([July] 2000)
DC,
2000 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 49.95 USD; 76.00 CAD
- Pages
- 248
- On-sale Date
- 2000-05-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC Comics
- ISBN
-
1-56389-673-7
- Barcode
- 761941224718 00111
- Editing
- Dale Crain
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Spirit / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Spirit [Denny Colt]; Ebony White
- Reprints
-
from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/8/1940 (December 8, 1940) -
in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
The Spirit: How It Came to Be
text article / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
A small reproduction of the splash page of The Spirit from August 3, 1952 is shown, mislabeled "8/3/57." A panel depicting Denny Colt from the Spirit's first appearance, June 2, 1940 (taken from page 5 of that story) is mislabeled "6/9/40."
The Pioneering Spirit
text article / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Moore's article is dated 1986.
[The Origin of the Spirit]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Zoltan Szenics ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Spirit [Denny Colt] (introduction); Commissioner Dolan (introduction); Dr Cobra (introduction); Ebony White (introduction); Sgt O'Rourke (introduction)
- Synopsis
- While chasing Dr. Cobra Denny Colt falls into a vat of chemicals and is presumed dead.
- Reprints
The Return of Dr Cobra
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Zoltan Szenics ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan; Dr Cobra; Ellen Dolan (introduction); Homer Creep (introduction, Ellen's fiance)
- Reprints
[The Black Queen]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Zoltan Szenics ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Black Queen (introduction)
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/16/1940 (June 16, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
Indexer Notes
Ebony becomes the Spirit's "official" cab driver
Voodoo in Manhattan
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White
- Synopsis
- The Spirit comes to the aid of the Secret Society for the Aid of Negro Orphans
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/23/1940 (June 23, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
Indexer Notes
1st Ebony feature
[Johnny Marston]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/30/1940 (June 30, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
The Black Queen's Army
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Black Queen; Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/7/1940 (July 7, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
[Mr. Midnight]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Mr Midnight (introduction); Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/14/1940 (July 14, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[Eldas Thayer]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Mayor Aldrich
- Synopsis
- The Spirit is wrongly accused of murder and becomes an outlaw.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/21/1940 (July 21, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[Palyachi the Killer Clown]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Palyachi; Marka; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/28/1940 (July 28, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
The Death Dolls
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Yagor; Commissioner Dolan
- Synopsis
- The Spirit battles a monster robot.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/4/1940 (August 4, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- robot
The Kidnapping of Daisy Kay
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Homer Creep; Ellen Dolan
- Synopsis
- Homer gets the Spirit to kidnap Ellen so he can rescue her.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/11/1940 (August 11, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
[The Morger Boys]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/18/1940 (August 18, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
[The Orphans]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/25/1940 (August 25, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
Orang the Ape-Man
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Orang (introduction)
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/1/1940 (September 1, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
The Return of Orang, the Ape that Is Human
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Orang; Ellen Dolan; Commissioner Dolan; Ebony White
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/8/1940 (September 8, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[Ebony's X-Ray Eyes]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White
- Synopsis
- Ebony accidentally gives himself X-Ray vision.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/15/1940 (September 15, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- x-ray
[Gang Warfare]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Combination; Mr. Gaunt; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/22/1940 (September 22, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
[Oriental Agents]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ellen Dolan; Homer Creep; Commissioner Dolan; Poppy (introduction); Finnegan (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Ellen breaks her engagement, Detective Finnegan introduced, he never speaks, just sits in Dolan's office and reads Detective magazines.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/29/1940 (September 29, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
The Mastermind Strikes
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Finnegan; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/6/1940 (October 6, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- autoplane
The Spirit! Who Is He?
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Finnegan; Dolan's assistant (1st "speaking" role); Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Ebony White; Mayor Aldrich
- Synopsis
- The Spirit is cleared of murder charges.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/13/1940 (October 13, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[Ogre Goran]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/20/1940 (October 20, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
Conscription Bill Signed
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan; Finnegan
- Synopsis
- The Spirit enlists in the Army.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/27/1940 (October 27, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
The Manly Art of Self Defense
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ellen Dolan; Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan; Finnegan
- Synopsis
- Ellen decides to capture Bull Bronsen so she can get the Spirit's attention.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/3/1940 (November 3, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
The Kiss of Death
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Black Queen; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/10/1940 (November 10, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[Dr. Prince Von Kalm]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/17/1940 (November 17, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
[The Kidnapping of Ebony]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan; Mayor Aldrich; Squire Sampson
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/24/1940 (November 24, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
Indexer Notes
A copyright tagline for Will Eisner from 1969 appears at the top of the splash page, as added for an earlier reprinting of this story.
The Prom (aka Girl's Dorm)
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ellen Dolan; Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/1/1940 (December 1, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane; spanking
Indexer Notes
Only story featuring Ellen as a college student. Spirit spanking Ellen splash.
[The Haunted House]
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/8/1940 (December 8, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
Indexer Notes
A copyright tagline for Will Eisner from 1969 appears at the top of the splash page, as added for an earlier reprinting of this story.
Slim Pickens
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/15/1940 (December 15, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Autoplane
Indexer Notes
In the text added to the top of the splash page, this volume presents the story's title as "Slim Pickins" in error. The book's Contents page has the correct title.
The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henrey and Simple Simon
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Ellen Dolan; Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/22/1940 (December 22, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
First of famous series of Christmas stories.
The Leader
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner; Bob Powell
- Inks
- Will Eisner; Bob Powell
- Colors
- Joe Kubert (original); Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ebony White; Ellen Dolan; Commissioner Dolan
- Synopsis
- Spirit battles Nazis in Mexico.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/29/1940 (December 29, 1940)
- in Die Spirit Archive (Salleck, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Spirit -
1.
The Spirit: How It Came to Be
-
2.
The Pioneering Spirit
-
3.
The Consummate Comic Book
-
4.
[The Origin of the Spirit]
Spirit -
5.
The Return of Dr Cobra
Spirit -
6.
[The Black Queen]
Spirit -
7.
Voodoo in Manhattan
Spirit -
8.
[Johnny Marston]
Spirit -
9.
The Black Queen's Army
Spirit -
10.
[Mr. Midnight]
Spirit -
11.
[Eldas Thayer]
Spirit -
12.
[Palyachi the Killer Clown]
Spirit -
13.
The Death Dolls
Spirit -
14.
The Kidnapping of Daisy Kay
Spirit -
15.
[The Morger Boys]
Spirit -
16.
[The Orphans]
Spirit -
17.
Orang the Ape-Man
Spirit -
18.
The Return of Orang, the Ape that Is Human
Spirit -
19.
[Ebony's X-Ray Eyes]
Spirit -
20.
[Gang Warfare]
Spirit -
21.
[Oriental Agents]
Spirit -
22.
The Mastermind Strikes
Spirit -
23.
The Spirit! Who Is He?
Spirit -
24.
[Ogre Goran]
Spirit -
25.
Conscription Bill Signed
Spirit -
26.
The Manly Art of Self Defense
Spirit -
27.
The Kiss of Death
Spirit -
28.
[Dr. Prince Von Kalm]
Spirit -
29.
[The Kidnapping of Ebony]
Spirit -
30.
The Prom (aka Girl's Dorm)
Spirit -
31.
[The Haunted House]
Spirit -
32.
Slim Pickens
Spirit -
33.
The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henrey and Simple Simon
Spirit -
34.
The Leader
Spirit
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- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Karsten S.
- Ramon Schenk
- Adam Spector
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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