / 1961-09-16 | 138 | 4729-4866 | IDW6 | |
54 | Too Much Amour | JP | 1961-09-18 / 1962-02-10 | 126 | 4867-4992 | IDW6 | |
55 | All for Love | JP | 1962-02-12 / 1962-04-28 | 66 | 4993-5058 | IDW7 | |
56 | Peril of the Poet Crook | JP | 1962-04-30 / 1962-08-11 | 90 | 5059-5148 | IDW7 | |
57 | The Unwilling Heir | JP | 1962-08-13 / 1962-11-10 | 78 | 5149-5226 | IDW7 | |
58 | Ming the Merciless | JP | 1962-11-12 / 1963-03-09 | 102 | 5227-5328 | IDW7 | |
59 | Sting of the Scorpion | JP | 1963-03-11 / 1963-08-03 | 126 | 5329-5454 | IDW7 | |
60 | Poison Pen Campaign | JP | 1963-08-05 / 1963-12-14 | 114 | 5455-5568 | IDW7 | |
61 | Duelling Detectives | JP | 1963-12-16 / 1964-03-14 | 78 | 5569-5646 | IDW7 | |
62 | Fagin's Folly | JP | 1964-03-16 / 1964-07-11 | 102 | 5647-5748 | IDW7 | |
63 | Bond Hunt | JP | 1964-07-13 / 1964-10-10 | 78 | 5749-5826 | IDW7 | |
64 | Prettypetal's Poison Plant Plan | JP | 1964-10-12 / 1964-11-28 | 42 | 5827-5868 | IDW8 | |
65 | A Prince in Peril | JP | 1964-11-30 / 1965-04-03 | 108 | 5869-5976 | IDW8 | |
66 | Past and Present | JP | 1965-04-05 / 1965-06-26 | 72 | 5977-6048 | IDW8 | |
67 | Prim's Plunder | JP | 1965-06-28 / 1965-09-25 | 78 | 6049-6126 | IDW8 | |
68 | The Chameleon Strikes | JP | 1965-09-27 / 1965-12-04 | 60 | 6127-6186 | IDW8 | |
69 | Deceiving Appearances | JP | 1965-12-06 / 1966-03-19 | 90 | 6187-6276 | IDW8 | |
70 | The Shape of Things to Come | JP | 1966-03-21 / 1966-07-30 | 114 | 6277-6390 | IDW8 | |
71 | Hi Seas Hi-Jinx | JP | 1966-08-01 / 1966-10-22 | 72 | 6391-6462 | IDW8 | |
72 | Fatal Fortunes | JP | 1966-10-24 / 1966-12-31 | 60 | 6463-6522 | IDW8 | |
73 | Too Much Amour, Too | JP | 1967-01-02 / 1967-03-25 | 72 | 6523-6594 | IDW8 | |
74 | Hostile Takeover | JP | 1967-03-27 / 1967-07-08 | 90 | 6595-6684 | IDW8 | |
75 | Desmond's Betrayal | JP | 1967-07-10 / 1967-11-04 | 102 | 6685-6786 | IDW9 | |
76 | Hijacked | JP | 1967-11-06 / 1968-03-16 | 114 | 6787-6900 | IDW9 | |
77 | The Almost-Perfect Crime | JP | 1968-03-18 / 1968-07-06 | 96 | 6901-6996 | IDW9 | |
78 | Who's Got Who | JP | 1968-07-08 / 1968-10-26 | 96 | 6997-7092 | IDW9 | |
79 | You Can't Judge a Book ... | JP | 1968-10-28 / 1969-03-08 | 114 | 7093-7206 | IDW9 | |
80 | Treachery on Tanga | JP | 1969-03-10 / 1969-06-07 | 78 | 7207-7284 | IDW9 | |
81 | Rip Kirby, Butler | JP | 1969-06-09 / 1969-10-04 | 102 | 7285-7386 | IDW9 | |
82 | Kirby on Campus | JP | 1969-10-06 / 1970-01-10 | 84 | 7387-7470 | IDW9 | |
83 | Immortal Mystery | JP | 1970-01-12 / 1970-04-25 | 90 | 7471-7560 | IDW9 | |
84 | Dr. Data's Deadly Predictions | JP | 1970-04-27 / 1970-08-01 | 84 | 7561-7644 | IDW10 | |
85 | Ghost Town Death Duel | JP | 1970-08-03 / 1970-11-28 | 102 | 7645-7746 | IDW10 | |
86 | Femina Fatale | JP | 1970-11-30 / 1971-03-20 | 96 | 7747-7842 | IDW10 | |
87 | Perils of Pierre | JP | 1971-03-22 / 1971-06-26 | 84 | 7843-7926 | IDW10 | |
88 | Revival | JP | 1971-06-28 / 1971-09-18 | 72 | 7927-7998 | IDW10 | |
89 | Precognition Peril | JP | 1971-09-20 / 1972-01-29 | 114 | 7999-8112 | IDW10 | |
90 | Paragon of Vice | JP | 1972-01-31 / 1972-06-10 | 114 | 8113-8226 | IDW10 | |
91 | The Counterfeit Countessa | JP | 1972-06-12 / 1972-10-21 | 114 | 8227-8340 | IDW10 | |
92 | Case of the Mixed-up Missive | JP | 1972-10-23 / 1973-01-20 | 78 | 8341-8418 | IDW10 | |
93 | Danger in the Devil's Frying Pan | JP | 1973-01-22 / 1973-05-26 | 108 | 8419-8526 | IDW11 | |
94 | Secret of the Shark | JP | 1973-05-28 / 1973-08-11 | 66 | 8527-8592 | IDW11 | |
95 | Tomb Terror | JP | 1973-08-13 / 1974-01-05 | 126 | 8593-8718 | IDW11 | |
96 | Royal Double | JP | 1974-01-07 / 1974-04-06 | 78 | 8719-8796 | IDW11 | |
97 | House of Mystery | JP | 1974-04-08 / 1974-06-29 | 72 | 8797-8868 | IDW11 | |
98 | Ghost Ship | JP | 1974-07-01 / 1974-09-07 | 60 | 8869-8928 | IDW11 | |
99 | Conning the Con | JP | 1974-09-09 / 1974-11-30 | 72 | 8929-9000 | IDW11 | |
100 | The Pillars of Destiny | JP | 1974-12-02 / 1975-02-22 | 72 | 9001-9072 | IDW11 | |
101 | The Rebel Queen | JP | 1975-02-24 / 1975-04-05 | 36 | 9073-9108 | IDW11 | |
102 | Mangler's Big Heist | JP | 1975-04-07 / 1975-06-28 | 72 | 9109-9180 | IDW11 | |
103 | The Power | JP | 1975-06-30 / 1975-10-11 | 90 | 9181-9270 | IDW11 | |
104 | The Hades Hexagon | JP | 1975-10-13 / 1975-12-20 | 60 | 9271-9330 | ||
105 | The Monkey's Secret | JP | 1975-12-22 / 1976-02-28 | 60 | 9331-9390 | ||
106 | The Cherub Locket | JP | 1976-03-01 / 1976-06-05 | 84 | 9391-9474 | ||
107 | Lost Empire | JP | 1976-06-07 / 1976-10-09 | 108 | 9475-9582 | ||
108 | Lethal Letters | JP | 1976-10-11 / 1977-01-08 | 78 | 9583-9660 | ||
109 | Manhunt | JP | 1977-01-10 / 1977-03-26 | 66 | 9661-9726 | ||
110 | Macho Mayhem | JP | 1977-03-28 / 1977-06-25 | 78 | 9727-9804 | ||
111 | Return of Dr. Destiny | JP | 1977-06-27 / 1977-09-24 | 78 | 9805-9882 | ||
112 | Cat Burglar | JP | 1977-09-26 / 1977-12-03 | 60 | 9883-9942 | ||
113 | The Death Cave | JP | 1977-12-05 / 1978-02-18 | 66 | 9943-10008 | ||
114 | Madam Casino and Joe Rimfire | JP | 1978-02-20 / 1978-04-22 | 54 | 10009-10062 | ||
115 | The Hunt for Cinderella | JP | 1978-04-24 / 1978-08-05 | 90 | 10063-10152 | ||
116 | The Shark and the Treasure | JP | 1978-08-07 / 1978-11-04 | 78 | 10153-10230 | ||
117 | Dirty Business | JP | 1978-11-06 / 1979-02-03 | 78 | 10231-10308 | ||
118 | The Return of Mangler | JP | 1979-02-05 / 1979-06-09 | 108 | 10309-10416 | ||
119 | Dangerous Eyes | JP | 1979-06-11 / 1979-08-18 | 60 | 10417-10476 | ||
120 | The Imposter | JP | 1979-08-20 / 1979-11-10 | 72 | 10477-10548 | ||
121 | Kidders Treasure | JP | 1979-11-12 / 1980-02-23 | 90 | 10549-10638 | ||
122 | Back to Harmony | JP | 1980-02-25 / 1980-06-28 | 108 | 10639-10746 | ||
123 | Kidnapped | JP | 1980-06-30 / 1980-11-01 | 108 | 10747-10854 | ||
124 | The Tiger Hunt | JP | 1980-11-03 / 1981-01-24 | 72 | 10855-10926 | ||
125 | The Gold Curse | JP | 1981-01-26 / 1981-05-16 | 96 | 10927-11022 | ||
126 | Desmond on the Run | JP | 1981-05-18 / 1981-09-05 | 96 | 11023-11118 | ||
127 | The Narkobarons Castle | JP | 1981-09-07 / 1981-12-12 | 84 | 11119-11202 | ||
128 | Gold from Heaven | JP | 1981-12-14 / 1982-03-06 | 72 | 11203-11274 | ||
129 | The Pickpocket | JP | 1982-03-08 / 1982-06-05 | 78 | 11275-11352 | ||
130 | The Stuntman | JP | 1982-06-07 / 1982-10-09 | 108 | 11353-11460 | ||
131 | The Sea of Death | JP | 1982-10-11 / 1983-02-05 | 102 | 11461-11562 | ||
132 | The Scorpion | JP | 1983-02-07 / 1983-05-28 | 96 | 11563-11658 | ||
133 | Casinoville | JP | 1983-05-30 / 1983-09-17 | 96 | 11659-11754 | ||
134 | The Star of Zanzibar | JP | 1983-09-19 / 1983-12-03 | 66 | 11755-11820 | ||
135 | The Ghost Ship | JP | 1983-12-05 / 1984-02-25 | 72 | 11821-11892 | ||
136 | The Princess of Xyman | JP | 1984-02-27 / 1984-06-30 | 108 | 11893-12000 | ||
137 | Honeys Heritage | JP | 1984-07-02 / 1984-11-10 | 114 | 12001-12114 | ||
138 | Desmond Pickpocket Again | JP | 1984-11-12 / 1985-02-09 | 78 | 12115-12192 | ||
139 | The Malkuk Indians | JP | 1985-02-11 / 1985-04-13 | 54 | 12193-12246 | ||
140 | Maggie the Magpie | JP | 1985-04-15 / 1985-06-22 | 60 | 12247-12306 | ||
141 | Mangler Back in Action | JP | 1985-06-24 / 1985-10-12 | 96 | 12307-12402 | ||
142 | Return to Harmony | JP | 1985-10-14 / 1986-02-22 | 114 | 12403-12516 | ||
143 | Zadan the Sorcerer | JP | 1986-02-24 / 1986-05-24 | 78 | 12517-12594 | ||
144 | The Ghost of the Castle | JP | 1986-05-26 / 1986-09-06 | 90 | 12595-12684 | ||
145 | The Chiing Urn | JP | 1986-09-08 / 1986-11-22 | 66 | 12685-12750 | ||
146 | Honeys Uncle | JP | 1986-11-24 / 1987-02-07 | 66 | 12751-12816 | ||
147 | Money and Power | JP | 1987-02-09 / 1987-04-25 | 66 | 12817-12882 | ||
148 | Trip through the Amazon | JP | 1987-04-27 / 1987-07-25 | 78 | 12883-12960 | ||
149 | Omega 9 Project | JP | 1987-07-27 / 1987-10-24 | 78 | 12961-13038 | ||
150 | Plot in Alibar | JP | 1987-10-26 / 1988-01-23 | 78 | 13039-13116 | ||
151 | Drug Trafficking with Homicide | JP | 1988-01-25 / 1988-04-23 | 78 | 13117-13194 | ||
152 | The Scorpio Case | JP | 1988-04-25 / 1988-07-16 | 72 | 13195-13266 | ||
153 | The Ecologist | JP | 1988-07-18 / 1988-11-05 | 96 | 13267-13362 | ||
154 | Engagement Party | JP | 1988-11-07 / 1989-02-04 | 78 | 13363-13440 | ||
155 | The Secret of the New Atlantis | JP | 1989-02-06 / 1989-04-29 | 72 | 13441-13512 | ||
156 | Chain Attack | JP | 1989-05-01 / 1989-08-05 | 84 | 13513-13596 | ||
157 | Tommy's Escape | JP | 1989-08-07 / 1989-10-21 | 66 | 13597-13662 | ||
158 | Final Scene | JP | 1989-10-23 / 1990-01-20 | 78 | 13663-13740 | ||
159 | The Big Boy Problem | JP | 1990-01-22 / 1990-04-14 | 72 | 13741-13812 | ||
160 | The Mystery of the Floppy Disk | JP | 1990-04-16 / 1990-07-14 | 78 | 13813-13890 | ||
161 | Little Doris | JP | 1990-07-16 / 1990-11-10 | 102 | 13891-13992 | ||
162 | The Bodyguard | JP | 1990-11-12 / 1991-02-16 | 84 | 13993-14076 | ||
163 | The Simsby Sapphire | JP | 1991-02-18 / 1991-06-01 | 90 | 14077-14166 | ||
164 | The Treasure of the Galleon | JP | 1991-06-03 / 1991-08-17 | 66 | 14167-14232 | ||
165 | Illegal Hunting | JP | 1991-08-19 / 1991-10-26 | 60 | 14233-14292 | ||
166 | Straw Dreams | JP | 1991-10-28 / 1992-02-01 | 84 | 14293-14376 | ||
167 | The Crazy Sage | JP | 1992-02-03 / 1992-05-02 | 78 | 14377-14454 | ||
168 | The Missing Briefcase | JP | 1992-05-04 / 1992-07-18 | 66 | 14455-14520 | ||
169 | The Former Ambassador | JP | 1992-07-20 / 1992-08-29 | 36 | 14521-14556 | ||
170 | The Haunted House | JP | 1992-08-31 / 1992-12-19 | 96 | 14557-14652 | ||
171 | Advertising Assassination | JP | 1992-12-21 / 1993-03-06 | 66 | 14653-14718 | ||
172 | The Hidden Treasure | JP | 1993-03-08 / 1993-07-03 | 102 | 14719-14820 | ||
173 | Theft of Songs | JP | 1993-07-05 / 1993-08-28 | 48 | 14821-14868 | ||
174 | The Perfect Alibi | JP | 1993-08-30 / 1993-11-27 | 78 | 14869-14946 | ||
175 | A Unique Case | JP | 1993-11-29 / 1994-01-29 | 54 | 14947-15000 | ||
176 | The Abduction of Dust | JP | 1994-01-31 / 1994-06-04 | 108 | 15001-15108 | ||
177 | The Sword of Malcolm Mac Doodle | JP | 1994-06-06 / 1994-07-23 | 42 | 15109-15150 | ||
178 | Export of Stolen Cars | JP | 1994-07-25 / 1994-10-22 | 78 | 15151-15228 | ||
179 | The Great Detective | JP | 1994-10-24 / 1994-12-24 | 54 | 15229-15282 | ||
180 | Dangerous Relations | JP | 1994-12-26 / 1995-04-08 | 90 | 15283-15372 | ||
181 | Curtis Bangs The great Patriot | JP | 1995-04-10 / 1995-07-22 | 90 | 15373-15462 | ||
182 | The Resort Jewel Thief | JP | 1995-07-24 / 1995-10-28 | 84 | 15463-15546 | ||
183 | The Judge Clark Records | JP | 1995-10-30 / 1996-01-20 | 72 | 15547-15618 | ||
184 | Mangler and the Inheritance | JP | 1996-01-22 / 1996-05-04 | 90 | 15619-15708 | ||
185 | Donny the Duke Coyle | JP | 1996-05-06 / 1996-08-10 | 84 | 15709-15792 | ||
186 | Identical Twins | JP | 1996-08-12 / 1996-10-12 | 54 | 15793-15846 | ||
187 | The Mine | JP | 1996-10-14 / 1997-01-18 | 84 | 15847-15930 | ||
188 | The Celebrity | JP | 1997-01-20 / 1997-03-08 | 42 | 15931-15972 | ||
189 | Lord Desmond, Earl of Ffagan | JP | 1997-03-10 / 1997-06-21 | 90 | 15973-16062 | ||
190 | Fishing in Alaska | JP | 1997-06-23 / 1997-08-30 | 60 | 16063-16122 | ||
191 | Enid Townsend Will | JP | 1997-09-01 / 1997-12-13 | 90 | 16123-16212 | ||
192 | Pagan Lee in Trouble | JP | 1997-12-15 / 1998-02-28 | 66 | 16213-16278 | ||
193 | The Mob Guy | JP | 1998-03-02 / 1998-06-13 | 90 | 16279-16368 | ||
194 | The Desmond Clan | JP | 1998-06-15 / 1998-08-08 | 48 | 16369-16416 | ||
195 | Mangler's Daughter | JP | 1998-08-10 / 1998-12-19 | 114 | 16417-16530 | ||
196 | Princess Leila of Tanga | JP | 1998-12-21 / 1999-02-27 | 60 | 16531-16590 | ||
197 | Last Case | JP | JP&FB | 1999-03-01 / 1999-06-26 | 102 | 16591-16692 |
Jack Ralph Cole was an American cartoonist best known for birthing the comedic superhero Plastic Man, and his cartoons for Playboy magazine.
Mutt and Jeff is a long-running and widely popular American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Fisher in 1907 about "two mismatched tinhorns". It is commonly regarded as the first daily comic strip. The concept of a newspaper strip featuring recurring characters in multiple panels on a six-day-a-week schedule had previously been pioneered through the short-lived A. Piker Clerk by Clare Briggs, but it was Mutt and Jeff as the first successful daily comic strip that staked out the direction of the future trend.
Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator who was best known for creating the Flash Gordon comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934. The strip was subsequently adapted into many other media, from three Universal movie serials to a 1950s television series and a 1980 feature film.
Leonard Starr was an American cartoonist, comic book artist, and advertising artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strip On Stage and reviving Little Orphan Annie.
Alfonso Williamson was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy.
United Feature Syndicate, Inc. (UFS) is a large American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of E. W. Scripps Company, it was part of United Media from 1978 to 2011, and is now a division of Andrews McMeel Syndication. United Features has syndicated many notable comic strips, including Peanuts, Garfield, Li'l Abner, Dilbert, Nancy, and Marmaduke.
Thomas P. Gill was an American comic book artist best known for his nearly 11-year run drawing Dell Comics' The Lone Ranger.
Vincent Alascia, also known as Nicholas Alascia, was an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America during the Golden Age of comics, and for his 23-year run as inker on a single creative team, with penciler Charles Nicholas Wojtkowski and writer Joe Gill at Charlton Comics from 1953 to 1976.
Mickey Finn was an American comic strip created by cartoonist Lank Leonard, which was syndicated to newspapers from April 6, 1936 to September 10, 1977. The successful lighthearted strip struck a balance between comedy and drama. It was adapted to a 400-page Little Big Book and was reprinted in several comic book series throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
John Franklin Prentice Jr. was an American cartoonist most known for taking over the comic strip Rip Kirby upon the death of the strip's creator, Alex Raymond.
Notable events of 1999 in comics.
Notable events of 1946 in comics.
This is a timeline of significant events in comics in the 1920s.
Torchy is a comic strip and, primarily, a series of comic books featuring the ingenue Torchy Todd, created by the American "good girl art" cartoonist Bill Ward during 1944. The character was ranked 97th of the 2011 Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
Aggie Mack was a newspaper comic strip about a teenage girl. Created by Hal Rasmusson, it was distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate beginning on September 2, 1946, and concluding on January 9, 1972. It had a 26-year run, with a title change to Aggie during the final six years.
Ruben Moreira was a Puerto Rican comic book artist and writer best known for his work on Tarzan and as a DC Comics artist.
Alden Spurr McWilliams generally credited as Al McWilliams and A. McWilliams, was an American comics artist who co-created the first African-American lead character of a comic strip. He won the National Cartoonists Society's 1978 award for Comic Book: Story.
Jesse Santos was a Filipino comic-book artist. He was best known as the co-creator of Dagar the Invincible and Tragg and the Sky Gods with writer Donald F. Glut.
The Frank Jay Markey Syndicate was a small print syndication service that distributed comic strips and columns from the mid-1930s to c. 1950. Although small in size, the syndicate distributed strips by a number of notable cartoonists, including Ed Wheelan, Rube Goldberg, Boody Rogers, and Frank Borth. The syndicate also provided material for the burgeoning comic book industry, for companies like Quality Comics and Columbia Comics.
Ward Greene was an American writer, editor, journalist, playwright, and general manager of the comic syndicate King Features Syndicate. He is known for overseeing the works of Alex Raymond and other writers and artists at King Features Syndicate, as well as writing Raymond's Rip Kirby comic strip from 1946 until his death.
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