ɹˈɪptaɪd fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn ʌŋkˈæni ˈɛksmˈɛn hˈæʃ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ænd wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ kɹˈɪs klˈɛɹmɔnt, dʒˈɑːn ɹəmˈiːɾə dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ., ænd dˈæn ɡɹˈiːn.
Riptide first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #211 (November 1986), and was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., and Dan Green.