Riptide first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #211 (November 1986), and was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., and Dan Green.
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.