Food First Comics

Published in 1982 by the Institute for Food and Development Policy, Food First Comics is a single-issue educational comic that uses the sequential art medium to explore global food politics and hunger. Most closely associated with writer and artist Leonard Rifas, who collaborated with Larry Rippee and Steve Leialoha, this pioneering work blends advocacy with accessible storytelling to challenge mainstream narratives about food scarcity. Its significance lies in being an early, focused example of a nonprofit using comics to communicate complex social and economic issues to a broad audience.