The Spirit #9/29/1940
(September 29, 1940)

Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 Series
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[Oriental Agents] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Colors
Joe Kubert
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Homer Creep; Commissioner Dolan; Poppy (introduction);
Synopsis
Ellen breaks her engagement.
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[Istanbul, the busy Turkish metropolis] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Ford Davis)
Pencils
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Ford Davis)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Ford Davis)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Istanbul, the busy Turkish metropolis, where exotic wares of the East are sold, and sinister plots are hatched.
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Wernheim
Synopsis
Brenda again meets a mysterious stranger who acts as a "Robin Hood" in the Turkish community.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. Mystic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
W. Morgan Thomas (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If only these rocks could talk!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Mystic; Princess Propar; Sargon; Pepi; Pharaoh Cheops
Synopsis
Mystic time travels back to agent Egypt.
Keywords
occult; time travel
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. [Oriental Agents]
    The Spirit
  2. 2. [Istanbul, the busy Turkish metropolis]
    Lady Luck
  3. 3. ["If only these rocks could talk!"]
    Mr. Mystic
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Hunter Johnson
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