Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #13

([June] 2004)

Still Making a Splash (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

R. C. Harvey

Pencils

Will Eisner

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Keywords

criticism

Indexer Notes

Introduction for this volume, dated October 2003.

Dulcet Tone (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mathilda Dolan (Dolan's sister); Skinny Bones (intro); Gam (intro); Dulcet Tone; Foxy; Spirit; Ebony; Dolan

Synopsis

Dulcet Tone is in the black market grocery business.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Gam sings the first version of "Every Lil Bug"

The Postage Stamp (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Octopus (intro); Dulcet Tone; Skinny Bones; Satin; Dolan; Spirit

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/14/1946 (July 14th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

This story is also known to be titled "Cargo Octopus."

A Legend (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Manitou; Spirit

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/21/1946 (July 21st, 1946)

Enterprise (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ebony; Cousin Suremoney; Spirit; Ellen; Clawson P. Grasp; Carrier; Dolan; Jim Handy; Claw Bends

Synopsis

Ebony tries to get the Spirit (or anybody) to invest in a pen that writes underwater.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/28/1946 (July 28th, 1946)

Who Killed Cox Robin? (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dolan; Spirit; Killer Quigly; Minnie; Ellen; Ebony

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/4/1946 (August 4th, 1946)

The Case of the Inner Voice (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Spirit; Maurice Maywee; Dolan

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/11/1946 (August 11th, 1946)

Distinguished Men Prefer Borschtbelt's Buttermilk (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Singapore Smythe; Pixie Powers; Dolan; Ebony; Spirit

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/18/1946 (August 18th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Spirit appears in only two panels

Smuggler's Cove (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Algernon Tidewater; Ebony (feature); Spirit

Synopsis

Ebony and Algernon go sailing for adventure while listening to a radio program about pirates. Meanwhile the Spirit breaks up an off shore casino.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/25/1946 (August 25th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

no dialogue, story is narrated entirely by an unrelated radio broadcast

Olga Bustle in "Outcast" (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mr Dusk (last seen 8/16/42);Olga Bustle; Format Finn; Meathead; Dolan; Ellen

Synopsis

Mr. Dusk proposes to bring in the Spirit for the reward.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/1/1946 (September 1st, 1946)

Indexer Notes

parody of Jane Russell in "The Outlaw"

The Vortex (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dolan; Actor Adam (intro); Ebony; Flossy; Knifey; Shorty

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/8/1946 (September 8th, 1946)

Back to School (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Algernon Tidewater; Brains Tidewater (incorrectly called Brown); Ebony (feature); Boss Bubble (intro); Dolan; Gussie the Charwoman; Truant Office Friend

Synopsis

Brains decides to solve an actual crime as part of his homework assignment.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/15/1946 (September 15th, 1946)

The Citizen's Committee (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Boss Bubble; Ebony; Spirit; Ellen; Dolan; Mayor Blast; Mouthpiece; Mrs. Tweedle

Synopsis

A Citizen's Committee, lead by Boss Bubble demands the police capture the Spirit

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/22/1946 (September 22nd, 1946)

The Policeman's Ball (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Algernon; Brain; Gussie the Charwoman; Officer Mulligan; Tommy; Ellen; Dolan; Butch McSordle

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/29/1946 (September 29th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Ebony asks the readers' help in coming up with a new name for Algernon, which is revealed in the December 22 adventure.

Meet P'Gell (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

P'Gell (intro); Spirit; Hans Dammt; Emil; Picar

Synopsis

P'Gell leaves a string of dead husbands behind her in her quest to get to America.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/6/1946 (October 6th, 1946)
• in The Spirit (Salleck, 2010 series) (2010)

Heart of Rosie Lee (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Bucken Wing (intro); Ebony (feature); Rosie Lee; Spirit; Dolan; Dr. Hemoglobin

Synopsis

Ebony is sweet on Rosie Lee but she won't give him the time of day.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/13/1946 (October 13th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Bucken Wing sings "Every LiL Bug" in the last panel.

Artemus Peap (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dolan; Spirit; Artemus Peap; Ebony

Synopsis

Artemus Peep has taken over all the gangs in Central City and demands to be made Police Commissioner.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/20/1946 (October 20th, 1946)

The Haunt (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Witch Hazel; Ebony; Pierpont; Codjer; Ellen; Doc Ragweed; Teebone; Proctor

Synopsis

The Ladies Aid wants Codjer to sell his mansion for a Veteran's Home, but he's using it as a black market penicillin factory.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/27/1946 (October 27th, 1946)

Keywords

Halloween

Beagle's Second Chance (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Spirit; Beagle; Dolan; Ebony; Ellen

Synopsis

The Spirit refuses to capture Beagle because Beagle once saved his life as a boy.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/3/1946 (November 3rd, 1946)

Caramba (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pantha Stalk(intro); P'Gell; Miguel; Spirit; Kazar

Synopsis

The Spirit tracks Pantha to Caramba in South America where she's trying to steal a rubber formula. At the last moment P'Gell interferes.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/10/1946 (November 10th, 1946)

Return to Caramba (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Octopus (intro); Mr Carrion; Dulcet Tone; Satin; Ebony; Sir Baker; Kazar

Synopsis

The leading criminals of the world are having a convention. In Caramba.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/17/1946 (November 17th, 1946)

Coot Gallus (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Coot Gallus; Jim Gassbag; Scissors O'Shear; Spirit; Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Pilch

Synopsis

Coot Gallus unexpectedly wins election to the 4th district as a write in. Now everbody's out to kill him on the off chance that he might be honest.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/24/1946 (November 24th, 1946)

The Portier Fortune (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

P'Gell; Octopus; Dolan; M Daufan; Millissy Portier; Homer Portier

Synopsis

When P'Gell comes to Central City in search of her late husband's fortune, dead bodies seem to start appearing everywhere.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/1/1946 (December 1st, 1946)

The Killer (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Spirit; Henry; Mary; Mr. James; Sheldon; Trigger

Synopsis

Henry was a hot shot soldier in the French underground, but back in America he's back in the same old dead end job.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/8/1946 (December 8th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Story is told looking through Henry's eyes.

The Van Gaull Diamonds (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Silk Satin; Hildie; Ebony (feature); McDool (intro); Ellen; Ebony; Sterling Steele; Countess Van Gaul; Bucken Wing; Weevil

Synopsis

Everybody's looking for the Van Gaul diamonds.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/15/1946 (December 15th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

Bucken Wing sings "Every Lil Bug" throughout

The Christmas Spirit of 1946 (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner; Bob Palmer

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Octopus; Ebony; Algernon (now Kilroy); Brains; Meathead; Ellen; Dolan; Brogan; Gooly Gang; Santa Claus

Synopsis

The Octopus tries to break up a peace conference.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/22/1946 (December 22nd, 1946)

Keywords

Christmas

A Moment of Destiny (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

John Spranger

Inks

Will Eisner

Colors

Jamison

Letters

Martin deMuth

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ebony(feature); Pierpont; Satin; Hubert the Duck (intro); Parrelli; Spirit; Squeezer

Synopsis

Ebony's pet duck swallows a stolen diamond.

Reprints

• from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/29/1946 (December 29th, 1946)

Indexer Notes

remake of 11/15/41 Spirit section. Parrelli the diamond cutter sings "Every Lil Bug".