Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	[February] 2002
Cover Price	$49.95
Pages	236
Editing	Dale Crain
Notes	Lou Fine's assistants in 1943 included Alex Kotzky, Don Komisarow and John Belfi.

Cover Details

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	Lou Fine's assistants in 1943 included Alex Kotzky, Don Komisarow and John Belfi.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/17/1943 [splash page]

10 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Meanwhile..."

Characters	Joe Dope, Pvt. Dogtag
Synopsis	Description of Eisner's wartime duties as an illustrator of Army maintenance instructional publications, with samples
Genre	fact; bio
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	Illustrations from Army Motors Magazine (sample pages from various issues)1942-45.

8 page Spirit story "The Curse of the Ruby"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner, Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine
Colors	?:
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/3/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Lady in Black"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner, Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/10/1943

8 page Spirit story "Keep Mum on Ship Movements"

Characters	Ellen, Dolan
Synopsis	Spirit appears to be returning from overseas
Genre	adventure
Script	Bob Powell?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/17/1943

8 page Spirit story "Schoolboy Stuart"

Characters	Dolan, Ellen
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/24/1943

8 page Spirit story "June 18, 1940"

Characters	Dolan, Ellen, Mayor Blast
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/31/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Spirit's Super Scrappers"

Characters	Ebony (feature), Dolan, Brains, Pierpont, PS
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/7/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Brotherhood of Swivets"

Characters	Dolan, Ebony
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/14/1943

8 page Spirit story "Automatic Author"

Characters	Dolan, Ebony, Eisner (mentioned), Ellen
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/21/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Spirit of Spring"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/28/1943

8 page Spirit story "Class Reunion"

Characters	Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff (Alex Kotzky?)
Notes	contains info that Denny Colt graduated high school in 1933, was voted Class Wiseman, and was called "Beloved by all!" and "our class standout!" in his yearbook;
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/7/1943

8 page Spirit story "Byron's Memoirs"

Characters	Ebony,Dolan,
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/14/1943

8 page Spirit story "Saul Taylor"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/21/1943

8 page Spirit story "Andy Horgan"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/28/1943

8 page Spirit story "Evil Eye Manders"

Characters	Evil Eye Manders; Ebony; Dolan
Genre	Adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/4/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Dollars of 1904"

Characters	Ebony, Ellen, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/11/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Grandfather Clock"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/18/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Last Mile"

Characters	Dolan, "Murder" Mannex
Synopsis	A murderer appears to come back from the dead
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner (layouts); Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine, Alex Kotzky
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/25/1943

8 page Spirit story "Yellow Eyes Janus"

Characters	Dolan,
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner, Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/2/1943

8 page Spirit story "Dr Plague"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/9/1943

8 page Spirit story "Policewoman Ellen"

Characters	Ellen Dolan (feature), Ebony, Dolan, Susu
Genre	adventure
Script	William Woofolk?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/16/1943

8 page Spirit story "Tony Zacco"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/23/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Spirit Ain't Fair to Ebony"

Characters	Ebony (feature), Pierpont
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Notes	mentioned in Woolfolk interview?
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/30/1943

8 page Spirit story "Terrible Terry Gill"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/6/1943

8 page Spirit story "Diamonds On Ice"

Characters	Ebony (feature), Pierpont
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/13/1943

8 page Spirit story "Parrot Puggins"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/20/1943

8 page Spirit story "Keep Out"

Characters	Ebony, Slats Riordan, Bedford J Breen
Synopsis	Bedford J Breen wants to build a housing project on top of Wildwood Cemetary.
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/27/1943