Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / The Spirit (1977) / #36
36August 1982
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The Spirit #36

Kitchen Sink Press · August 1982

Origin: Denny Colt
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Identification plate

Series
The Spirit (Kitchen Sink Press, 1977 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
August 1982
Key date
August 10, 1982
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Comix
Price
$2.95; 3.50 CAD
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Denny Colt, The Spirit.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Pete PoplaskiDenny Colt, The Spirit
1The Dept. of Loose Endstext article0.67script: catherine yronwode
2-table of contents0.33letters: typeset
3Manitoucomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Ray Fehrenbach; letters: Martin deMuthDenny Colt, The Spirit
4The Vortexcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner, Bob Palmer; colors: Bob Palmer; letters: Martin deMuthDenny Colt, The Spirit
5Fat Looeycomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Martin deMuthDenny Colt, The Spirit
6The Origincomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Joe Kubert; letters: Zoltan SzenicsDenny Colt Origin, The Spirit Origin
7Sentinelscomic story19script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Will Eisner
8Lettersletters page2.34script: cat yronwode
9Ask Will Eisnerletters page0.85script: Will Eisner
10-statement of ownership0.15letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Will Eisner's New York the Big City #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-019-1		1986On eBay ›
New York, the Big City #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-682-6		2000On eBay ›
Will Eisner's New York the Big City #[nn]
ISBN 0-87816-020-5		1986On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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