The Art of Will Eisner #[nn] (1982) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Art of Will Eisner (Kitchen Sink Press, 1982 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 1982
Key date: 1982
On-sale date: 1982
Indicia publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Price: $10.95
Pages: 140
ISBN: 0-87816-003-5

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
1	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jules Feiffer
2	1: The Forgotten Ghetto 1933-36	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
3	Spot Illos - High School Art	illustration	6	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
4	Dopey and the Duke	comic story	0.5	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
5	-	comic story	4	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Harry Carey
6	Fingers Moran	comic story	0.5	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	The Flame
7	Spot Illos	illustration	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
8	2: Eisner-Iger and the Quality Shop 1936-41	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
9	Wild Tex Martin	comic story	0.33
10	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Harry Karry
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	The Hawk (insert); Hunchback of Notre Dame (insert)
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	The Hawk (insert); Wilton of the West (insert)
13	-	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Yarko
14	Killer at Large	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Hammer Donovan; Killer Moarelli
15	-	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	The Hawk
16	-	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Black X
17	-	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Lou Fine; inks: Will Eisner, Lou Fine	Uncle Sam
18	3: The Spirit 1940-42	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
19	The Oldest Man In the World	comic story	8	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Sam Rosen	The Spirit; Ebony
20	-	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Sam Rosen	The Spirit; Ellen; Dusk
21	Confession of Monks Mallon	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Sam Rosen	Spirit
22	The Spirit of '41	text article	1	script: Norman Abbott; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit; Ebony; Dolan
23	the first dailies	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
24	Spirit	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Lou Fine	Will Eisner
25	4: The War Years 1942-45	text article	3	script: cat yronwode
26	The Flaming Bomb	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
27	Daily Strips	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Pvt Dogtag
28	Joe Dope	illustration	4	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Joe Dope
29	Daily Strips	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	General Poop
30	Armageddon	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Joe Dope
31	5: The Spirit and Others 1945-52	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
32	The Death of Autumn Mews	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson
33	Hurricane	comic story	7	script: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe Kanegson	Spirit; Satin; Hildie
34	The Elevator	comic story	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
35	Lorelei Rox	comic story	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
36	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Skinny Bones
37	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
38	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	P'Gell; Spirit
39	Ev'ry Little Bug	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Ebony
40	Pirate Gold	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner, John Spranger; inks: Alex Kotzky; letters: Martin deMuth	Skip Sudden
41	With Hannibal Over the Alps	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe Kanegson	Ruff; Reddy
42	Captain Cutlass	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Jerry Grandenetti	Captain Cutlass
43	A Medal for Bowser	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
44	Sad Case of Waiting Room Willie	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Klaus Nordling
45	Baltimore Colts	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
46	Riverbend	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Alex Kotzky	Nubbin
47	Moon Trip	comic story	3	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Alex Kotzky	Nubbin; Ol' Gaffer; Dr Fission
48	Gaffer and Nubbin	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Alex Kotzky	Nubbin; Ol' Gaffer
49	Moon Trip	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Alex Kotzky	Nubbin; Ol' Gaffer
50	-	comic story	1	script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Tex Blaisdell	Pop Flye
51	Nubbin	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Nubbin; John Law; Melba-Girl Detective
52	-	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Nubbin; John Law
53	-	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner	John Law
54	-	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	John Law; Nubbin
55	-	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	John Law
56	-	comic story	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
57	-	illustration	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	John Law
58	-	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
59	-	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	John Law; Spirit
60	6: Commercial Art 1951-79	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
61	Record Sleeves	filler	2
62	Convertible Connie	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Connie Rod
63	Joe Dope	filler	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Joe Dope
64	-	filler	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
65	In the Spring A Tune Up	filler	0.5	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Connie Rod
66	Joe Dope	comic story	5	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Joe Dope; Connie Rod; Sgt Shortpants
67	Rip Roscoe	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Rip Roscoe
68	-	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
69	7: The Spirit 1966-81	text article	1.25	script: cat yronwode
70	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
71	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Chuck Kramer	Spirit
72	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Chuck Kramer	Spirit
73	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
74	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
75	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
76	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Richard Corben	Spirit
77	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner	Spirit; Ebony
78	-	illustration	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner	Spirit
79	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner	Spirit
80	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Will Eisner	Spirit
81	Cover Roughs	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner	Spirit
82	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Ken Kelly	Spirit
83	Cover Roughs	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
84	Casebook of True Haunted Houses and Ghosts	comic story	0.75	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit [Denny Colt]
85	-	comic story	0.25	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Richard Nixon
86	Spirit	illustration	2	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit; Batman
87	Spirit	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit; P'Gell
88	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit
89	Spirit	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Peter Poplaski; inks: Leslie Carbanga	Spirit; P'Gell; Carrion; Ellen Dolan; Ebony; Satin; Dolan
90	Life On Another Planet	comic story	2	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Bludd
91	Spirit	illustration	1	pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner	Spirit; Dolan; Ellen; Ebony
92	8: The Remembered Ghetto 1978-81	text article	1	script: cat yronwode
93	-	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
94	Treasure of Avenue C	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
95	A Contract with God	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
96	The Street Singer	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
97	The Super	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
98	Cookelein	comic story	1	script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner

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Sources

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