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Issue: Spirit: The Origin Years #1
Publication Date: May 1992
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagKitchen Sink Press
Indicia Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.60 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dave Schreiner
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: baxter paper
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images1
Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner; Pete Poplaski [as Peter Poplaski] (design)
Will Eisner
Pete Poplaski [as Peter Poplaski]
typeset; Zoltan Szenics
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
The Spirit
Ebony White; the Spirit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Wraparound cover with art taken from the original art.
The Real Beginning

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tom Heintjes
Will Eisner (illustrations, signed)
Will Eisner (illustrations, signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
The Wildwood News
the Spirit; Will Eisner (both in illustrations)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Four pages (the first on the inside front cover) are found between the stories.
The Origin of the Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Zoltan Szenics
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
The Spirit
Spirit (first appearance); Commissioner Dolan (first appearance); Dr Cobra (first appearance); Ebony White (first appearance); Sgt. O'Rourke
Reprinting
FlagThe Spirit #6/2/1940 [Philadelphia Record] published June 1940
was The Origin of the Spirit [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Return of Dr Cobra

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Zoltan Szenics
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
The Spirit
Spirit; Ebony; Dr Cobra; Ellen Dolan (first appearance); Homer Creep (first appearance; Ellen's fiance)
Reprinting
FlagThe Spirit #6/9/1940 [The Sunday Star] published June 1940
was The Return of Dr Cobra [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Black Queen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Zoltan Szenics
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
The Spirit
Spirit; Ebony; Black Queen (first appearance)
Ebony becomes the Spirit's "official" cab driver.
Reprinting
FlagThe Spirit #6/16/1940 [Philadelphia Record] published June 1940
was The Black Queen [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
FlagThe Spirit #6/16/1940 [Philadelphia Record] published June 1940
was The Black Queen [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Voodoo in Manhattan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
The Spirit
Ebony
The Spirit comes to the aid of the Secret Society for the Aid of Negro Orphans
Reprinting
FlagThe Spirit #6/23/1940 [Philadelphia Record] published June 1940
was Voodoo In Manhattan [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
First Ebony feature.

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