Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #12

([January] 2004)

The Return of Will Eisner (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dennis Kitchen

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

John Spranger; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Keywords:

criticism

Hildie (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Alex Kotzky

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Hildie (intro); Dolan; Ellen; Kurt; Siggie; Clarence Belmont; Fence Fingan; Richard

Synopsis:

Hildie; Siggie and Kurt are war orphans from Cologne, determined to slip into America where they can start new lives. But Siggie wants to bring the old ways with him.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/6/1946 (January 6th, 1946)

Dolan's Origin of the Spirit (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dr. Cobra; Dolan; Spirit; Ebony White

Synopsis:

Denny Colt is "killed" by Dr. Cobra and decides he can fight crime better wearing a mask.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/13/1946 (January 13th, 1946)

Hildie and Satin (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Will Eisner

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Silk Satin; Hildie; Ebony; Ellen; Dolan; Spirit; Granet; Van Gillt; Prince Glenko

Synopsis:

Hildie turns out be the lost heir to a European fortune, and also the daughter of Satin.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/20/1946 (January 20th, 1946)

The Siberian Dagger (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Niechevo (intro); Murmansk Manny; Orcha Chornya; Ellen; Dolan; Spirit; Morgue Mason

Synopsis:

Everybody's looking for the Siberian Dagger

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/27/1946 (January 27th, 1946)

The End of the World (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Pierpont; Ebony; Dr. Grotch; Mr. Hoptoad; Dolan; Spirit

Synopsis:

A hobo dies of radiation poisoning after warning that an atom bomb is going to blow up Central City in one week.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/3/1946 (February 3rd, 1946)

As Ever, Orange (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Fraternization H Shack (intro); Ebony (feature); Hollandia; As Ever Orange; Spirit; Dolan; Scarlett Brown; Major Jones; Princess Pollywogg of Muddgonia

Synopsis:

Ebony is sweet on As Ever, but she is sweet on Shack. She asks Ebony to investigate Shack's background to see if he is good enough for her.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/10/1946 (February 10th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

After being dumped by As Ever Orange, Ebony decides to go back to school and leaves the strip temporarily.

Blubber (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Blubber (intro); Captain Batt; Dolan; Spirit

Synopsis:

The Spirit searches for a pirate in the Arctic and comes back with a new sidekick.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/17/1946 (February 17th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Blubber is Ebony's replacement, an Eskimo

Rockhead Stone (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dolan; Blubber; Spirit; Ellen; Rockhead Stone; Skins; Mulligan; DeWit Van Pook

Synopsis:

Blubber and Ellen set out to capture Rockhead Stone in order to win the Spirit's admiration.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/24/1946 (February 24th, 1946)

The Feud (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dolan; Ellen; Blubber; Pappy Dolan and more Dolans than you can count; also more Calicos

Synopsis:

The Dolans and the Calicos have been feuding in Tarnation for generations. When Pappy Dolan vanishes, the Commissioner, Spirit and the gang come to the rescue.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/3/1946 (March 3rd, 1946)

The Fly (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Dolan; Guthrie Bendbagel, Jr.; Prince Metternex; Blubber; Spirit; Mr. Gemm; Mr. Stong; Hickory Gang; Mr. Dinkle

Synopsis:

Guthrie Bendbagel, being a messenger boy for 35 years, tries to deliver a message to Prince Metternex, a million dollar jeweled tiara.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/10/1946 (March 10th, 1946)

[Nylon Rose] (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin DeMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Nylon Rose (intro); Ellen; Frenchy; Acey; Dolan; Spirit

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/17/1946 (March 17th, 1946)

The Last Trolley (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

Bob Palmer (splash, backgrounds); John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner (figures); Bob Palmer (splash, backgrounds)

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bottles McTopp; Killer Conch; Crauley; Spirit; Dolan

Synopsis:

Crauley robs the bank and then rides the trolley to the end of the line.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/24/1946 (March 24th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

A study in psychological disintegration. One of the earliest stories in which the Spirit does basically nothing.

Yafodder's Mustache (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dolan; Spirit; Blubber; Ebony; Zoltan P. Yafodder

Synopsis:

Ebony is accused of defacing school property.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/31/1946 (March 31st, 1946)

The Kissing Caper (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Nylon Rose; Ellen; Dolan; Spirit; Philly Minyon; Gilligan

Synopsis:

The only clue to a murder is a woman's lipstick, so Ellen ties the Spirit up and determines to solve the case herself.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/7/1946 (March 7th, 1946)

Max Scarr's Map (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Spirit; Dolan; Madame Morte; Baron Playnes; Minter; Max Scarr

Synopsis:

A map changes hands, several times.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/14/1946 (April 14th, 1946)

Introducing Mr Carrion (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Mr Carrion (into); Julia the Buzzard (intro); Ebony; Blubber; Ellen; Dolan; Spirit

Synopsis:

Carrion preys on war families, offering to search for MIA's in return for all their money.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/21/1946 (April 21st, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Ebony and Blubber meet. Ebony has no speaking lines.

Dig A Hole (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Fiduciary P. Smith; Spirit; Abraham Pewter; Gimlet

Synopsis:

Fiduciary decides to dig a hole in the ground and crawl in, only to find Abraham Pewter is already there, and has been since 1786.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/28/1946 (March 28th, 1946)

The Head In the Desk (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Gussie the Charwoman (intro-not named until 9/15/46); Dolan; Spirit; Mayhem Mike Malloy; Cutter Stark

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/5/1946 (May 5th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Vaguely resembles the movie "The Front Page".

Welcome Home, Ebony (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Ebony (feature), Pierpont, Algernon Tidewater (kid with candy kane);Brains; Scarlett Brown; Blubber; Dolan; Ellen; Spirit; Ampy Watts

Synopsis:

Ebony returns from school and Blubber returns to the North Pole. And the Spirit catches Ampy Watts.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/12/1946 (May 12th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Algernon Tidewater (the kid with candy kane), 1st appeared on 6/22/1941). Also known as Kilroy and P.S.

Carrion's Rock (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Carrion; Julia; Doctor Scalppel; Spirit; Ebony

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/19/1946 (May 19th, 1946)

Magnifying Glasses (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner; Marilyn Mercer?

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Algernon; Moxel; Cardox; Dolan; Spirit; Alphones; Anton

Synopsis:

A side walk huckster sells wind-up Spirit toys and trick glasses that magnify everything. Plus there's international intrigue and the fate of a foreign government hangs on the balance.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/26/1946 (May 26th, 1946)

Tidal Wave (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Fraternization H. Shack; Jaxon; Spirit; Ebony; Slink

Synopsis:

The Spirit and Ebony trace a criminal to a South Sea island where they meet an old friend.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/2/1946 (June 2nd, 1946)

Pool's Toadstool Facial Cream (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Mathilda Dolan (Dolan's sister, re-intro); Skinny Bones (intro);Gam (intro); Glut Mutton; Dolan; Ellen; Ebony; Spirit

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/9/1946 (June 9th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Aunt Mathilda first appeared on 3/1/42. The Spirit's theme song "Every Lil Bug" is introduced. Skinny Bones is based on Lauren Bacall, Gam is Hoagy Carmichael.

The Bucket of Blood (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Magnum; Cooler; Ides O'March; Stumpy; Shivvy; Spirit; Dolan

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/16/1946 (June 16th, 1946)

The Rubber Band (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dolan; Grumly; Mayor Blast; Spirit; Ebony; Pierpont

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/23/1946 (June 23rd, 1946)

The Lost Fortnight (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner

Pencils:

John Spranger

Inks:

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors:

Jamison

Letters:

Martin deMuth

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Ebony; Spirit; Gurka Fyfe; Ellen; Dolan

Synopsis:

Ebony goes through soda pop withdrawal. Meanwhile the Spirit searches for 8 atom bombs hidden around Central City. And Ebony, unknowingly, has the detonator.

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• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/30/1946 (June 30th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

parody of the movie "The Lost Weekend"