Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	[July] 2000
Cover Price	$49.95 US
Pages	240
Editing	Dale Crain

Cover Details

Characters	Spirit (Denny Colt), Ebony
Genre	adventure; superhero
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Letters	?; typeset
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/8/1940

4 page text article "The Spirit: How It Came to Be"

Genre	fact
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

3 page text article "The Pioneering Spirit"

Genre	fact
Script	Alan Moore
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

7 page text article "The Consumate Comic Book"

Script	R. C. Harvey
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

7 page Spirit story "The Origin of the Spirit"

Characters	Intro- Spirit, Commisioner Dolan, Dr Cobra, Ebony White, Sgt O'Rourke
Synopsis	While chasing Dr. Cobra Denny Colt falls into a vat of chemicals and is presumed dead.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Zoltan Szenics?
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/2/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Return of Dr Cobra"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan, Dr Cobra, Intro- Ellen Dolan, Homer Creep (Ellen's fiance)
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Zoltan Szenics?
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/9/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Black Queen"

Characters	Ebony, Intro-Black Queen
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Zoltan Szenics?
Notes	Ebony becomes the Spirit's "official" cab driver
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/16/1940

7 page Spirit story "Voodoo in Manhattan"

Characters	Ebony
Synopsis	The Spirit comes to the aid of the Secret Society for the Aid of Negro Orphans
Genre	Adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	1st Ebony feature
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/23/1940

7 page Spirit story "Johnny Marston"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/30/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Black Queen's Army"

Characters	Black Queen, Intro- Spirit's flying car (the Autoplane); Ebony, Dolan
Genre	Adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/7/1940

7 page Spirit story "Mr. Midnight"

Characters	Intro- Mr Midnight, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/14/1940

7 page Spirit story "Eldas Thayer"

Characters	Dolan, Mayor Aldrich
Synopsis	The Spirit is wrongly accused of murder and becomes an outlaw
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/21/1940

7 page Spirit story "Palyachi the Killer Clown"

Characters	Palyachi , Marka, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/28/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Death Dolls"

Characters	Yagor, Dolan
Synopsis	The Spirit battles a monster robot
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/4/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Kidnapping of Daisy Kay"

Characters	Homer Creep, Ellen, Autoplane
Synopsis	Homer gets the Spirit to kidnap Ellen so he can rescue her
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/11/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Morger Boys"

Characters	Dolan, Autoplane
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/18/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Orphans"

Characters	Ebony,Autoplane, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/25/1940

7 page Spirit story "Orang the Ape-Man"

Characters	Autoplane, Intro- Orang
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/1/1940

7 page Spirit story "Return of Orang"

Characters	Orang, Ellen, Dolan, Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/8/1940

7 page Spirit story "Ebony's X-Ray Eyes"

Characters	Ebony (feature)
Synopsis	Ebony accidentally gives himself X-Ray vision
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/15/1940

7 page Spirit story "Gang Warfare"

Characters	The Combination, Mr. Gaunt; Autoplane, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/22/1940

7 page Spirit story "Oriental Agents"

Characters	Ellen, Homer Creep, Dolan,Intro-Poppy, Intro-Finnegan
Synopsis	Ellen breaks her engagement, Detective Finnegan introduced, he never speaks, just sits in Dolan's office and reads Detective magazines
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/29/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Master Mind Strikes"

Characters	Finnegan, Dolan, autoplane,
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/6/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Spirit! Who Is He?"

Characters	Finnegan, Dolan's assistant (1st "speaking" role), Dolan, Ellen, Ebony, Mayor Aldrich
Synopsis	The Spirit cleared of murder charges
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/13/1940

7 page Spirit story "Ogre Goran"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/20/1940

7 page Spirit story "Conscription Bill Signed"

Characters	Autoplane, Ebony, Dolan, Finnegan
Synopsis	The Spirit enlists in the army
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/27/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Manly Art of Self Defense"

Characters	Ellen (feature), Ebony, Dolan, Finnegan
Synopsis	Ellen decides to capture Bull Bronsen so she can get the Spirit's attention.
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/3/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Kiss of Death"

Characters	The Black Queen, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Sam Rosen
Letters	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/10/1940

7 page Spirit story "Dr. Prince Von Kalm"

Characters	Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/17/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Kidnapping of Ebony"

Characters	Ebony (feature), Dolan, Mayor Aldrich, Squire Sampson
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/24/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Prom (aka Girl's Dorm)"

Characters	Ellen; Autoplane; Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	only story featuring Ellen as a college student; famous Spirit spanking Ellen splash
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/1/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Haunted House"

Characters	Ebony; Autoplane
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/8/1940

7 page Spirit story "Slim Pickens"

Characters	Autoplane
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/15/1940

7 page Spirit story "Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henrey and Simple Simon"

Characters	Ebony, Ellen, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	1st of famous series of Christmas stories
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/22/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Leader"

Characters	Ebony, Ellen, Dolan
Synopsis	Spirit battles Nazis in Mexico
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner; Bob Powell
Inks	Will Eisner; Bob Powell
Colors	Joe Kubert (original), Digital Chameleon (reconstruction)
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/29/1940