Spirit World
#1
(Fall 1971)
DC,
1971 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-07-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hampshire Distributors Ltd.
- Brand
-
Hampshire Dist. Ltd.
- Editing
- Jack Kirby; Steve Sherman (assistant editor); Mark Evanier (assistant editor)
- Color
- color cover; black & white interior
- Dimensions
- magazine size
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
8 pages of the total page count are the pull-out poster (4 pages) and the blank back of the poster (4 pages).
Memo from DC's circulation head dated June 22 is the source of the on sale date. On-sale date of August 17 in copyright registration.
John Costanza letters credits from Mark Evanier, submitted by Rob Allen via the GCD Error Tracker.
Memo from DC's circulation head dated June 22 is the source of the on sale date. On-sale date of August 17 in copyright registration.
John Costanza letters credits from Mark Evanier, submitted by Rob Allen via the GCD Error Tracker.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); Neal Adams (pencils)
- Inks
- Neal Adams
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
"Jack did a cover [to Spirit World] that was part collage, part drawing," Evanier said. "Then they had Neal Adams re-draw the whole thing in New York with a similar layout. They changed a few things." -- The Jack Kirby Collector.
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The President Must Die!
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Leopold Maas; Lucille M.
- Synopsis
- An individual foresees the assassination and attempts to prevent it.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inking credits from the Jack Kirby Checklist Gold Edition.
House of Horror
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Leopold Maas
- Synopsis
- Man vs Ghost.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inking credits from the Jack Kirby Checklist Gold Edition.
Children of the Flaming Wheel
photo story / 3 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- This is a photo-feature about a 'new' California Cult.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
The Screaming Woman!
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Leopold Maas; Mary Beth Hadley; Miranda Velaqueza; Tomas de Torquemada
- Synopsis
- A reincarnation story.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- reincarnation; Spanish Inquisition
Indexer Notes
Titled "The Lorca File" on the Contents page. Inking credits from the Jack Kirby Checklist Gold Edition.
The Spirit of Vengeance!
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Belle Gunness; Deborah Wilder; Leopold Maas
- Synopsis
- Spectral justice.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Transcribed by Steve and Mark. Based upon notes from research done in conjunction with Dr. E Leopold Maas.
Amazing Predictions
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Leopold Maas; Nostradamus; Napoleon Bonaparte; Adolf Hitler; Nikita Khrushchev; Mao Tse-tung
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
- in DC Universe: The Bronze Age Omnibus by Jack Kirby (DC, 2019 series) ([September] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Titled "Nostradamus" on the Contents page. Inking credits from the Jack Kirby Checklist Gold Edition.
Weird Humor
cartoon / 1 page
- Job Number
- X-741
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
4 gags
Souls
insert or dust jacket / 4 pages
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (photo collage)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby (photo collage)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- This is a pull-out centerfold poster.
- Reprints
- in Spirit World (DC, 2012 series) ([July] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits from the Jack Kirby Checklist Gold Edition.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Contents
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2.
The President Must Die!
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3.
House of Horror
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4.
Children of the Flaming Wheel
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5.
The Screaming Woman!
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6.
The Spirit of Vengeance!
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7.
Amazing Predictions
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8.
Weird Humor
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9.
Give Me Liberty!
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10.
Souls
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