Rip Kirby 2 (1948-1951)

While investigating crimes on both sides of the Atlantic, the urbane detective encounters beautiful and conniving women, menacing men, jewel thieves, pickpockets, ex-Nazis, rich debutantes, spoiled heirs, kleptomaniac mothers, small town gossips, a fake Yogi named `The Great You`, his recurring nemesis - the Mangler - and more than a murder or two. Meanwhile, the tension builds in his love triangle with Honey Dorian and Pagan Lee. The second volume of Alex Raymond`s modernist classic "Rip Kirby" contains nearly three years of strips, from December 6, 1948 through September 22, 1951, all drawn in Raymond`s incredibly lush style. It is edited and designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney, with a biographical and historical essay by Brian Walker, and an introduction by Howard Chaykin.