||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Continuing the tradition... a true treasure!|By Wallace Harrington|This volume continues the wonderful tribute to the American Comic Strip begun by IDW seven years ago starting with Alex Raymond's first work on Rip Kirby, the stereotype of the gentleman detective. This volume collects strips that appeared in newspapers between 10 July 1967 and 25 April 25 1970 telling tales|About the Author|John Prentice (1920–1999) received the National Cartoonists Society award for "Best Story Strip Cartoonist" in 1966, 1967, and 1986. Born in Whitney, Texas. He joined the Navy in 1939 and survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor o
John Prentice won the National Cartoonists Society award for "Best Story Strip Cartoonist" in 1967, proving that the adventure strip could still capture the public’s imagination. Similarly, Rip Kirby, that debonair gentleman detective, proved that style and class still counted among the sexy jet-set. In these nine complete stories, Rip must prevent Mr. Monarch from selling a super-secret missile defense system to the highest bidder, tries to keep "The Shark" from ...
