The Spirit is carrying the first edition of 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' when he's caught by P'Gell, who wants the book for herself. Fortunately, the Spirit ends up in a cell with the Escapist who sets the Spirit free.
Roy Thomas tells a tongue-in-cheek history of his years writing Escapist comic books in the 1960s with Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers, Gene Colan and others.