| 0 | - | cover | 0 | pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Allen Passalaqua | The Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| 1 | The Spirit: An Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: Neil Gaiman | |
| 2 | The Spirit Section | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Origin of the Spirit | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Zoltan Szenics | The Spirit [Denny Colt] (first appearance); Commissioner Dolan (first appearance); Dr. Cobra (first appearance); "Happy" the Coroner (first appearance); Kelly (first appearance); Ebony White (first appearance, cameo); Sgt. O'Rourke (first appearance) |
| 4 | The Prom | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | |
| 5 | Introducing Silk Satin | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | Spirit; Sylvia "Silk" Satin (first appearance) |
| 6 | Croaky Andrews' Perfect Crime | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | |
| 7 | The Tale of the Dictator's Reform | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | Spirit; Adolf Hitler (of Earth-Quality; dies and is replaced by another proto-Hitler); PS [Algernon Tidewater] (intro) |
| 8 | The Jewel of Death | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Fred Gregg; Shellah Gregg; Belabaruk; Orlan; Beka |
| 9 | The Confessions of Monk Mallon | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| 10 | Gorilla Gage | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | The Spirit [Denny Colt] |
| 11 | Madam Minx | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | Spirit; Silk Satin; Squid (villain); Madam Minx (villain; intro) |
| 12 | The Baby King | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen | Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Silk Satin; Ebony White; Commissioner Dolan |
| 13 | The Last Mile | comic story | 8 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine, Alex Kotzky; letters: Martin deMuth | Spirit; Dolan; Mannex [Murder] |
| 14 | The Return of the Villains of '42 | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin deMuth | Mr Fly (last appearance: 1/11/42); Hush the Whisperer (3/8/42); Goopleclutch & Mickleholler (2/8/42); The Squid (4/5/42); Dolan; Ebony; Spirit; Ellen |
| 15 | Satin Returns | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 16 | The End of the World | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer | Doctor Grotch; Spirit [Denny Colt]; Dolan; Ebony White |
| 17 | The Last Trolley | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Bob Palmer, Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth, Will Eisner | Bottles McTopp; Killer Conch; Crauley; Spirit; Dolan |
| 18 | Dig a Hole | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 19 | Magnifying Glasses | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 20 | The Postage Stamp | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 21 | Meet P'Gell | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth | P'Gell (introduction) |
| 22 | The Portier Fortune | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth | Octopus; P'Gell |
| 23 | The Killer | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 24 | Saree | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Martin deMuth | Saree Raymond (introduction); Silk Satin |
| 25 | The School for Girls | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Martin deMuth | P'Gell; Saree |
| 26 | April Fool | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Martin deMuth | |
| 27 | Li'l Adam | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; colors: Jules Feiffer; letters: Abe Kanegson | |
| 28 | The Criminal | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson | Klink; Mike Mayhem; Ebony White; Sawbuck; Titus; Pinchy; Shifty; Bernie; Uncle Benny; Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit |
| 29 | Death of Hugo | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson | Powder (introduction); Mouser; The Spirit; Hugo; Eisner |
| 30 | Life Below | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson | Tattler Jeeke; The Worm; The Spirit; Klink; Commissioner Dolan |
| 31 | Wild Rice | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson | Wild Rice Wilder (introduction); Mike Caliban; Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit |
| 32 | The Last Hand | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; inks: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; letters: Abe Kanegson | J. Rollo Dyce; Meataxe Morrison; Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit |
| 33 | The Prisoner of Donjon | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; inks: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; letters: Abe Kanegson | Spirit; Dolan; Klink; Docket; Snarl; Simon Smudge; Redtape |
| 34 | The Story of Gerhard Shnobble | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: André LeBlanc; letters: Abe Kanegson | Gerhard Shnobble (introduction); The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Klink |
| 35 | Lorelei Rox | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Jules Feiffer; letters: Abe Kanegson | The Spirit |
| 36 | The Halloween Spirit of 1948: Ellen Meets Hazel | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Hazel P MacBeth; The Octopus; Weezy (the Octopus' flunky); Ellen Dolan; The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan |
| 37 | Two Lives | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Jules Feiffer; letters: Abe Kanegson | |
| 38 | The Christmas Spirit of 1948: Basher Bains | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Dolan; Ellen; Spirit; Basher Bains; Santa Claus; Teench; Franky |
| 39 | Visitor | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Cracker Barl; Combo Nathan; Spirit; Miss Cosmek; Nimbus; Dolan |
| 40 | The Valentine | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Mr. Zone; Mr. Cancel; Oswald Skrabble; Ramona Sludge; The Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Ebony White |
| 41 | The Crime of Passion | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Ebony White; Monroe Shmink; Commissioner Dolan |
| 42 | Black Alley | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Mr. Freeze; The Spirit; Mr. Casement; Commissioner Dolan |
| 43 | Satin | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Satin; Hildie; Kurt von Breck; Sylvia; The Spirit |
| 44 | The Candidate | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Monica Veto (introduction); The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Ebony White; Sammy |
| 45 | The Story of Rat-Tat, the Toy Machine Gun | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Rat-Tat; Max the Chopper; Carbunkle; Boolits; The Spirit |
| 46 | Ten Minutes | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer, Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Freddy; Max; Mrs. Schmidt; Commissioner Dolan; The Spirit |
| 47 | Death of Autumn Mews | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson | |
| 48 | Fox at Bay | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | The Spirit; Reynard; Commissioner Dolan |
| 49 | The Embezzler | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Quadrant J. Stet; Mr. Parrish; The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan |
| 50 | Sand Saref | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Sand Saref; The Spirit; Sammy; Commissioner Dolan; Spangles |
| 51 | Bring in Sand Saref | comic story | 7 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | Sand Saref; The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Dr. Vitriol; Sammy |
| 52 | Roller Derby | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | The Spirit; Bascome Birch; Waxie Tallow; Rolla Ball; Sammy |
| 53 | Blood of the Earth | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson | The Spirit; Jewel of Gezah (intro); Sand Saref; Doctor Gregg; Ali Bey; Fwani Bey |
| 54 | Ellen Dolan for Mayor | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Gene Bilbrew | Ellen Dolan (feature); The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Sammy; Mike Polltax |
| 55 | Happy New Year | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; inks: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; letters: Abe Kanegson | Eisner; Feiffer; Clifford (as the Spirit); Sand Saref; Dolan; P'Gell; Seymour; Doggie |
| 56 | Future Death | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Ben Oda | The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Tempus J. Fugit; Ellen Dolan; Denny Colt, Jr. |
| 57 | Outer Space | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | The Spirit; Commissioner Dolan; Hartley Skol; Ellen Dolan; Dutch; Spider |
| 58 | A DP on the Moon | comic story | 7 | script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood | The Spirit; Francisco Rivera; Colonel Gomez |
| 59 | The New Adventures | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 60 | The Capistrano Jewels | comic story | 4 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner | Spirit [Denny Colt]; P'Gell |
| 61 | The Return of Mink Stole | comic story | 10 | script: Neil Gaiman; pencils: Eddie Campbell; inks: Eddie Campbell; colors: Steve Oliff, Tracey Anderson; letters: Tracy Hampton-Munsey, C. S. Fossett | |
| 62 | Last Night I Dreamed of Dr. Cobra | comic story | 10 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Daniel Torres; inks: Daniel Torres; colors: Daniel Torres; letters: Tracy Hampton-Munsey | |
| 63 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Darwyn Cooke; inks: Darwyn Cooke | Batman; Spirit |
| 64 | Crime Convention | comic story | 40 | script: Jeph Loeb; pencils: Darwyn Cooke; inks: J. Bone; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Comicraft | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Barbara Gordon [Batgirl]; Commissioner Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Carrion (villain); Cossack (villain); P'Gell (villain); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel] (villain); Joker (villai |
| 65 | The Spirit: An Afterword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Darwyn Cooke | |