(Spring 1984)
Kitchen Sink Press,
1983 Series
- Price
- 3.50 USD; 4.00 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- four times a year
- On-sale Date
- 1984-02-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Kitchen Sink Press Inc.
- Brand
-
Kitchen Sink Comix
- Editing
- Will Eisner (editor-in-chief); Dave Schreiner (editorial.copy); Denis Kitchen (editor and publisher)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #42.
[no title indexed]
A Life Force / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Will Eisner (signed as
Will EiSNER [stacked]) (painting) - Inks
- Will Eisner (signed as Will EiSNER [stacked]) (painting)
- Colors
- Will Eisner (signed as Will EiSNER [stacked]) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- drama
- Reprints
-
in Livskraft (Bogfabrikken, 1986 series) (1986) [cover] -
in Livskraft (Alvglans, 1987 series) (1987) -
in Lifeforce (Reiner-Feest-Verlag, 1988 series) (December 1988)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
A Life Force the Story Thus Far...
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Dave Schreiner ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
A recap of the first issue. Includes staff credits, table of contents and indicia.
Shabbasgoy (Chapter 4)
A Life Force / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Elton Shaftsbury II (Intro); Rebecca Shtarkah (Intro); Rifkah
- Synopsis
- A former stockbroker is forced to move to the Bronx.
- Reprints
-
in Ilustración + Comix Internacional (Toutain Editor, 1980 series) #51 ([abril 1985]) - in Livskraft (Alvglans, 1987 series) (1987)
-
in Livskraft (Semic, 1987 series) ([oktober] 1987) -
in A Life Force (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series) (1988) which is reprinted - in Lifeforce (Reiner-Feest-Verlag, 1988 series) (December 1988)
- in A Life Force (DC, 2001 series) (August 2001)
-
in Umowa z Bogiem - trylogia (Egmont Polska, 2007 series) ([styczeń] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- soap opera
The Black Hand (Chapter 5)
A Life Force / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Moustache Pete (Intro); Angelo Fiore (Intro); Jacob
- Synopsis
- The mob pushes an immigrant to pay up.
- Reprints
- in Ilustración + Comix Internacional (Toutain Editor, 1980 series) #52 ([mayo 1985])
- in Livskraft (Alvglans, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Livskraft (Semic, 1987 series) ([oktober] 1987)
- in A Life Force (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series) (1988) which is reprinted
- in Lifeforce (Reiner-Feest-Verlag, 1988 series) (December 1988)
- in A Life Force (DC, 2001 series) (August 2001)
- in Umowa z Bogiem - trylogia (Egmont Polska, 2007 series) ([styczeń] 2007)
-
The Enchanted Prince (Chapter 6)
A Life Force / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Aaron (Intro); Shaftsbury (Intro); Rebecca (Intro)
- Synopsis
- The mob tries to steal some bonds from Elton.
- Reprints
- in Ilustración + Comix Internacional (Toutain Editor, 1980 series) #53 ([junio 1985])
- in Livskraft (Alvglans, 1987 series) (1987)
- in Livskraft (Semic, 1987 series) ([oktober] 1987)
- in A Life Force (Kitchen Sink Press, 1988 series) (1988) which is reprinted
- in Lifeforce (Reiner-Feest-Verlag, 1988 series) (December 1988)
- in A Life Force (DC, 2001 series) (August 2001)
- in Umowa z Bogiem - trylogia (Egmont Polska, 2007 series) ([styczeń] 2007)
-
Eldas Thayer
The Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (signed as
Will Eisner) - Pencils
- Will Eisner (signed as Will Eisner)
- Inks
- Will Eisner (signed as Will Eisner)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- adventure; humor; superhero
- 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)
-
Indexer Notes
in color
[The Bunny van Hoff Kidnapping]
Lady Luck / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lady Luck
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/21/1940 (July 21, 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
First page in color.
[King Bahroud]
Mr Mystic / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner ? (signed as W. Morgan Thomas)
- Pencils
- Bob Powell (signed as
POWELL) - Inks
- Bob Powell (signed as POWELL)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr Mystic; Elena
- Synopsis
- Elena once again plots to overthrow an African kingdom.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/21/1940 (July 21, 1940)
-
- Keywords
- Nigeria
Will Eisner & Gill Fox discuss Lou Fine
Shop Talk / text article / 15 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Lou Fine (illustrations); ? (photograph)
- Inks
- Lou Fine (illustrations); ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- in Will Eisner's Shop Talk (Dark Horse, 2001 series) (June 2001)
-
in Shop Talk (Komics Initiative, 2022 series) (mars 2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Interview with Gill Fox includes numerous illustrations by Fine and a photo of the artist.
Gill Fox
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Illustrations and a self-portrait of Gill Fox includes information on his career.
[no title indexed]
Letters / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Denis Kitchen (signed as DK)
- Letters
- typeset
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
A Life Force -
1.
A Life Force the Story Thus Far...
-
2.
Shabbasgoy (Chapter 4)
A Life Force -
3.
The Black Hand (Chapter 5)
A Life Force -
4.
The Enchanted Prince (Chapter 6)
A Life Force -
5.
Eldas Thayer
The Spirit -
6.
[The Bunny van Hoff Kidnapping]
Lady Luck -
7.
[King Bahroud]
Mr Mystic -
8.
Will Eisner & Gill Fox discuss Lou Fine
Shop Talk -
9.
Gill Fox
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Letters -
11.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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