Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / The Spirit (1977) / #23
23February 1980
$1.75

The Spirit #23

Kitchen Sink Press · February 1980

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Identification plate

Series
The Spirit (Kitchen Sink Press, 1977 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
February 1980
Key date
February 1980
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Enterprises
Price
$1.75
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerDenny Colt, The Spirit
1The Dept. of Loose Endstext article0.67script: cat yronwode
2-table of contents0.33letters: typeset
3The Spirit Checklist Part 2text article2script: cat yronwode; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
4The Spirit Lettersletters page1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
5Silk Satincomic story8script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Sam RosenDenny Colt, The Spirit
6The End of the Worldcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuthDenny Colt, The Spirit
7No Spirit Storycomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, The Spirit
8Chapter 5: Bluddcomic story16script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
9'Nickles' Nersercomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, The Spirit
10Heat on the Mooncomic story7script: Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner, Wally Wood; inks: Al Wenzel, Will Eisner, Wally Wood; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Will EisnerDolan; Ellen

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Will Eisner Color Treasury #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-006-X		1981On eBay ›
Signal from Space #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-014-0		1983On eBay ›

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