Issue Details

Issue	#7
Published	[July] 2002
Cover Price	$49.95
Pages	224
Editing	Dale Crain; Nick Napolitano
Notes	Credits mostly assembled by Cat Yronwode and Lou Mougin. Lou Fine's assistants in 1943 included Alex Kotzky and Joe Kubert (three months).

Cover Details

Characters	Spirit; Commissioner Doyle
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	Credits mostly assembled by Cat Yronwode and Lou Mougin. Lou Fine's assistants in 1943 included Alex Kotzky and Joe Kubert (three months).

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "A Midnight Tale"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby
Genre	fact
Script	R. C. Harvey
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	typeset
Notes	cover to Smash Comics 68, two Midnight splash pages and one Plastic Man splash page reprinted to illustrate Eisner's influence on Jack Cole.
Reprinted	from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #68 [cover]

2 page Joe Dope illustration "World War II Portfolio"

Characters	Joe Dope
Genre	propaganda
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	WW II era instructional posters

8 page Spirit story "Marathon Dancers"

Characters	Dolan; Ellen; Lowery
Synopsis	Ellen enters a dance marathon contest and gets accused of murder.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/4/1943

8 page Spirit story "Three Wishes"

Characters	Ebony, Liza Belle
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/11/1943

8 page Spirit story "The House of Darkness"

Characters	Dolan; Trigger Thomson; Mrs. Olcott
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/18/1943

8 page Spirit story "Framed"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/25/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Maestro"

Characters	Intro-The Maestro; Ebony; Dolan; Pierpont; Hot Licks Lazlo;
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	Ebony feature
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/1/1943

8 page Spirit story "Shipyard Sabotage"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Bob Powell?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/8/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Last Gang In Rotten Row"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/15/1943

8 page Spirit story "On the Ferris Wheel"

Characters	Ebony; Pierpont; Clarrisa
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Notes	Ebony feature
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/22/1943

8 page Spirit story "Broadway Lily"

Characters	Mayor Blast; Dolan; Ebony; Broadway Lily
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #8/29/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Art of Making Love Ardently"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan; Derwood Graves; Cuthbert Van Gimmick
Synopsis	An Old beau of Ellen's returns
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/5/1943

8 page Spirit story "Woman Crooks"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan; Maisie; Number One
Synopsis	When the Spirit goes up against a gang of women crooks, Ellen has to rescue him.
Genre	adventure
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/12/1943

8 page Spirit story "Killer Sykes"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony,
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/19/1943

8 page Spirit story "Murder on the Job"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/26/1943

8 page Spirit story "Case of the Southpaw Maiden"

Characters	Ebony; PS; Bertram; Dolan; Quincy Gilpin
Synopsis	The Spirit gives Ebony a murder case to handle alone.
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	Ebony feature
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/3/1943

8 page Spirit story "Ellen Dolan, Murderess"

Characters	Ellen; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/10/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Magic Drums of the Shonokins"

Characters	Ellen; Dolan; Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	based on Wellman Weird Tales story
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/17/1943

8 page Spirit story "Who Killed Gloria Drake?"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; Ellen
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/24/1943

8 page Spirit story "Death in the Lion Cage"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/31/1943

8 page Spirit story "Fronie Pettigrew"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/7/1943

8 page Spirit story "Vance McVane"

Characters	Dolan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/14/1943

8 page Spirit story "On Guard!"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/21/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Killer Nurse"

Characters	Ellen; Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/28/1943

8 page Spirit story "The Auction"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; Ellen
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/5/1943

8 page Spirit story "Train Wreck"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; Ellen
Genre	Adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/12/1943

8 page Spirit story "Druce's Time Bomb"

Characters	Ebony, Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Quality staff
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/19/1943

8 page Spirit story "Cloak and Coffin"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Robin King?
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/26/1943