Rip Kirby, Vol. 1 1946-1948

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Presenting the first volume of Alex Raymond's modernist classic RipKirby from its start in 1946. Created by Alex Raymond when he wasdeactivated from the Marines after World War II, Rip Kirby was a freshapproach to the genre, a departure from the prevailing hard-boiled style ofdetective fiction. Rip Kirby was urbane and cerebral, and used scientificmethods as often as he used his fists when solving crimes and mysteries.

Edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, the strips arereproduced from pristine syndicate proofs that will allow readers to see, forthe first time, the full luxurious detail of Raymond's brushwork. Includes a biographical and historic essay by Brian Walker, and anintroduction by Raymond biographer and authority TomRoberts. -The Library of American Comicsis the world's 1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips, with 14 EisnerAward nominations and three wins for best book.

LOAC has become "the goldstandard for archival comic strip reprints...The research and articles provideinsight and context, and most importantly the glorious reproduction of thematerial has preserved these strips for those who knew them and offers a newgateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time." -Scoop