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Publishers / Kitchen Sink Press / The Spirit Color Album (1981) / #1
1September 1981
$11.95

The Spirit Color Album #1

Kitchen Sink Press · September 1981

First appearance: McDoolFirst appearance: Lord ElbyOrigin: Denny ColtDeath of Dr. Cobra
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Identification plate

Series
The Spirit Color Album (Kitchen Sink Press, 1981 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1981
Key date
September 1981
Indicia publisher
Kitchen Sink Press
Price
$11.95
Pages
104
ISBN
0-87816-002-7

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lord Elby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Death on record for: Dr. Cobra.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; colors: Will EisnerThe Spirit
1-blank page(s)8
2Title Pagecredits, title page1letters: typeset
3Contentstable of contents0.5letters: typeset
4Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword0.5script: cat yronwode
5Perfect Crime!!comic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Jack Spranger; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Martin deMuthDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
6Hangly Hollyer Mansioncomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Pierpont, The Spirit, Ebony White
7The Spirit's Favorite Fairy Tales for Juvenile Delinquents: Hänzel und Gretelcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit, Ebony White
8The Spirit's Favorite Fairy Tales for Juvenile Delinquents: "Cinderella"comic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, The Spirit
9Life Belowcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Sam Klink, The Spirit
10Mr McDoolcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Lord Elby First, Hildie, McDool First, Silk Satin, The Spirit
11The Emerald of Rajahpurcomic story7script: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Lord Elby First, Hildie, McDool First, Silk Satin, The Spirit
12The O'Dolancomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, Ellen Dolan, The Spirit
13The Guilty Guncomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, André LeBlanc; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, Eustace P. Dolan, The Spirit
14Ten Minutescomic story7script: Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, The Spirit
15Black Goldcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Abe KanegsonDenny Colt, P'Gell, The Spirit
16Sammy and Delilahcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner; letters: Abe KanegsonSammy
17The Spirit Fileillustration1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerDenny Colt, The Spirit
18The Origin of the Spirit [Version 3]comic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner, Chuck Kramer; letters: Joe RosenDenny Colt Origin, Dr. Cobra Death, The Spirit Origin

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