Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson for December 10, 2021

Run away. Run away!

How much more does Cobra know about Rotten X? And did Breezy prep Cobra way in advance? It did seem funny when Sheriff Utah arrived when he did.

yikes! No doubt which is the ‘real’ Breezy, now ..

This is like an evil Mission: Impossible episode.

Ahhh! That explains the wimpy Breezy! We knew something was, KA-WRONG!

It all seems clearer now. She had the jet return to the island to finish Rip off if he managed to survive the bombing. It also seems that Rotten X is the new Skull.

Driving your enemies crazy by being steps ahead of them, isn’t the only way you do that , Cobra.

Well played, Mr. Thompson, well played!

One of two things is going to happen: either Rip will be defeated, and forced to use some hidden device to go back in time(which will suck for Christmas!), or Rotten-X’s ‘Mrs. Robot’(the fake Breezy-that would be a good villain name), like Dr. Simon Hurt in Batman RIP, will learn she has been played by everyone, including Fireball, who will have been revealed to have already started talking way before this twisted adventure. I hope it’s the latter, because Fireball and Cobra are a cool team. And Christmas is two weeks away as of tomorrow!

KA-DRIVES THEM NUTS!

Yup, definitely NOT the real Breezy. Also, I highly doubt Rip is gone. He’s survived far worse.

I can’t buy that Baby Fireball DIDN’T know that “Mommy” was a fake. The Twilight Zone even had an episode where an accidental doppleganger shows up in the wrong dimension and the FIRST one to spot the problem for sure was his kid! I got FAITH in Baby Fireball!!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parallel

Ironically, to see Dr. Pain in the next strip would be strangely reassuring.

YO, JOE!!!

Sorry… Couldn’t help it. Panel Three made me do it.