The Spirit #3/26/1944
(March 26th, 1944)

Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 Series
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[None]
Pages
16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
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Torchy Tyler (Table of Contents: 1)

Spirit / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Cole ?
Pencils
Jack Cole ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Martin DeMuth
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Spirit; Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Torchy Tyler; Scorzone
Synopsis
A country western singer is blackmailed by a bunch of mobsters.
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[Bozo, Hyacinth, and Buttsy] (Table of Contents: 2)

Lady Luck (Brenda Banks) / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling
Pencils
Klaus Nordling
Inks
Klaus Nordling
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Bozo (villain, 1st appearance); Hyacinth (villain, 1st appearance); Buttsy (1st appearance); Mrs J Stackpoole
Synopsis
Bozo, Hyacinth & Buttsy see an ad in the newspaper from Mrs J Stackhouse for a butler, maid and a gardener. To hide from the police they get the jobs. Mrs Stackhouse then plans a party. Fearing they will be discovered, they kidnap Mrs Stackhouse and send out notes to the party goers that she had gone to Miami and the party was off. Brenda gets the note and she decides to investigate.
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[Bror Brag] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Mystic / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Guardineer
Pencils
Fred Guardineer
Inks
Fred Guardineer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Mystic; Bror Brag (villain, 1st appearance); Eval Lagal (Bror's moll, villain, 1st appearance); Leni Lee (1st appearance, death)
Synopsis
Mr. Mystic fortells trouble at the El Kasba Night Club. He sees a friend, singer Leni Lee. Mr. Mystic reads death in her palm. Leni's ex-boyfriend, Bror Brag confronts her in her dressing room about her knowledge of his criminal secrets. Half an hour later, Bror sends in his moll, Eval Lagal. Eval finds Leni's body and is soon accused of murdering her. But, Mr. Mystic figures out that it was really Bror whom did it thirty minutes prior.
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. Torchy Tyler
    Spirit
  2. 2. [Bozo, Hyacinth, and Buttsy]
    Lady Luck (Brenda Banks)
  3. 3. [Bror Brag]
    Mr. Mystic
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
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