Issue Details

Issue	#39
Published	February 1983
Cover Price	2.95 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Will Eisner; Dennis Kitchen; Cat Yronwode
Notes	wrap-around cover. Misdated 2/82 in the indicia.

Cover Details

Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Will Eisner
Notes	wrap-around cover. Misdated 2/82 in the indicia.

8 page Spirit story "Dead Duck Dolan"

Characters	Dolan; Dead-Duck Dolan; Ellen
Synopsis	Dead-Duck dolan comes to Central City to visit his son.
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Letters	Sam Rosen
Notes	Dead Duck Dolan is said to be Dolan's father. This is contradicted by section 412 in which Patrick Dolan is his father.
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/2/1941

7 page Spirit story "Tarnation"

Characters	Dolan; Ellen; Blubber; Pappy Dolan and more Dolans than you can count
Synopsis	The whole clan turns out to rescue Pappy from the Calico Clan.
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	John Spranger
Inks	Will Eisner; Bob Palmer
Letters	Martin deMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #3/3/1946

12 page Shop Talk text article "Jack Kirby"

Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Jack Kirby (spot illos)
Inks	Jack Kirby (spot illos)

7 page Spirit story "Voodoo In Manhattan"

Characters	Ebony
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Colors	Joe Kubert
Letters	Sam Rosen
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #6/23/1940

7 page Spirit story "The Van Guall Diamonds"

Characters	Silk Satin and Hildie; Ebony (feature); McDool (intro); Ellen; Ebony; Evry Liitle Bug
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	John Spranger
Inks	Will Eisner; Bob Palmer
Letters	Martin deMuth
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #12/15/1946

7 page Spirit story "Veta Barra"

Characters	Dolan (feature); Ellen; Veta Barra (intro)
Synopsis	Veta Barra tries to romance Dolan in to letting heroff a murder rap.
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Will Eisner (layouts); Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling?
Notes	Cat claims this is the second-to -last Spirit story drawn by Eisner
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/29/1951