Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #24 for Sale - First Appearance of Willum Waif - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives (DC, 2000 series)
Issue: #24
Publication date: [August] 2008
Key date: 2008-08-00
On-sale date: 2008-06-11
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $59.99; 68.99 CAD
Pages: 280
Barcode: 978140121698655999
ISBN: 9781401216986; 1401216986

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Willum Waif - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit
1	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Paul Levitz
2	The Spirit of Wally Wood	text article	4	script: J. David Spurlock; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Spirit
3	Fabian Skimp	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny Stallman; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit
4	Design for Doomsday	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Don Perlin; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, Will Eisner, The Spirit
5	A Witness to Murder	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
6	The First Man on Mars	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, The Spirit
7	A Man Named Nero	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Sand Saref, The Spirit
8	The Snow Fort Massacre	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
9	Leap Year	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
10	It Kills by Dark	comic story	7	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Jamison; letters: Samm Schwartz	The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Commissioner Eustace Dolan; Sam Toodem (mine foreman); Sam's younger brother (death); Hauler
11	The Miami Beach Rumble	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Spirit; Dolan; Gastro; Quartz
12	The Big Job	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Archie; Spirit; Dolan
13	Patrolman Dolan	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Dolan; Spirit; John J. Beagle; Mr. Stain, Hinky
14	Staple Springs	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Spirit (as Eisenhower S. Daft); Dolan; Butcher Polk; P'Gell; Judge Slater
15	The Rainmaker	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Hubert Heever; Myrtle Heever; Rudolph the Rainmaker; Spirit
16	The Million Dollar Robbery	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit, Willum Waif First
17	Mayor Dolan	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, The Spirit
18	The Great Galactic Mystery	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Sam Klink, The Spirit
19	A Different Face	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, Sam Klink, The Spirit
20	L'Espirit	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, P'Gell, The Spirit
21	The Incident of the Sitting Duck	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, P'Gell, The Spirit
22	Assassins Incorporated, Part One	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit
23	Assassins Incorporated Part Two	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit
24	Sammy Falls in Love	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Jim Dixon; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Sammy, The Spirit
25	What Are You Really Like?	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, The Spirit
26	Five Hundred Papers	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Jim Dixon; inks: Don Perlin; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
27	The Golden Lily	comic story	7	script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling, Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, Sand Saref, The Spirit
28	Rube Potter	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; inks: Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Denny Colt, The Spirit
29	The Ballad of Greenly Sleeve	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison	Mr. Carrion, Denny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Sammy, The Spirit
30	Matt Slugg	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Klaus Nordling, Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; inks: Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Harry Shill; Dolan; Spirit; Matt Slugg
31	Marry The Spirit	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; inks: Al Wenzel, Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Ellen Dolan, Will Eisner, P'Gell, Sand Saref
32	Outer Space	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Spirit; Dolan; Hartley Skol; Ellen; Dutch; Spider
33	Mission...the Moon	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison; letters: Samm Schwartz	Spirit; Spider; Dutch; Ringo; Skobey; Kress (dies); Captain Delf; Professor Hartley
34	A DP on the Moon	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison	Spirit; Francisco Rivera; Colonel Gomez
35	Heat	comic story	7	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Spirit; Spider Webbin (dies); Dolan; Ellen; Fly Musca
36	Rescue	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood, Will Eisner; inks: Wally Wood, Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Spirit; Professor Skol; Ebony; P.S.; Brains; Scarlett
37	The Last Man (on Planet Moon)	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Archie Blyke; Dutch; Spirit
38	The Man in the Moon	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Dutch Birch
39	The Osiris Jewel	comic story	4	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Dolan; Sammy; Ebony; Herman Fleeble; Prexy Filch; Spirit
40	Return from the Moon	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Spirit; Professor Skol; Buggsy
41	The Spirit Back on Earth	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Dolan; Ellen Dolan; Ebony; Spirit
42	Denny Colt, UFO Investigator	comic story	4	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Al Wenzel; colors: Jamison; letters: Ben Oda	Spirit; Ellen Dolan; Dolan; Gofer

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Series context

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Sources

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