Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	[December] 2004
Cover Price	49.95 USD; 76.95 CAD
Pages	196
Editing	Dale Crain
Notes	ISBN 1401201628; Shipping date October 20, 2004; credits mostly from articles by Cat Yronwode and Dave Schreiner in the Kitchen Sink Spirit magazines and comics.

Cover Details

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Jamison
Notes	ISBN 1401201628; Shipping date October 20, 2004; credits mostly from articles by Cat Yronwode and Dave Schreiner in the Kitchen Sink Spirit magazines and comics.

3 page Spirit, The foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Genre	bio; criticism
Script	N. C. Christopher Couch
Pencils	Will Eisner

7 page Spirit story "Wanted"

Characters	Octopus; Mortimer J. Titmouse; Spirit; Dolan
Synopsis	Mortimer J. Titmouse gives the formula for the atom bomb to the Octopus.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/6/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "The Spirit's Favorite Fairy Tales for Juvenile Delinquents: Hansel and Gretel"

Characters	Fosgnov Slash; Minnie the Mink; Hansel; Gretel; Spirit; Wendy the Witch; Dolan; Ellen; Ebony
Synopsis	Fosgnov and his wife Minnie aren't making much money in the crime business, so they high-tail it out of Central City leaving their children behind. Wendy the fence, decides to burn the children with the rest of the evidence.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/13/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Li'l Adam"

Characters	Al Slapp; Li'l Adam; Elmer Hay; Hector Ghoul; Matrix
Synopsis	Cartoonist Al Clapp, creator of Li'l Adam lies near death, stabbed with an inking brush. Which of his rivals is behind this dirty deed?
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner (pg 6 mostly by Jules Feiffer)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Parodies of Lil Abner, Dick Tracy and Little Orphan Annie included
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/20/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "The Lamp"

Characters	Ebony; Pierpont; Roscoe; Spirit; Ellen; Dolan; Pinchy; The Genie
Synopsis	Roscoe is looking for a lost treasure, and he's bought a magic lamp from Ebony to help him find it.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/27/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Competition"

Characters	P'Gell; Saree; Officer Sam Klink (intro); Toothpaste; Spirit; Giffy; Twinch
Synopsis	P'Gell rents her school out to a bunch of crooks to help pay the mortgage but they double-cross her. Saree works her charms on rookie patrolman Klink to get him to come to the rescue.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/3/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Sign of the Octopus"

Characters	Octopus; Klink; Spirit; Dolan; Spider Webb; Ebony; Crusher
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/10/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Picnic"

Characters	Klink; Octopus; Gasher; Ellen; Dolan; Ebony
Synopsis	Ellen drags the Spirit off on a picnic, leaving Klink behind to set his own trap for the Octopus.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Ebony and Klink sing "Evry Li'l Bug"
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/17/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Showdown with the Octopus"

Characters	Octopus (dies); Spirit; Crusher; Dolan; Klink
Synopsis	The Spirit and the Octopus meet in final showdown, a confrontation which leaves the Spirit blind.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/24/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Blind"

Characters	Ebony (feature); Klink; Dolan; Bugg-Eye; Little Snead; Murder McCoy; Ellen; Rubber Lips
Synopsis	Although blind, the Spirit insists on continuing his war on crime.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/31/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "A Killer at Large"

Characters	Klink; Ward Healy (intro); Roger (intro-a dog); Dolan; Ebony; Spirit; Mr. Bowser
Synopsis	Klink arrests a dog for murder. The Spirit is still blind.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/7/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Into the Light"

Characters	Carrion; Julia: Silken Floss; Spirit; Roger; Dolan; Ebony
Synopsis	The Spirit recovers his sight, but not before he's kidnapped by Carrion, who wants Silken Floss to help him develop a new wonder drug that will make him rich.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/14/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "End of the SS Raven"

Characters	Muller; Hauser; Spirit
Synopsis	The Spirit battles a ghost ship.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner (layouts)
Inks	Jerry Grandenetti (finished art)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Grandenetti verified by Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 22(August 1986).
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/21/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "UFO"

Characters	Awesome Bells; Man from Mars; Flash Feeny; Dolan; Spirit; Ebony; Snifter; Looy
Synopsis	Awesome Bells is based on Orson Welles, banished to Hollywood after his hoax Martian invasion broadcast. Bells is beside himself when he meets a real Martian. Especially after the Martian kills press agent Flash Feeny.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	The first UFO was seen on June 24, 1947 near Mt. Ranier Washington. The designation U.F.O. supposedly didn't come into circulation until 1952. (?) This is probably the very first comic book story about U.F.O.s
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/28/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "The Spirit's Favorite Fairy Tails for Juvenile Delinquents: Cinderella"

Characters	Ma Harridan; Prudence; Desire; Cinderella; Klink; Mr. and Mrs. Snaky; Spirit; Ellen; Dolan
Synopsis	Mr. And Mrs. Snaky help Cinderella go to the Policeman's ball on the condition that she help them break into the Eagle National Bank at midnight.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/5/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Mr. McDool"

Characters	Mr McDool; Satin; Hildie; Soho Sander; Dolan; Lord Elby
Synopsis	Croyd's will insure anything, even blackmail papers. But will Satin, Croyd's agent or no, kill to protect her chances of marriage to Lord Elby?
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/12/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Doppleganger"

Characters	Joe Jones; Joe Jones; Spirit; Dolan; Klink
Synopsis	Jo Jones' life seems to be entwined with a mysterious stranger who appears to be his exact duplicate!
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/19/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "The Burning of PS 43"

Characters	Hazel P MacBeth (intro); Ward Healy; Ebony; Hubert Loophole; Spirit; Dolan; Firebug Butts; Loophole
Synopsis	The kids challenge Hazel to prove she's a real witch by making the school burn down. Or did Ward Healy do it? One thing's for sure, he's not the one who's going to burn at the stake.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/26/1947

7 page Spirt. The story "The Criminal"

Characters	Klink; Mike Mayhem; Ebony; Sawbuck; Titus; Pinchy; Shifty; Bernie; Uncle Benny; Dolan; Spirit
Synopsis	Sawbuck is upset that his gang's clubhouse has been condemned- so he lets the gang talk him into shooting Klink.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/2/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Mr Bowser's Election"

Characters	Ward Healy; Klink; Ebony; Mr. Bowser; Mayor Blast; Bonehead Baker; Dolan; Spirit
Synopsis	When Mayor Blast "attempts suicide" the veteran's party tries to run Officer Klink agains Ward Healy's candidate.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/9/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "The Fighting Machine"

Characters	Nasdrov; Ellen; Mrs. Butterball; Dr. Bones; Ebony; Dolan; Klink; Resin
Synopsis	The Spirit battles a killer boxer in the ring for charity.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/16/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Money, Money"

Characters	P'Gell; Saree; Mr. Quinse; Ahmed the Trader; Spirit; Dolan
Synopsis	Mr. Quinse tries to get P'Gell to default on her mortgage by telling her pupils' mothers about her past.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/23/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Slippery Eall"

Characters	Slippery Eall (intro, modelled on Eisner); Bellows (Kanegson); Dapperish (Grandenetti); Spirit; Warden Barrs; Dolan; Ebony
Synopsis	The Spirit is at the state prison waiting for a rumored jail break.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/30/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Death of Hugo"

Characters	Powder (intro); Mouser; Spirit; Hugo; Eisner
Synopsis	Mouser kills Hugo so they don't have to split the loot, but then Hugo kills Mouser and frames Powder, but isn't Hugo already dead?
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/7/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Snow"

Characters	Slippery Eall (Eisner); Bellows (Kanegson); Dapperish (Grandenetti); P.S.; Dolan; Ebony; Goldbrick
Synopsis	Three hoods try to bargain with Dolan for a pardon in exchange for information about a jewel robbery.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/14/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Christmas Spirit of 1947:Joy"

Characters	Sammy?; P'Gell; Saree; Klink; P.S. (cameos); Spirit; Ellen; Dolan; Joy
Synopsis	Joy is a war orphan who comes to America to start a new life.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Notes	Told in 7 full page panels, with accompanying poetic narrative.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/21/1947

7 page Spirit, The story "Umbrella Handles"

Characters	Octopus; Spirit; Dolan; Ellen; Ebony; Sapper Sam; Baron Von Shlozz
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Inks	Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti (backgrounds)
Colors	Jamison
Letters	Abe Kanegson
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/28/1947