Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	October 2002
Cover Price	49.95 USD
Pages	232
Editing	Dale Crain; Nick Napolitano
Notes	Cover miscredited to Eisner. Most credits taken from the work of Cat Yronwode and Lou Mougin. Lou Fine's assistants in 1944 included Robin King.

Cover Details

Characters	Spirit
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Notes	Cover miscredited to Eisner. Most credits taken from the work of Cat Yronwode and Lou Mougin. Lou Fine's assistants in 1944 included Robin King.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/21/1944

3 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

1 page General Poop story

Characters	General Poop
Genre	Military; humor
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Notes	sample dailies rejected by the Syndicate.

8 page Spirit story "Killer Ketch"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Killer Ketch; Lulu Mae Cronin
Synopsis	Killer Ketch finishes his ten year sentence and comes looking for his old girl friend.
Genre	Adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Robin King?
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Notes	swipe of Raymond Chandler's "Pickup On Noon Street"
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/2/1944

8 page Spirit story "Mrs. Sorrel"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Mrs. Sorrel; Rawlins
Synopsis	The Spirit investigates the death of a philanthropist.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/9/1944

8 page Spirit story "Ebony's Inheritance"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Bldogett
Synopsis	A scientist leaves all his effects to Ebony, and everybody seems to want them.
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/16/1944

8 page Spirit story "Murder By Magic"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Kate Lovelle; Jolie Demdike; Dr. Hoodoo; Tom Harrow
Synopsis	A young bride to be dies, and Dr. Hoodoo says he did it by Voodoo.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/23/1944

8 page Spirit story "Circumstantial Evidence"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan
Synopsis	A man is about to be convicted due to circumstantial evidence, and he won't let the Spirit help him.
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Quality Shop
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/30/1944

8 page Spirit story "Radio Burglars"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; Joe and Dan
Synopsis	Joe and Dan rig people's radios to report disasters, and when the victims flee, they rob their houses.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/6/1944

8 page Spirit story "Man O' War"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony; R.M. Harg
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Quality staff
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/13/1944

8 page Spirit story "In the Moorish Section of Central City"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Hamido Society; Muley Ben
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Quality Shop
Inks	Quality Shop
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/20/1944

8 page Spirit story "Who Killed Sam Wright?"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Miss Bella
Synopsis	A policeman is killed on duty and the department rejects the Spirit's help to solve the case.
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/27/1944

8 page Spirit story "The Charity Ball"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Buzz Horsley
Synopsis	Ellen calls an escort service after the Spirit refuses to take her to a charity ball.
Genre	adventure
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Notes	credits from Will Eisner Quarterly #5.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/5/1944

8 page Spirit story "Double Eagle"

Characters	Chief Double-Eagle; Mokwa the Bear; Dolan; Deuce Spot Dalliger; Ebony; Ellen
Synopsis	A bunch of crooks keep trying to steal Chief Double-Eagle's pet bear.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/12/1944

8 page Spirit story "Skelter and Crab"

Characters	Dolan; Skelter; Crabb; Ellen; Ebony
Synopsis	When a privated detective's partner is killed, he accuses Dolan of murder.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/19/1944

8 page Spirit story "Torchy Tyler"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Torchy Tyler; Scorzone
Synopsis	A country western singer is blackmailed by a bunch of mobsters.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/26/1944

8 page Spirit story "Who Killed Bob Sydell?"

Characters	Mr. Dory; Miss Amelia; Mr. Guffing; Bob Sydell; Ebony; Dolan; Ellen; Cory; Mr. Grame
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Inks	Quality staff
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/2/1944

8 page Spirit story "Dead in the Street"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/9/1944

8 page Spirit story "Suspended Animation"

Characters	Sorrocco; Ellen; Dolan; Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/16/1944

8 page Spirit story "Rogoff"

Characters	Ebony; Rogoff; Dolan
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Quality shop
Inks	Quality shop
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/23/1944

8 page Spirit story "The Voodoo of Dr. Peroo"

Characters	Dr. Peroo; Ebony; Grumio; Mayor Blast
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #4/30/1944

8 page Spirit story "John Magby's Last Will and Testament"

Characters	Ebony; Dolan; Magby
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils	Robin King?
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/7/1944

8 page Spirit story "Fifi McCoy"

Characters	Fifi McCoy; Dolan; Mayor Blast; Ebony
Synopsis	A snoop tries to blackmail Fifi McCoy with love letters Dolan sent her while in high school.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/14/1944

8 page Spirit story "Black Marx"

Characters	Ebony; Black Marx; Dolan; Ellen
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman?
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/21/1944

8 page Spirit story "Beyond the Grave"

Characters	Constable Cravey; Dolan; Dondru; Venga
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Notes	Check out Woozy Winks in panel 4 of page 3!
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/28/1944

8 page Spirit story "Ebony's Piano Lesson"

Characters	Ebony; Ellen; Dolan; Mr. Hepplethwaite; Princess Anne
Synopsis	Ellen tries to get Ebony to take piano lessons, but the teacher turns out to be a jewel thief.
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/4/1944

8 page Spirit story "The Cellini Dagger"

Characters	Dolan; Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils	Lou Fine?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/11/1944

8 page Spirit story "The Odor of Geraniums"

Characters	Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils	Robin King?
Inks	Robin King?
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/18/1944

8 page Spirit story "Sad Eyes Sam's Last Laugh"

Characters	Sad Eyes Sam, Ebony
Genre	adventure
Script	Bill Woolfolk
Pencils	Lou Fine
Colors	Digital Chameleon
Letters	Martin DeMuth
Notes	misdated July 25, 1944
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/25/1944