Issue | #24 |
Published | [June] 2008 |
Cover Price | 59.99 usd |
Pages | 280 |
Editing | Scott Nybakken |
Characters | The Spirit |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/3/1952 [splash page] |
Script | Paul Levitz |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Spirit |
Script | J. David Spurlock |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Fabian Skimp; Louise Fipp; Roach; Spirit; Ben Clarion |
Synopsis | Fabian Skimp can't stand inefficiency, or any deviation from the system. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Manny Stallman |
Inks | Manny Stallman |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/6/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer; Ellen Dolan |
Synopsis | Feiffer tries to sell a plot about the end of the world to Eisner. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Don Perlin ? |
Inks | Don Perlin ? |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/13/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Dora; Frank |
Synopsis | A tv store decides to film a family's first look at tv in their own home. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | Spirit appears only on first and last page. |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/20/1952 |
Characters | Captain Isotope; Dolan; Spirit; Ellen Dolan |
Synopsis | TV star Captain Isotope is so popular he thinks he really can fly to Mars, and the Spirit is inclined to let him try, because he's making time with Ellen. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/27/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Mr. Nero; Sand Saref |
Synopsis | Mr. Nero builds a replica of the Colisseum and tries to feed the Spirit to the lions. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/3/1952 |
Characters | Dolan; Ronald; Spirit; Itchy West; Silky Purse; Eggy Poach |
Synopsis | A boy finds a dead body inside his snow fort. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/10/1952 |
Characters | Dolan; Spirit; Tiny Buttrix; Dapper; Foxy |
Synopsis | Tiny Buttrix decides she's in love with Dolan. Dapper and Foxy don't like him so much however. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/17/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Sam Toodem; Hauler |
Synopsis | A mine cave-in is just a cover-up for old resentments. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/24/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Gastro; Quartz |
Synopsis | The Spirit goes to Miami to escort a gangster who wants to give himself up back to Central City. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/2/1952 |
Characters | Archie; Spirit; Dolan |
Synopsis | Archie taunts another gangster into trying to kill the Spirit. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/9/1952 |
Characters | Dolan; Spirit; John J. Beagle; Mr. Stain, Hinky |
Synopsis | Mr. Stain and the Good Times Party replace Dolan as police commisioner and put the Spirit in jail. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Jim Dixon ? |
Inks | Jim Dixon ? |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/16/1952 |
Characters | Spirit (as Eisenhower S. Daft); Dolan; Butcher Polk; P'Gell; Judge Slater |
Synopsis | Spirit goes undercover at a resort for criminals, looking for a judge who has disappeared. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon ? |
Inks | Jim Dixon ? |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/23/1952 |
Characters | Hubert Heever; Myrtle Heever; Rudolph the Rainmaker; Spirit |
Synopsis | Hubert Heever suffers from hard luck. He goes into the bottled water business 50 years too early. But his luck is bound to change. In fact, it gets worse. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | Spirit on last page only. |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/30/1952 |
Characters | Sam; Willum Waif; Spirit |
Synopsis | Passengers on a ferry daydream about what they'd do if they'd pulled the Million Dollar Bank robbery. Willum knows though, because the guy who's kidnapped him, is the bank robber. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/6/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Mike Poltax; Dolan |
Synopsis | Flashback story showing how Ellen ended up mayor of Central City |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/13/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Humbolt Weepy; Klink |
Synopsis | Humbolt Weepy vows to send a man to the Moon using only the power of his mind. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/20/1952 |
Characters | Ellen Dolan; Spirit; Dolan; Klink; William Birch |
Synopsis | The Spirit wakes up one morning with a different face. And no one believes him. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/27/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Casey; P'Gell; Franz; Carl; the Skipper |
Synopsis | Three men book passage on a freighter and vie for the attentions of the only female passenger. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | Written in French with English subtitles. The English and French have nothing to do with each other. Continued next week. |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/4/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; P'Gell; Carl; Franz |
Synopsis | The Spirit and two spies vy for the attentions of P'Gell while traveling aboard a freighter. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | continued from previous week |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/11/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Krug; Assassins, Inc. |
Synopsis | The Spirit is in Madrid looking for a terrorist who wants to turn himself in, during the Running of the Bulls. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/18/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Assassins, Inc.; Cyrus Plunder |
Synopsis | Cyrus Plunder hired Assassins, Inc. to kill the leader of a MidEast country. Now the Spirit must stop him from succeeding. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | continued from previous week |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/25/1952 |
Characters | Sammy; Spirit; Gertrude Plastik; Dolan; The Heist Brothers |
Synopsis | Sammy falls in love with a 17 year old sculptress whose ambition is to commit the perfect murder. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Jim Dixon |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/1/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Psam Psych; Mangler |
Synopsis | Parody of magazine personlity quizzes. Psam Psych's personality test says the Spirit may become a murderer at any moment. And Mangler is "sweet, kind and full of virtues." |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/8/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Quill; George; Dolan |
Synopsis | Quill, the creator of Captain Adventure, hires a background man. The beginning of a slippery slope to murder. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Jim Dixon |
Inks | Don Perlin ? |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | Dixon's initials on splash page. "J D" or is that Jim and Don? Spirit and Dolan only appear on the splash page (and as shadows in the last panel.) |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/15/1952 |
Characters | Sand Saref; Spirit; Hans Vanguilter; Pepe; Swyndle; Mr. Fat |
Synopsis | Hans Vanguilter can turn lilies into gold. And Sand Saref has the lily. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Klaus Nordling ? |
Pencils | Klaus Nordling (layouts); Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/22/1952 |
Characters | Rube Potter; Mr. Sack; Pinky Quinto; Willum Waif; Spirit |
Synopsis | Rube led the league in stolen bases for 12 years, but now he's washed up and due to be traded. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer ? |
Pencils | Al Wenzel (pages 1-6); Wally Wood (page 7) |
Inks | Al Wenzel (pages 1-6); Wally Wood (page 7) |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | one panel Spirit cameo, 1st Moon Report |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/29/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Carrion; Sammy; Dolan; Greenly Sleeve |
Synopsis | Narrator sings the story, with a hey, down derry down. Apparently Carrion is in love with Greenly Sleeve, but she thinks he's a coward. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/6/1952 |
Characters | Harry Shill; Dolan; Spirit; Matt Slugg |
Synopsis | Harry Shill is looking for a boxer that will fit his system. He finally finds him in a burglar. Only trouble is, Slugg likes being a burglar. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Klaus Nordling (layouts); Al Wenzel; Wally Wood (page 7) |
Inks | Al Wenzel; Wally Wood (page 7) |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | Moon Report #2 on page 7 |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/13/1952 |
Characters | Will Eisner; P'Gell; Sand Saref; Finchly Squander; Ellen |
Synopsis | Eisner is ordered by the Syndicate to marry the Spirit because all the best comic strips are doing it. |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Al Wenzel; Wally Wood (page 7) |
Inks | Al Wenzel; Wally Wood (page 7) |
Colors | Jamison |
Notes | 3rd Moon Report on page 7 |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/20/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Dolan; Hartley Skol; Ellen; Dutch; Spider |
Synopsis | The Interplanetary Flight Commision asks the Spirit to lead a crew of convicts on a mission to the Moon. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer (signed) |
Pencils | Wally Wood (signed) |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/27/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Spider; Dutch; Ringo; Skobey; Kress (dies); Captain Delf; Professor Hartley |
Synopsis | The Spirit and his crew of convicts land on the Moon and try to adjust to its gravity and each other. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Sam Schwartz |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/3/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Francisco Rivera; Colonel Gomez |
Synopsis | The Spirit and his crew find a book on the Moon, reporting the trip of a South American dictator to the Moon, 10 years earlier. |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/10/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Spider Webbin (dies); Dolan; Ellen; Fly Musca |
Synopsis | Story alternates between Moon and Central City as Spider Webbin's life story unfolds as he plunges to his death on the Moon. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Will Eisner |
Inks | Al Wenzel ? |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda ? |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/17/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Professor Skol; Ebony; P.S.; Brains; Scarlett |
Synopsis | Professor Skol goes blind from the bright sunlight. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood (pages 1,2,4) Will Eisner (page 3) |
Inks | Wally Wood (pages 1,2,4) Al Wenzel ? (page3) |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda ? |
Notes | story length cut to 4 pages |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/24/1952 |
Characters | Archie Blyke; Dutch; Spirit |
Synopsis | Dutch decides he doesn't want to go back to Earth. Meanwhile Archie Blyke is waiting for him. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/31/1952 |
Characters | Dutch Birch |
Synopsis | Dutch Birch decides to stay behind on the Moon. He sits and waits for fame and fortune. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | no Spirit. |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/7/1952 |
Characters | Dolan; Sammy; Ebony; Herman Fleeble; Prexy Filch; Spirit |
Synopsis | Prexy Filch tries to use Sammy in his plot to switch a fake Osiris jewel for the real one. |
Genre | adventure |
Pencils | Will Eisner |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda ? |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/14/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Professor Skol; Buggsy |
Synopsis | Buggsy decides that everything is a figment of his imagination. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Wally Wood |
Inks | Wally Wood |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | printed out of sequence to preserve continuity |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/28/1952 |
Characters | Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Ebony; Spirit |
Synopsis | While the Spirit's expedition is returning to Earth they pass a UFO heading in the same direction. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Will Eisner |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | printed out of sequence to put the stories in continuity order |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/21/1952 |
Characters | Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Dolan; Gofer |
Synopsis | Now back on Earth, the Spirit investigates reports of a UFO landing in North Dakota. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Jules Feiffer |
Pencils | Will Eisner |
Inks | Al Wenzel |
Colors | Jamison |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | last published story. But it's continued. |
Reprinted | from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/5/1952 |