Rip Van Wink
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Rip Van Wink was a comic strip
in the UK
comic
The Beano
. It first appeared in Beano issue 1, dated 30 July 1938.
The central idea behind the character
of Rip Van Wink (a parody
of Rip van Winkle
) is that he has been asleep for 700 years - he went to sleep in 1238, and did not wake up until 1938. This means he has no idea of how to live in the modern (1930s) world - for example, in the very first strip he heats a sealed tin
of roast beef on an open fire, causing the tin to explode.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
comic
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
The Beano
The Beano
The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
. It first appeared in Beano issue 1, dated 30 July 1938.
The central idea behind the character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
of Rip Van Wink (a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of Rip van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon...
) is that he has been asleep for 700 years - he went to sleep in 1238, and did not wake up until 1938. This means he has no idea of how to live in the modern (1930s) world - for example, in the very first strip he heats a sealed tin
Tin can
A tin can, tin , steel can, or a can, is a sealed container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal. Many cans require opening by cutting the "end" open; others have removable covers. Cans hold diverse contents: foods, beverages, oil, chemicals, etc."Tin" cans are made...
of roast beef on an open fire, causing the tin to explode.