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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published May 1978
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 60
Notes wrap around cover. Letters from Michael Gilbert and Robin Snyder

Cover Details

Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner; Dennis Kitchen
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Notes wrap around cover. Letters from Michael Gilbert and Robin Snyder
Reprinted in Will Eisner Color Treasury (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1981 series) #1

1 page Essay on Comic Art text article "Gerhard Shnobble"

Genre fact
Script Will Eisner; John Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner (spot illos)
Inks Will Eisner (spot illos)
Letters Typeset
Notes Eisner analyzes the Spirit section from 9/5/48; incorrectly credited to M Thomas Inge.

7 page Spirit story "The Seventh Husband"

Characters P'Gell
Genre adventure; humor
Script Jules Feiffer?; Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Jerry Grandenetti ?
Letters Ben Oda
Notes continued in next story (credits from Cat Yronwode, Comic Reader 177 ) not on Feiffer's list*
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #5/20/1951

1 page Clifford story "Cops And Robbers"

Genre children
Script Jules Feiffer
Pencils Jules Feiffer
Inks Jules Feiffer
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #9/25/1949

7 page Spirit story "Thanksgiving Spirit"

Characters Mr Carrion; PS
Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti
Letters Abe Kanegson
Notes Spirit still on crutches.
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/20/1949

1 page Clifford story "Seymour"

Genre children
Script Jules Feiffer
Pencils Jules Feiffer
Inks Jules Feiffer
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/16/1949

7 page Spirit story "Future Death"

Synopsis Prof Tempus J Fugit builds a time machine and kills the Spirit in 1970.
Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Letters Ben Oda?
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/21/1951

3 page story "A Small Business"

Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner

7 page Spirit story "Barkarolle"

Characters Roger the Dog; Ebony
Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner; Andre LeBlanc
Letters Abe Kanegson
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/18/1948

1 page Clifford story "Fire Drill"

Genre children
Script Jules Feiffer
Pencils Jules Feiffer
Inks Jules Feiffer
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #10/23/1949

7 page Spirit story "Mad Moes"

Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner/ Jerry Grandenetti
Colors b&w
Letters Martin deMuth?
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #2/9/1947

1 page Clifford story "Seymour plays football"

Genre children
Script Jules Feiffer
Pencils Jules Feiffer
Inks Jules Feiffer
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/6/1949

7 page Spirit story "Fan Mail"

Characters Sammy
Genre adventure; humor
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Letters Abe Kanegson
Notes pg 4 is a reprint from 1/26/47
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #1/1/1950

1 page Clifford story "Tooley Street Tornadoes"

Genre children
Script Jules Feiffer
Pencils Jules Feiffer
Inks Jules Feiffer
Reprinted from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #11/20/1949