Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	[May] 2006
Cover Price	$49.99
Pages	196
Notes	ISBN 1401207693 ; Shipping date March 29, 2006; Credits from Cat Yronwode; Dave Schreiner and Tom Heintjes' articles in Kitchen Sink Spirit magazines.

Cover Details

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	ISBN 1401207693 ; Shipping date March 29, 2006; Credits from Cat Yronwode; Dave Schreiner and Tom Heintjes' articles in Kitchen Sink Spirit magazines.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/17/1949 [splash]

3 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Script	Catherine Garnier
Letters	typeset

7 page The Spirit story "Ice"

Characters	Spirit; Dolan; Lt. Carson; Ellen; Ebony
Synopsis	Driven by jealousy, the Spirit proposes to Ellen.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/2/1949

7 page The Spirit story "A Prisoner of Love"

Characters	P.S.; Ebony; Spirit; Fracture Bones; Ellen; Doyle
Synopsis	The Spirit is in the hospital, only it's really Dolan beneath the bandages. But Ellen doesn't know that.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/9/1949

7 page story "The Explorer"

Characters	Ebony (feature); Dolan; Filch; Lolo; Cutter
Synopsis	Sick of all the talk of marriage, Ebony heads for the north pole, never manages to leave Central City, but still gets involved with an Eskimo girl. Oh, and the Spirit catches Filch and Cutter.
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/16/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Thorne Strand and the Spirit"

Characters	Thorne Strand (intro); Dolan; Ellen; Spirit; Roxie Haven
Synopsis	Thorne takes over her husband's business, using money she got from gangster Roxie Haven.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/23/1949

7 page The Spirit story "A Slow Ship to Shanghai"

Characters	Thorne Strand; Bulkhead; Ellen; Dolan; Long Jane Silver
Synopsis	The Spirit is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship with an all-woman crew.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Based on the hit song, "Slow Boat to China".
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/30/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Big Sneeze Caper"

Characters	Ebony (feature), P. S.; Klink; Mercedes Klutch; Big Sneeze; Spirit; Dolan
Synopsis	Ebony gets a job baby sitting, but the baby is kidnapped.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Parody of movie "The Big Sleep".
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/6/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Visitor"

Characters	Cracker Barl; Combo Nathan; Spirit; Miss Cosmek; Nimbus; Dolan
Synopsis	The Spirit gets involved with a woman who claims to be from Mars.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/13/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Valentine"

Characters	Mr. Zone; Mr. Cancel; Oswald Skrabble; Ramona Sludge; Spirit; Ellen; Ebony
Synopsis	The post office has four valentines left over, with no addresses, so they mail them to four people at random.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/20/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Deadly Comic Book"

Characters	P.S.; Dr. Wolfgang Worry; Dolan; Spirit; Wrecker
Synopsis	A middle school music teacher is driven insane by a crime comic he rescues from a bonfire.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/27/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Glob"

Characters	Glob; Leonardo Snitch; Spirit; Klink
Synopsis	Snitch finds a living caveman, whose paintings become the rave of the modern art world. Only Snitch has passed them off as his own.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/6/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Death, Taxes and... The Spirit"

Characters	Ward Healy; Dolan; Double Entry; Spirit
Synopsis	Socrates Grime is dead, but he still wants to file his tax return.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/13/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Vernal Equinox"

Characters	P.S.; Spirit; Dolan; Ebony; Bully Dozer; Weepy; Dutch
Synopsis	A homage to spring, as Dozer's cheap construction work on the new dam comes home to roost.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/20/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Foul Play"

Characters	Klink; Dolan; Spirit
Synopsis	A milk man is driven crazy when he thinks he finds a dead body on his front steps.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/27/1949

7 page The Spirit story "A Pot of Gold"

Characters	Carrion; Spiv; Ali Ben; Rocksalt; Spirit; Wisp O'Smoke; Ebony; Julia; Dolan; Sir Clyde
Synopsis	Carrion and a bunch of his friends are searching for a pot of Irish gold. But is Wisp O'Smoke helping them or not?
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/3/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Lovely Looie"

Characters	Dolan; Spirit; Lovely Looie; Pierre; P.S.; Klink
Synopsis	Satire on professional wrestling. Lovely Looie goes straight and it threatens to ruin the "sport".
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/10/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Dolan Walks A Beat"

Characters	Dolan; Ellen; Ebony; Commisioner Beagle; Maxwell Stain; Mayor Bowser; Hinky Snitch
Synopsis	A crusading newspaper editor gets Dolan suspended in favor of a Commissioner who will capture the Spirit.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/17/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Spirit Now Deputy"

Characters	Dolan; Ellen; Ebony; Dutchy Heist; Mossy Stone; Constable Klubb
Synopsis	The governor pardons the Spirit and makes him an official deputy to Dolan. However, by the end of 7 pages he's an outlaw again.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/24/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Hunted"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; Ellen; Edward Lamb; Klink
Synopsis	A conman tries to frame Ellen.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/1/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Hamid Jebru"

Characters	Spirit; Hamid Jebru; Dolan; Sariesse
Synopsis	The Spirit searches the world for Hamid Jebru, who is wanted for murder in Central City.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/8/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Crime of Passion"

Characters	Ebony (feature); Monroe Shmink; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/15/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Space Sniper"

Characters	Dolan; Spirit; Artemus Peap; Adolphe Link
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Jerry Grandenetti
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Sequel to Oct 46 story.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/22/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Young Dr Ebony"

Characters	Ebony (feature); Spirit; Dolan; Dr. Bideawee
Genre	Adventure
Script	Jules Feiffer [as Alonzo Hack]
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Parody of radio soap operas.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/29/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Black Alley"

Characters	Mr. Freeze; Spirit; Mr. Casement; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner; ?
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/5/1949

7 page The Spirit story "Satin"

Characters	Satin; Hildie; Kurt von Breck; Sylvia; Spirit
Synopsis	Satin asks the Spirit to help clear her husband from a murder charge. Only trouble is, he's guilty.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/12/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Predicition"

Characters	Humid J. Millibar; Dolan; Spirit; Ebony
Synopsis	The weatherman predicts snow in June.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/19/1949

7 page The Spirit story "The Elevator"

Characters	Ebony (feature); Dolan; Spirit; J. Sneever Squinch
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jery Grandenetti? (splash only)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti? (splash only)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/26/1949