Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for March 23, 2016
Transcript:
Man: The engagement ring I bought my fiance was stolen tonight by a strapping young boy.... TNT: Was there any mention of his spunky pup sidekick? Man: No. TNT: Son of a.... Man: Anyway, if I don't get it back, my girl will dump me. Look at me... I can't handle a strapping kid! TNT: Rip, this poor sap needs our help. Rip Haywire: I'm an adventurer, TNT, not a tree doctor.
So, Rip has always had a shortsighted, narcassistic, one-track mind. Hey, I love the strip, and the character. But sometimes I wish he would stop basking in the legend of his own mind, and get a clue