Rip Kirby TPB (1980 Pacific Comics Club Presents) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Scarred Hand!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from March 3 to April 22, 1946. The first Rip Kirby adventure. Rip's girlfriend Honey goes undercover as a model after a woman is killed on Rip's doorstep. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 16 pages, B&W.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Hicks Formula!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from April 23 to July 24, 1946. Rip's mentor calls him back to his alma mater to find a stolen germ warfare formula. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 24 pages, B&W.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. " The Mangler!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from July 25 to Nov. 2, 1946. Rip's old foe The Mangler escapes prison and targets the germ warfare formula Rip is escorting to the authorities in Washington. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 24 pages, B&W.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Blackmail!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from Nov. 4, 1946 to Feb. 22, 1947. Band leader Swanee hires Rip to investigate a blackmail case. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 28 pages, B&W.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. By Alex Raymond. Collects the daily comic strips. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in x 13-in., B&W.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. By Alex Raymond. Collects the daily comic strips. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in x 13-in., B&W.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. By Alex Raymond. Collects the daily comic strips. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in x 13-in., B&W.

Volume 8/9 (double issue) - 1st printing. "The Cormorant!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from June 14, 1948 to Jan. 8, 1949. Rip goes to London for a fashion show with his girlfriend Honey. But when one of models disappears, his vacation becomes an investigation. Terror on the Thames; Major Mystery. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 48 pages, B&W.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The Bitter Truth!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from Jan. 10 to May 21, 1949. Back in New York, Rip ignores rumors that Honey is consorting with a lady-killer...until the man's mother tells him that he may be a literal lady killer. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 32 pages, B&W.

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Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Man's Best Friend!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from May 21 to Sept. 3, 1949. Rip's gal-pal Pagan Lee goes to stay at a remote bed-and-breakfast in New England, where she becomes embroiled in a blackmail plot that only Rip can get her out of. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 24 pages, B&W.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "A Pack of Lies!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from Sept. 5 to Dec. 3, 1949. Rip suspects foul play when a regular client suddenly disappears, and he decides to investigate the boarding school where the woman's daughter resides. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 20 pages, B&W.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "White Inferno!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from Dec. 5, 1949 to March 25, 1950. Rip attends one of Honey's fashion shows to keep a notorious kleptomaniac from nicking a priceless jewel collection. But the presence of Fingers Moray complicates things. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 28 pages, B&W.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Gunpowder Dreams!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from March 27 to June 10, 1950. Desmond finds love with a woman he met through the newspaper, but when she starts to demand money from him, Rip decides to investigate. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 20 pages, B&W.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Buried Treasures!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from June 12 to Sept. 23, 1950. Rip investigates a ne'er-do-well Italian duke who is marrying one of Honey's friends, but then gets involved in a search for wartime treasure and a confrontation with an old enemy. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 20 pages, B&W.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "The Missing Nightingale!" Stories by Ward Greene and Alex Raymond. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Reprints of the classic adventure strip from Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond. Rip Kirby is an urbane, pipe-smoking detective who puzzles out mysteries with the help of his assistant Desmond. Collects the Rip Kirby daily strips from Sept. 25 to Dec. 23, 1950. Rip is hired to find pop star Melody Lane after she disappears just as her record is topping the charts. Final issue of the series. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched), 10-in. x 13-in. 20 pages, B&W.