Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for May 01, 2020

The Dad is strong with this one.

Now RJ truly has a reason to wash his hands.

Ah, THERE we go! Truly, a credit to his ol’ man! Rip would be proud!

Rip knuckles just ka-giggle. RJ knuckles ka-giggle and snort.

Ka-Quickity-wop! What an awesome sound effect.

And meanwhile, during this display of testosterone, poor Sophia lies on the ground, ignored, while doing her best to keep her intestines from spilling out through the wound in her body and making both of these knuckleheads faint at the the sight.

I must concede that it is no walk in the park to be a lady in a Rip Haywire comic.

P.S. Just to whine about today’s strip.

In the first frame, I think Dan T meant “your shot…,” not “you shot…”

Again in the first frame, where on earth did R.J. get those muscles and that build? What is the name of the breakfast champions he has been eating for the last week?

and I meant to say “breakfast of champions!”

And here’s another idea: imagine Baby FireBall sitting on Rip’s knee and asking Daddy to tell her another adventure from his adventuring days. Rip (and Dan T) would have Carte Blanche to come up with whatever they want to kill a few months while getting back into the spirit and art work of the earlier strips.

There will be plenty of distance between him and R.J. when he’s in the hospital jail ward.

I’ve noticed RJ really bulked up over that past few weeks. And with giggling (and snorting) knuckles, maybe he really is Rip’s biological brother.

You can’t smack him stupid because he’s already stupid. In fact, I believe he may be the mayor of Stupid.

Apparently RJ has inherited Rip’s reflexes, and, knuckles, even though he’s adopted. Bravo should’ve consierd the Haywire factor before agreeing to become Jenkins henchman.

Resembles RJ but punches like dad! grin

Apple/tree, RJ.

Ka-YESSSSS!!!

Ka-quickety!

Faith in the fists, you must have.

Darn. I lost ten bucks betting that Rip would save the day.

Like father, like son.

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Made ya blink!

Apple don’t fall far from tree.

When Rip Haywire Jr. is enraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs…

He becomes… his father.

And for the record, it’s Wait, what?.

KA-HOORAY!

Coltrane made a big mistake. Never tick off a Haywire!

Coltrane picks now to start worrying about social distancing?

Every since Coltrane debuted in the strip, I’ve been waiting for this ka-smackdown…

Dumb trick. Dumber Coltrane.

Well, looks like Coltrane is finding out that the kid is exactly as good as his dad.

Is RJ a hypnotist? Is looks that way to make Coltrane blink!