Rip Kirby is a 1946-1999 American comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Ward Greene featuring the adventures of private detective Rip Kirby. With a run spanning five decades, the strip was in the hands of writer/artist John Prentice for more than 40 years.

Rip Kirby is a popular comic strip featuring the adventures of the eponymous lead character, a private detective created by Alex Raymond in 1946. Displaying the talents of more than a dozen writers and illustrators, the strip had a long run, spanning five decades. After World War II...

El origen de Rip Kirby proviene de una injusticia. Tras su servicio de dos años en el Pacifico, voluntario, Raymond regresó a su trabajo Abusando un poco de su condición de dibujante estrella, arrancó los derechos del personaje, y así nacía el primer detective moderno del cómic americano...