(June 1974)

Warren, 1974 Series
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Price
1.00 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
six times a year, in February, April, June, August, October & December
On-sale Date
1974-04-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Warren Publishing Co.
Brand
A Warren Magazine [stacked text]
Editing
Will Eisner (editor); Bill DuBay (editor)

Issue Notes

Letters from Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Robert Bloch. On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #104, March 1974.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Spirit / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Colors
Bill DuBay
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Spirit's Dead Letters / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Alex Toth, Wally Wood, Glen Ahrens, Neal Adams, Gary Kimber, Bob Bloch, Steven Scheibner, Hugh Abramson, Albert Bouchard, Sean McInerney, Fred McLaren, Chad Draper, Randy Rasmussen, R. Hill, Scott Lorvine, Bill G. Wilson and Lee Roberts with various panel illustrations.

An Interview with Will Eisner (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Siegel
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Typeset

Reprints

Heel Scalloppini (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson ?

Genre
detective-mystery
Synopsis
Fog laid heavy over Central City ... heavy as the hearts that dwelt therein. Elections were over, a heel had won. And something in the air smelled fishy!
Reprints

Powder Pouf (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; Powder Pouf (introduction); Bleaker Moore (introduction)
Synopsis
Her name was Powder, and like her namesake, she was deadly and explosive ... ready to entrap anyone in her treacherous web of crime. Even The Spirit!
Reprints

The Fallen Sparrow (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; Sparrow Fallon (introduction); Powder Pouf; Bleaker Moore
Synopsis
Bleak had served his sentence. Now he was free ... free to rush into the arms of his childhood sweetheart. He didn't know that she was as crooked as he!
Reprints

The Tragedy of Merry Andrew (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; Merry Andrew; Boss Bubble
Synopsis
There's a tale of a man with a blow, mighty enough to lay The Spirit low! But how and why could this be, when Merry Andrew was only five foot three?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

splash redrawn?

Wanted: Mortimer J. Titmouse (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; The Octopus; Mortimer
Synopsis
Mortimer was a janitor. And he had a big secret. He claimed he could build a bomb capable of destroying the world. And he would have a blast!
Reprints

The O'Dolan (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ellen Dolan (feature)
Synopsis
They say there's a treasure in the haunted O'Dolan house ... a treasure guarded by ghosts! But they don't say how many Spirits prowl the decrepit manse!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A brief history of the Dolan family is included.

UFO (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; Awesome Bells (introduction)
Synopsis
Down from the sky it floated ... straight into the Central City junkyard. Out came a strange little man, in search of an aspiring actor. An actor who claimed he saw men from Mars!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

splash redone?

Silken Floss M.D. (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters
Abe Kanegson ?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Spirit; Silken Floss
Synopsis
The Spirit had two choices. He could die from the poison raking his body ... or pay for the antidote within his reach, by marrying Silken Floss!
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Spirit
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Spirit's Dead Letters
  4. 3. An Interview with Will Eisner
  5. 4. Heel Scalloppini
    The Spirit
  6. 5. Powder Pouf
    The Spirit
  7. 6. The Fallen Sparrow
    The Spirit
  8. 7. The Tragedy of Merry Andrew
    The Spirit
  9. 8. Wanted: Mortimer J. Titmouse
    The Spirit
  10. 9. The O'Dolan
    The Spirit
  11. 10. UFO
    The Spirit
  12. 11. Silken Floss M.D.
    The Spirit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore