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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