Rip Off Comix

Rip Off Comix
The cover of Rip Off Comix #11 (Fall 1982), when the title converted to magazine format. Art by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides.
Publication information
Publisher	Rip Off Press
Schedule	bi-annually (1977–1983); quarterly (1987–1991)
Format	standard (issues #1-10); magazine (issues #11–31)
Genre	Underground
Publication date	Apr. 1977 – 1991
No. of issues	30
Main character(s)	Wonder Wart-Hog The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
Creative team
Artist(s)	Gilbert Shelton, Bill Griffith, Ted Richards, Justin Green, Joel Beck, Mack White, Frank Stack, Dave Sheridan, Fred Schrier, Paul Mavrides, Jean-Christophe Menu, Dori Seda, Guy Colwell, Larry Todd, Spain Rodriguez, Dennis Worden, Frank Margerin, Charlie Schlingo, Mary Fleener, Bernard Willem Holtrop, Trina Robbins, Larry Welz, Mark Bodé, Joshua Quagmire, J. R. Williams, Carol Lay, Richard Sala, Nina Paley
Editor(s)	Gilbert Shelton (c. 1982–1983) Kathe Todd (c. 1987–1991)

Rip Off Comix was a long-running underground comix anthology published between 1977 and 1991 by Rip Off Press. For much of its run, the series served as a vehicle for Gilbert Shelton's work, particularly Wonder Wart-Hog. For a period the title billed itself "the International Journal of Humor and Cartoon Art" and showcased the work of European cartoonists from a variety of countries. As time passed, the sensibility of the anthology changed from underground to alternative comics. For many years, the series was edited by Rip Off Press co-publisher Kathe Todd.

The first ten issues of Rip Off Comix were standard comic book size and were published approximately every 6 months. From issue #11 onward Rip Off Comix was published magazine-size.

The title suffered a four-year hiatus between issue #12 (1983) and the next issue, #14 (1987); issue #13 was skipped in the numbering. From that point forward the title was published quarterly until it was cancelled in 1991. As a result of skipping issue #13, even though the series ended with issue #31, only 30 issues were published in total.

Running for 14 years, Rip Off Comix was the second-longest-running title of any published by Rip Off Press (trailing only The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers).

Gilbert Shelton's Wonder Wart-Hog was a recurring character in issues #1-12 (1977–1983) (with the exception of issue #7). Shelton, Tony Bell, and Joe E. Brown, Jr. collaborated on the Wonder Wart-Hog storyline "Battle of the Titans," chapters 1–5, in issues #8-12, a collaboration that spanned 20 years from the start to the finish of the story. (Wonder Wart-Hog's last appearance in the title was in issue #22, published in 1989.)

Shelton's The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were also frequently featured in early issues, appearing in issues #1–14, skipping only issue #7.

Along with Shelton, Bill Griffith (with his ongoing strip "Griffith Observatory"), Ted Richards, Frank Stack, Joel Beck, and Harry Driggs were frequent contributors to early issues.