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Issue: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #11
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Comics
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/06/2003
Volume: 11
Pages: 212
ISBN: 1563899892
UPC/EAN: 76194122471801111
Price: $82.95 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 29 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color cover; color interior (#1-24, 26); black and white interior with partial color (#25)
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy interior
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected editions
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[untitled]

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adventure
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FlagThe Spirit #9/2/1945 published September 1945
was Cookie [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]splash
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The Spirit Was Willing, But...

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
biography, opinion
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Miscellaneous
4
Illustrated with the cover from Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #17 and the splash pages from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/1/1945, #12/16/1945, and #12/23/1945.
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The Amato Gang

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FlagThe Spirit #7/1/1945 [unnamed variant] published July 1945
was The Amato Gang [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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It seems strange that there would be a Cole script drawn by Lou Fine, but there it is. Perhaps Cole simply didn't have time to finish it.
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Elbows and Cheesecake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Elbows; Cheescake; Ruffy; Squawks
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FlagThe Spirit #7/8/1945 [unnamed variant] published July 1945
was Elbows and Cheesecake [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Millionth Customer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jed Peters; Mae Morris; Mr. Bander
Jed Peters is ready to propose. Then all of a sudden he's shot dead. Why??
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FlagThe Spirit #7/15/1945 [unnamed variant] published July 1945
was The Millionth Customer [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Caressa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Caressa; Victoire
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FlagThe Spirit #7/22/1945 [unnamed variant] published July 1945
was Caressa [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Mr. Grifty Goes Straight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bumps Tolver; Grifty
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FlagThe Spirit #7/29/1945 [unnamed variant] published July 1945
was Mr. Grifty Goes Straight [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Kuttup Shop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Scroungy; Stony; Rinkey
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FlagThe Spirit #8/5/1945 published August 1945
was The Kuttup Shop [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Eye, Feets and Lock

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The Eye; Feet Foster; The Lock; Benny; Mrs. Gilders
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FlagThe Spirit #8/12/1945 [unnamed variant] published August 1945
was Eye, Feets and Lock [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Vickram Forgery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Vickram; Joe Forey
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FlagThe Spirit #8/19/1945 published August 1945
was The Vickram Forgery [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Mobar's Comet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Mobar; Thorbin; Mills
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FlagThe Spirit #8/26/1945 [unnamed variant] published August 1945
was Mobar's Comet [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Cookie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Sparling; Cookie
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FlagThe Spirit #9/2/1945 published September 1945
was Cookie [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Durand Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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adventure
Durand; Mrs. Durand
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FlagThe Spirit #9/9/1945 published September 1945
was The Durand Gang [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Madame Larna's Crystal Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Madame Larna; Turak
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FlagThe Spirit #9/16/1945 published September 1945
was Madame Larna's Crystal Ball [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Mr. Martin's Pistols

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure
Joshua Martin; Light-Fingered Harry
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FlagThe Spirit #9/23/1945 published September 1945
was Mr. Martin's Pistols [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Script previously credited to Manly Wade Wellman. No indications in the work this is Wellman's style. No ellipses or sentence fragments or any of his favorite words. Expressions like MMMRRFFF and GWFF GAW MOT are not associated with any of the standard authors expected in this era of the Spirit.
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The Case of the Missing Undertaker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Lardy Attery; Mopey; Lycroft
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FlagThe Spirit #9/30/1945 published September 1945
was The Case of the Missing Undertaker [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Jason Ghor Is Innocent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Schnozz Devers
A mysterious figure tries to convince the Spirit he is dead.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/7/1945 published October 1945
was Jason Ghor Is Innocent [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Jonas Dubrick's Plan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Jonas Dubrick; F. Z. Spandrill; Lona Loris
The Spirit is the last to call a man who was killed by his telephone.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/14/1945 published October 1945
was Jonas Dubrick's Plan [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Nitro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Trovell; Nitro; Meadows; Crabshaw
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FlagThe Spirit #10/21/1945 published October 1945
was Nitro [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Death, South American Style

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Johnny Carter; Burby Linn; Drover
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FlagThe Spirit #10/28/1945 published October 1945
was Death, South American Style [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Vaudeville Vinnie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Vaudeville Vinnie; Boss Welch
The Spirit appears to have gone mad, and thinks he's Don Juan.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/4/1945 published November 1945
was Vaudeville Vinnie [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Triton and Josie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Triton; Curner; Josie
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FlagThe Spirit #11/11/1945 published November 1945
was Triton and Josie [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Spelvin's School for Actors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Scarlett; Brutus; Murgatroyd; George Spelvin; Kippy Van Scumwater
The Spirit breaks up crime at an acting school.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/18/1945 published November 1945
was Spelvin's School for Actors [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Soapy Keeps It Clean

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Soapy
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FlagThe Spirit #11/25/1945 published November 1945
was Soapy Keeps It Clean [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Alibi Factory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Havery; Alibi; Jola
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FlagThe Spirit #12/2/1945 published December 1945
was The Alibi Factory [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The Strange Case of the Two $5.00 Bills

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Mr. Tom Budd; Mr. Wheel; Gerald Dill; Oliver Hine
A mystery man tries to escape from wealth into poverty.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/9/1945 published December 1945
was The Strange Case of the Two $5.00 Bills [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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Derry Mortlock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
erry Mortlock; Colonel Mortlock; Kobold
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FlagThe Spirit #12/16/1945 published December 1945
was Derry Mortlock [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Christmas Spirit of 1945: Horton J. Winklenod

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Horton J. Winklenod; Soups; Killer Cobra's widow; Buggsy Mandone
The Spirit doesn't fight crime on Christmas, but leaves it to higher powers.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/23/1945 published December 1945
was The Christmas Spirit of 1945: Horton J. Winklenod [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
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The Return of the Villains of '42

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
adventure
Mr Fly (last appearance: 1/11/42); Hush the Whisperer (3/8/42); Goopleclutch & Mickleholler (2/8/42); The Squid (4/5/42)
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FlagThe Spirit #12/30/1945 published December 1945
was The Return of the Villains of '42 [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
Miscellaneous
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