Comic books in 'The Spirit'

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1944 to Spring 1946!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #1-4. Cover by Lou Fine. Featuring Stories by Lou Fine and Will Eisner. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the Golden Age of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Eisner's Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $37.95

Add to cart Near Mint $37.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Summer 1946-Spring 1947!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #5-8. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Lou Fine, and Jack Cole. Cover by Lou Fine. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $49.99 View scans Paper: White Local Comic Shop Day Edition Label #4367761023 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Local Comic Shop Day Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Skottie Young. Trapped inside her mountain by pollution-spewing factories, the guardian spirit Zawa only has industrial waste to eat, leading her to a bitter existence of paranoia and destruction. But when two siblings from a nearby village help her escape, they'll quickly learn that the way to calming Zawa's heart is through a well nourished stomach! GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Michael Dialynas (Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) crafts a charmingly macabre eco-fable about nature, greed, the dangers of retribution, and good food shared among friends. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.70

Add to cart Near Mint $4.70

Story by Michael Dialynas. Zawa is healing, being around such kindness, and playing a personal part in regrowth, to Bandit's joy. But the roar of the mountain, and the vile voice of the mayor may have the final say… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.30

Add to cart Near Mint $4.30

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Dani Pendergast. Zawa is healing, being around such kindness, and playing a personal part in regrowth, to Bandit's joy. But the roar of the mountain, and the vile voice of the mayor may have the final say… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.49

Add to cart Near Mint $5.49

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Dani Pendergast. Zawa is healing, being around such kindness, and playing a personal part in regrowth, to Bandit's joy. But the roar of the mountain, and the vile voice of the mayor may have the final say… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Riley Rossmo. Zawa is healing, being around such kindness, and playing a personal part in regrowth, to Bandit's joy. But the roar of the mountain, and the vile voice of the mayor may have the final say… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Peach Momoko. Zawa is healing, being around such kindness, and playing a personal part in regrowth, to Bandit's joy. But the roar of the mountain, and the vile voice of the mayor may have the final say… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Michael Dialynas. The penultimate issue of Michael Dialynas' charming epic of food and fantasy is finally here! A dark entity is attacking people in the mountain, is Zawa to blame? With just one more issue to go before the astounding finale, prepare for revelations and surprises as to what exactly the 'mountain guardian' is,' and what it all means for Zawa and the kids! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Frany. The penultimate issue of Michael Dialynas' charming epic of food and fantasy is finally here! A dark entity is attacking people in the mountain, is Zawa to blame? With just one more issue to go before the astounding finale, prepare for revelations and surprises as to what exactly the 'mountain guardian' is,' and what it all means for Zawa and the kids! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.99

Add to cart Near Mint $8.99

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Frany. The penultimate issue of Michael Dialynas' charming epic of food and fantasy is finally here! A dark entity is attacking people in the mountain, is Zawa to blame? With just one more issue to go before the astounding finale, prepare for revelations and surprises as to what exactly the 'mountain guardian' is,' and what it all means for Zawa and the kids! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Erica Henderson. The penultimate issue of Michael Dialynas' charming epic of food and fantasy is finally here! A dark entity is attacking people in the mountain, is Zawa to blame? With just one more issue to go before the astounding finale, prepare for revelations and surprises as to what exactly the 'mountain guardian' is,' and what it all means for Zawa and the kids! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Javier Rodriguez. The penultimate issue of Michael Dialynas' charming epic of food and fantasy is finally here! A dark entity is attacking people in the mountain, is Zawa to blame? With just one more issue to go before the astounding finale, prepare for revelations and surprises as to what exactly the 'mountain guardian' is,' and what it all means for Zawa and the kids! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Note : Copies of this issue contain a printing defect in the form of ink smears on cover

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Michael Dialynas. Zawa is captured-on food festival day, of all days! But a rebellion brews in town… However, as a terrifying force is unleashed upon the townsfolk, Zawa will give everything to make sure only those responsible pay for what they've done, and give the town a fresh start. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.70

Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

Add to cart Very Fine $3.80

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Rian Gonzales. Zawa is captured-on food festival day, of all days! But a rebellion brews in town… However, as a terrifying force is unleashed upon the townsfolk, Zawa will give everything to make sure only those responsible pay for what they've done, and give the town a fresh start. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.99

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Rian Gonzales. Zawa is captured-on food festival day, of all days! But a rebellion brews in town… However, as a terrifying force is unleashed upon the townsfolk, Zawa will give everything to make sure only those responsible pay for what they've done, and give the town a fresh start. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Toni Infante. Zawa is captured-on food festival day, of all days! But a rebellion brews in town… However, as a terrifying force is unleashed upon the townsfolk, Zawa will give everything to make sure only those responsible pay for what they've done, and give the town a fresh start. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.30

Add to cart Near Mint $4.30

Written and Art by Michael Dialynas. Cover by Logan Faerber. Zawa is captured-on food festival day, of all days! But a rebellion brews in town… However, as a terrifying force is unleashed upon the townsfolk, Zawa will give everything to make sure only those responsible pay for what they've done, and give the town a fresh start. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.