The Spirit
#1
(Spring 1952)
Fiction House,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)
The Case of the Counterfeit Killer
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Puroy Farnum; Dutch Gattly
- Synopsis
- Denny Colt suddenly shows up in Central City demanding the remains of his inheritance. Then the mystery man ends up dead and Dolan is arrested for embezzling the proceeds of the Colt estate.
- Reprints
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from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/16/1951 (September 16, 1951)
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Indexer Notes
aka "The Impostor"
The Curse of Claymore Castle
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Winnet; Malcolm; Elizabeth Claymore; Bigelow; Congo; Teagle; The Spirit (walk-on page 6)
- Synopsis
- English cozy with missing treasure, a mysterious ape, and several murders.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/4/1951 (November 4, 1951)
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Indexer Notes
aka "The Secret of Claymore Castle"
The Plot of the Perfect Crime
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Young Marvin; Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit
- Synopsis
- Young Marvin is always being blamed for things he didn't do. So he resolves to actually commit murder and get away with it.
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/28/1951 (October 28, 1951)
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Indexer Notes
aka "Young Marvin"
Panic On Pier 8
Spirit / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- The Spirit, Commissioner Dolan
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/19/1951 (August 19, 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
aka "Night On the Waterfront"
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Curse of Claymore Castle
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1.
Save Your Hair
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2.
The Big Six of the Comics!
Fiction House -
3.
The Case of the Counterfeit Killer
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4.
The Curse of Claymore Castle
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5.
Stamps
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6.
[no title indexed]
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7.
Be a Success as a Radio-Television Technician
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8.
The Plot of the Perfect Crime
Spirit -
9.
Panic On Pier 8
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10.
Crazy Bargain Page!
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11.
How to Fix any Part of any Car
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12.
Will You Let Me Prove I Can Make You a New Man?
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bob Hughes
- Glenn MacKay
- Mike Nielsen
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