Rip in Time
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagor Press |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | 1986 – 1987 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by |
Richard Corben Bruce Jones |
| Written by | Bruce Jones |
| Artist(s) | Richard Corben |
| Editor(s) | Richard Corben |
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| Rip in Time Collected | ISBN |
Rip in Time is a five-part comic book limited series written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Richard Corben, first published by Fantagor Press in 1986. It tells the story of police officer Rip Scully and his adventures traveling back in time to the Cretaceous period, in pursuit of the man who kidnapped his fiancee.
Colonel Sharon Nelson enters a large laboratory full of personnel and equipment, demanding to speak with Dr. Philpot, the managing director of the facility. Philpot assures her everything is on schedule. They will have a test run of the project that evening at 11:30.
LAPD officer Rip Scully and his fiancee Maggie are driving to a party when Maggie suggests they stop to pick up some liquor. Inside the store, as Rip pays for his purchase, Sid Resnick and his girlfriend Darlene enter, Sid brandishing a sawed-off shotgun. During the holdup, (which Rip attempts to prevent) Sid escapes and, once outside, takes Maggie hostage with a switchblade. Coercing Rip's gun from him, Sid then forces Maggie to drive them both to safety.
Rip drags Darlene to Sid's getaway car, an old Dodge and they give chase. Some miles ahead, Sid forces Maggie to go around a large truck on a blind curve and, cut off by oncoming traffic, they smash through the guardrail and down a steep mountain incline, crashing through a wall at the bottom. Inside a large room, they see there is an experimental aircraft similar to the Moller Skycar hovering nearby. Sid drags Maggie to the empty vehicle and flies it down a large tunnel.
Meanwhile, the Colonel and Philpot are counting down to the 11:30 test. On their mark, a switch is thrown and a large portal opens with the lab, referred to as "The Hoop". Suddenly, Sid and Maggie crash through the lab in the stolen aircraft, destroying several banks of equipment before flying wildly through the mysterious doorway. Rip and Darlene appear in the Dodge moments later, following them. One of the technicians, Beacham, grabs a sub space communication device and attempts to follow everyone, but the malfunctioning portal collapses upon him.
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