The comic was created by Benito Jacovitti in 1945.

[1][2] It is a zany parody of traditional crime-noir literature.

[3] It features a little, bald and scorbutic detective that, helped by his loyal assistant Gallina ("Chicken"), try to catch Zagar, a black-dressed criminal that is an expert in disguises.

[2][4] The comics were published in the comic magazines Il Vittorioso, Gli Albi del Vittorioso and Il Giornalino.

[1] Cip, Gallina and Zagar were also recurring characters of Diario Vitt, the illustrated diary that Jacovitti made almost each year from 1950 to 1980.