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Webcomic: Rip Haywire

Rip Haywire is an Affectionate Parody of old school Adventure comic strips created by Dan Thompson.

Rip is a self styled soldier of fortune who travels around the world battling assorted villains. Joining Rip are his talking collie, TNT, his ex-girlfriend Cobra and a Tagalong Kid named R.J.

It can be found here.

This webcomic provides examples of:

Bold Inflation
Captain Obvious: Parodied.
Casual Danger Dialog
Catch Phrase:
- "Sweet Molly McX Y!" and any variant of this (alliteration sometimes included).
- "The name's Haywire."
Cheated Angle: Cobra's black hair is nearly always behind her head, no matter the angle, effectively framing it.
Cowardly Sidekick: TNT.
Dating Catwoman: Rip and Cobra.
Eyes Always Shut: Rip, most of the time.
Face Palm: A lot of them.
Megaton Punch: Rip's trademark attack.
The Nicknamer: Some of the characters, including Rip himself.
Reference Overdosed
Share Phrase: "Zip it, (insert nickname here)", even though it's more of a Borrowed Catchphrase. Also, "Talk!" when confronting someone else, usually an enemy.
Talking Animal: TNT again.