([June] 2007)
DC,
2000 Series
- Volume
- 21
- Price
- 49.99 USD; 60.99 CAD
- Pages
- 212
- On-sale Date
- 2007-04-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC Comics
- ISBN
-
1-4012-1254-9; 978-1-4012-1254-4
- Barcode
- 9781401212544 54999
- Editing
- Scott Nybakken (editor)
[no title indexed]
The Spirit / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jules Feiffer
- Inks
- Jules Feiffer
- Colors
- Jamison Services (credited as Jamison)
- Letters
- Abe Kanegson
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Clifford (as The Spirit)
- Reprints
-
from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/31/1950 (December 31, 1950)
-
[Foreword]
The Spirit / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Will Eisner's The Spirit: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)
-
The Moment of Glory
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Sammy; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Tyler Trembly; Squire Sleezy
- Synopsis
- The Spirit of 76 tells Tyler Trembly that Squire Sleezy is going to run off with the town treasury, and the signal for the plane is a light in the old Church tower. Naturally no one believes him, except the Spirit.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/2/1950 (July 2, 1950)
-
The Ship vs Darling O'Shea
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Darling O'Shea (introduction); The Spirit [Denny Colt]
- Synopsis
- The Spirit, despite last week's tale, is still on his way back from the East. On board a haunted ocean liner, the Spirit is recruited to be Darling O'Shea's bodyguard. The mysterious O'Shea who has never been seen, is the world's richest 10 year old.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/9/1950 (July 9, 1950)
-
The Desert
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Tate
- Synopsis
- Bringing a prisoner back to Central City, the Spirit and Tate are the only survivors of a plane crash in the middle of the desert.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/16/1950 (July 16, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Spirit sprains his arm and wears a sling for the next few adventures.
Dick Whittler
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Dick Whittler
- Synopsis
- Dick Whittler asks the Spirit to come to Riverbend to help him solve a murder. The Spirit's arm is still in a sling.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/23/1950 (July 23, 1950)
-
The Chase
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Dick Whittler; Ed; Woody; Sally
- Synopsis
- The Spirit is on the lam, after Dick Whittler accuses him of assault and battery.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/30/1950 (July 30, 1950)
-
Investigation
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Dick Whittler; Michael O'Dolan; Hamilton Curdle
- Synopsis
- Mostly a flashback. The State Crime Commission investigates Dolan for corruption. Meanwhile his half-brother O'Dolan is trying to blackmail him. Dolan goes to Riverbend to find O'Dolan and gets mixed up in his murder (two weeks ago).
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/6/1950 (August 6, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Eisner also claims credit for writing this story.
The Wreck of Old 78
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jules Feiffer
- Pencils
- Jerry Grandenetti ?
- Inks
- Jerry Grandenetti ?; Will Eisner ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Zeb Stoker
- Synopsis
- An old steam engine makes a final run through flood waters to bring aid to flood victims.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/13/1950 (August 13, 1950)
-
The First Man
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan (cameo); The Spirit [Denny Colt] (cameo); Herkimer Zither; Clancy Hipple
- Synopsis
- Herkimer Zither is always the first man to cross a bridge or go through a new tunnel.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/20/1950 (August 20, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
The Spirit and Commissioner Dolan only appear for one panel.
Camp Wachoobie
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Sammy (feature); The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Willum Waif; Mr. Grumbly; Wilmer Grumbly
- Synopsis
- Sammy has to learn to face up to a bully at summer camp. But it takes the Spirit to make everything right.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/27/1950 (August 27, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- Camp Wachoobie
Cape Cod Vacation
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Carrion; Julia; Darling O'Shea; The Spirit [Denny Colt]
- Synopsis
- On vacation on Cape Cod, the Spirit finds Darling O'Shea all alone with her bodyguard, Mr. Carrion.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/3/1950 (September 3, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- Cape Cod
Teacher's Pet
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- P'Gell; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Dick Whittler; Prof Acyd
- Synopsis
- P'Gell turns up as a teacher at a prep school. The Spirit reluctantly investigates at Dick Whittler's request. Turns out she's after Prof Acyd's secret formula.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/10/1950 (September 10, 1950)
-
The Story of Sam..the Saucer That Wanted to Fly
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Sammy; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Sam
- Synopsis
- Sam is a plain old saucer but when the Spirit flings him at a criminal, Sam never stops flying.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/17/1950 (September 17, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Done as a children's primer.
Sound
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan (cameo); The Spirit [Denny Colt] (cameo); Jordan Bennday; Ernie
- Synopsis
- An artist struggling to meet a deadline on a horror comic story drives himself crazy.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/24/1950 (September 24, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
The Spirit and Commissioner Dolan only appear for one panel.
The Big Win
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Daniel Greer; Big Ed Damper
- Synopsis
- Dan Greer tells the Spirit he's going to murder Big Ed Damper and dares him to stop him.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/1/1950 (October 1, 1950)
-
O'Shea's Uncle
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Darling O'Shea; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Barnaby Lyme; Parker
- Synopsis
- Barnaby Lyme, an escaped mental patient attempts to terrorize Darling O'Shea, much to his regret.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/8/1950 (October 8, 1950)
-
Lizzy's Boys
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Sammy; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Ghouly Gang; Winthrop; Willum; Light Fingered Lizzy; Lizzy's boys
- Synopsis
- The Ghouly Gang are unjustly accused of a bank job, a fact they are truly upset about.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/15/1950 (October 15, 1950)
-
The Haircut
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Joe; Jenny; Rudy
- Synopsis
- Rudy loves Jenny and Joe is his best friend, until that fatal night in the barber shop.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/22/1950 (October 22, 1950)
-
Hallowe'en 50
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Hazel P. MacBeth; Sammy; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Willum; Descendants of American Witch-Hunters (the D.A.W.)
- Synopsis
- Typical Hallowe'en hi-jinks as the D.A.W. attempts to track down Hazel, with Sammy and Willum as official detectives. Everybody almost ends up getting burned at the stake.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/29/1950 (October 29, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- Halloween
Vietnam '50
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Spirit [Denny Colt] (cameo); Sharky Gimlet; Schmidt
- Synopsis
- Sharky Gimlet escapes from The Spirit by joining the French Foreign Legion, and gets shipped off to Vietnam.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/5/1950 (November 5, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- Vietnam
Ellen Dolan for Mayor
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan (feature); Sammy; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Mike Polltax
- Synopsis
- An innocent joke on a ladies TV show makes Ellen Dolan a candidate for Mayor, which Mike Polltax really doesn't like. So he gets the Spirit to campaign against her.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/12/1950 (November 12, 1950)
-
La Cucaracha
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- La Cucaracha; Lupo; Killer Pete Grifter; Joe
- Synopsis
- Story about a talking cockroach.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/19/1950 (November 19, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- cockroaches
The Song of Little Willum
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
- Pencils
- Jules Feiffer; Will Eisner
- Inks
- Jules Feiffer; Will Eisner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Abe Kanegson
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Klink; Darling O'Shea; P'Gell; Sammy; P.S. Smith; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Willum Waif (feature); Gitch the Goonie; Dick Whittler
- Synopsis
- Thinking that he wasn't invited to Thanksgiving dinner, Willum turns to a life of crime.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/26/1950 (November 26, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
parody of Hiawatha
The Winnah
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Herbie Gritt; Happy Porker; Marty Gritt
- Synopsis
- Happy Porker is a corrupt boxing promoter who maneuvers the Gritt brothers into a title match against each other.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/3/1950 (December 3, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
No Spirit appearance in this story.
Snowbound
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Darling O'Shea; Sand Saref; The Spirit [Denny Colt]
- Synopsis
- O'Shea invites the Spirit to her mountain lodge to meet her new governess, Sand Saref.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/10/1950 (December 10, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Ellen is introduced as the Spirit's fiancée.
Sammy and Willum Take Over
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; Sammy (featured); The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Willum Waif (feature)
- Synopsis
- Sammy and Willum trail the Spirit.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/17/1950 (December 17, 1950)
-
The Christmas Spirit of 1950
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Darling O'Shea; Santa Claus; Muggsy and Trigger
- Synopsis
- Darling O'Shea decides to sue Santa Claus because he's never given her a present. And just in case, she orders her guards to shoot to kill if they spot the old gent.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/24/1950 (December 24, 1950)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
No Spirit appearance in this story.
Happy New Year
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jules Feiffer
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (pages 1, 2, 6, 7); Jules Feiffer (pages 3-5)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (pages 1, 2, 6, 7); Jules Feiffer (pages 3-5)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Abe Kanegson
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Commissioner Dolan; P'Gell; Sand Saref; Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer; Clifford (as the Spirit); Seymour; Doggie
- Synopsis
- After Feiffer kills Eisner, he sits down at the drawing board and does a recap of the past year's adventures in the style of his backup strip Clifford.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/31/1950 (December 31, 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
This story is also known by the title Deadline.
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Spirit -
1.
[Foreword]
The Spirit -
2.
The Moment of Glory
The Spirit -
3.
The Ship vs Darling O'Shea
The Spirit -
4.
The Desert
The Spirit -
5.
Dick Whittler
The Spirit -
6.
The Chase
The Spirit -
7.
Investigation
The Spirit -
8.
The Wreck of Old 78
The Spirit -
9.
The First Man
The Spirit -
10.
Camp Wachoobie
The Spirit -
11.
Cape Cod Vacation
The Spirit -
12.
Teacher's Pet
The Spirit -
13.
The Story of Sam..the Saucer That Wanted to Fly
The Spirit -
14.
Sound
The Spirit -
15.
The Big Win
The Spirit -
16.
O'Shea's Uncle
The Spirit -
17.
Lizzy's Boys
The Spirit -
18.
The Haircut
The Spirit -
19.
Hallowe'en 50
The Spirit -
20.
Vietnam '50
The Spirit -
21.
Ellen Dolan for Mayor
The Spirit -
22.
La Cucaracha
The Spirit -
23.
The Song of Little Willum
The Spirit -
24.
The Winnah
The Spirit -
25.
Snowbound
The Spirit -
26.
Sammy and Willum Take Over
The Spirit -
27.
The Christmas Spirit of 1950
The Spirit -
28.
Happy New Year
The Spirit
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Mark Q
- Karsten S.
- Adam Spector
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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