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Issue: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #22
Publication Date: October 2007
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Issues: #22 of 26 Issues (28 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/15/2007
Volume: 22
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9781401213091140121309X
UPC/EAN: 978140121309154999
Price: $60.99 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 27 (25 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Nybakken
Disclose Notes: Ship date August 29, 2007.

Credits primarily from Cat Yronwode's Spirit indexes in the Kitchen Sink Spirit series, and Tom Heintjes columns in the Kitchen Sink Spirit comic book series.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Full color cover; Full color interior (#1-24, 26); Black and white interior with partial color (#25)
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/14/1951 published January 1951splash
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Spirit
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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A Time-Stop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Marc Tymley; Ringo Sykes; Dolan; Spirit
Synopsis: Ringo has just shot Marc Tymley when a mysterious meteor passing the Earth causes time to stop for everyone but Tymley. He has thirty minutes while everyone else is frozen to do whatever he wants.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/7/1951 published January 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Rife Magazine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Ellen; Dolan; Sand Saref; Silk Satin; P'Gell; Sammy; Willum; Darling O'Shea; Mr. Carrion; Julia
Synopsis: Life magazine parody, no "story".
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/14/1951 published January 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Future Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Tempus J. Fugit; Ellen; Denny Colt, Jr.
Synopsis: Prof Tempus J Fugit builds a time machine and kills the Spirit in 1970.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/21/1951 published January 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: time travel story
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The Meanest Man in the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Splinter Weevil; Monte Faro; Klink; Muldoon
Synopsis: Splinter Weevil never did anybody a favor, never was anything but cruel and selfish- until the plane crash.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/28/1951 published January 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Showdown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (p 2-7)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Abe Kanegson (p2-7)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Octopus; Spirit; Dolan; Klink
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/4/1951 published February 1951which is a partial reprint of #8/24/1947
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Octopus Is Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Octopus; Spirit; Dolan; Sammy: Klink
Synopsis: The Octopus is disguised as the Spirit, who is disguised as the Octopus.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/11/1951 published February 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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To The Spirit With Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Carrion; Julia; Ellen (feature); Octopus; Klink
Synopsis: Carrion and the Octopus scheme to marry the Spirit off to Ellen Dolan.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/18/1951 published February 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Portier Fortune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner (1, part of 2 and 7); John Spranger
Inker(s): Will Eisner; Bob Palmer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin deMuth (2-7)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Dolan; P'Gell; Sammy (in frame only); Spirit; Millisy Portier; Waldo; Homer; M. Daufan
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/25/1951 published February 1951Most of pgs 2-6, and top row of pg 7 from Spirit #12/1/1946
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Death Is My Destiny

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Enoch Vane; Smiley; Amos File; Spirit
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/4/1951 published March 1951Story originaly used in Spirit #10/4/1942 (redrawn?)
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Case of the Double Jones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Abe Kanegson
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Dolan's doppleganger
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/11/1951 published March 1951Pages 2-7(except for last tier) from #10/19/1947
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Darling and the Octopus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jules Feiffer
Penciller(s): Will Eisner (layouts only); Jim Dixon ?
Inker(s): Jim Dixon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Darling O'Shea, Octopus
Synopsis: On a deserted island, the Spirit tracks down the Octopus, only to find Darling O'Shea is in the midst of buying the place.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/18/1951 published March 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Feiffer is drafted into the army at this point and leaves Eisner's employ for basic training. His remaining scripts from August 1951 on will be sent in by mail.
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Damsels In Distress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (2-7)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Abe Kanegson (2-7)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; P'Gell; Saree; Officer Sam Klink (intro-flashback)
Synopsis: Officer Klink retells his first Spirit adventure to a couple of new kids in town.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/25/1951 published March 1951Pages 2-7 from #8/3/1947
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Last Prowl of Mephisto

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner; Jim Dixon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Ellen (feature); Lucifer T Mephisto (intro); Hambo; Grinder; Dolan
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/1/1951 published April 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Dragnet for Johnny Buffalo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Penciller(s): Will Eisner (layouts only); Jim Dixon ?
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Walkalong Haggerty (intro); Johnny Buffalo
Synopsis: A kid in a coonskin cap rounds up a gang of criminals while he waits for his parent's tv set to be repaired.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/8/1951 published April 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Dixon/Schwartz credits hidden on splash page; not on Feiffer's list
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Time Bomb

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Pinnacle; Fingle
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/15/1951 published April 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Hobart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Hobart; Commodore
Synopsis: A hermit on a desert island gets caught between the Spirit and a gang of crooks. The hermit wins.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/22/1951 [unnamed variant] published April 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Help Wanted

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Ed Flinch (Dolan doppleganger #1); Lester Flinch (Dolan doppleganger #2)
Synopsis: A counterfeiter tries to take Dolan's place, but his twin brother screws up the deal.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/29/1951 published April 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Facts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Carrion; Little Ghoul (intro); Julia
Synopsis: Carrion's nephew, a sort of reverse Ebony, is introduced. Little Ghoul is in contact with Mars, but no one will believe him.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/6/1951 published May 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?; Will Eisner (plot) ?
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon; Will Eisner (faces and touch-ups)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Henry J Timeclock; Dolan
Synopsis: Henry just wanted to get home on time for dinner. But when a gang of bandits try to get the train to crash and Henry finds himself all alone in the engine....
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/13/1951 published May 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The 7th Husband

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Eisner ?
Penciller(s): Will Eisner ?
Inker(s): Jim Dixon; Will Eisner (faces and touch-ups)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; P'Gell; Ellis Murdoch; King Kwang
Synopsis: P'Gell is involved in smuggling atomic rifles to dictators. The Spirit ends up trapped in the Far East
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/20/1951 published May 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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King Kwang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; King Kwang; Yuang
Synopsis: The Spirit helps capture an Eastern bandit.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/27/1951 published May 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Thing in the Jungle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon; Will Eisner (faces and touch-ups)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Travail; The Thing
Synopsis: Big Game Hunter Travail attempts to capture a mysterious jungle creature known only as The Thing.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/3/1951 published June 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Wanchu

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling
Penciller(s): Will Eisner; Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Jim Dixon; Will Eisner (faces and touch-ups)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Warlord Loo
Synopsis: The Spirit helps to stop a communist attempt to overthrow a small Himalayan country.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/10/1951 [Philadelphia Edition] published June 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Khyber Bill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling?
Inker(s): Jim Dixon; Will Eisner (faces and touch-ups)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit; Dolan; Ellen; Sammy; Khyber Bill; Rajah of Opaljore; Willy; Simba
Synopsis: The Spirit brings peace and freedom to yet another trouble mountain paradise.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/17/1951 published June 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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School Is Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Klaus Nordling ?
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling?
Inker(s): Jim Dixon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Spirit
Character(s): Spirit (cameo); Dolan; Ebony; Liz
Synopsis: With the Spirit out of town Dolan is stumped by a jewel robbery, until Ebony solves the case.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/24/1951 published June 1951
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Not on Feiffer's list

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