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Prentice recalls his career from wartime Navy service and art school on the GI Bill, through early comic-book work for Simon & Kirby and DC, to his unlikely succession of Alex Raymond on Rip Kirby after Raymond's fatal car crash in 1956. He describes working only fifteen days ahead of deadline at the start, the syndicate's desire for seamless visual continuity with Raymond's style, and collaborations with assistants Al Williamson, Al McWilliams, Gray Morrow, and George Evans.

Prentice discusses his experience writing Rip Kirby after original writer Fred Dickenson's stroke, describing storylines he developed including Alaska totem-pole and Mount Olympus adventures. He reflects on the challenges of newspaper strip production — shrinking print sizes, research burdens, King Features' content restrictions — and expresses a desire to do more illustration and eventually Western-themed paintings.