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Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / The Spirit (1973) / #1
1January 1973
$0.50

The Spirit #1

Kitchen Sink Press · January 1973

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Identification plate

Series
The Spirit (Kitchen Sink Press, 1973 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1973
Key date
January 1973
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Adults Only

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
1An Introduction...text article1script: Maurice Horn
2Max Scarr's Mapcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: John Spranger; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin De Muth
3Carniverus Nibblecomic story1script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
4Carambacomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: John Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuthSpirit [Denny Colt]; Pantha Stalk (first appearance?); P'Gell
5The Interviewcomic story1script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
6Return to Carambacomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: John Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuthSpirit [Denny Colt]; The Octopus (first appearance); Mr. Carrion; Dulcet Tone; Satin
7The Ebony Interviewcomic story1script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerEbony
8The Rubber Bandcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: John Spranger; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin De MuthSpirit [Denny Colt]; Ebony; Pierpont
9Law & Ordercomic story1script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Will Eisner Color Treasury #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-006-X		1981On eBay ›
The Art of Will Eisner #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-003-5		1982On eBay ›
Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #26
ISBN 978-1-4012-1974-1		2009On eBay ›
A History of Underground Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
ISBN 9781579511562		2012On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #941973On eBay ›

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Series context

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