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Issue: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #14
Publication Date: October 2004
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Issues: #14 of 26 Issues (28 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/04/2004
Volume: 14
Pages: 204
ISBN: 140120158X
UPC/EAN: 76194122471801411
Price: $76.95 CAD
$49.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 28 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Most data from the columns written by Cat Yronwode and Dave Schreiner in the various Kitchen Sink Spirit comic books. Additional information about the collected edition provided by Scott Nichols.
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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]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/25/1947 published May 1947splash
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Introduction

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Perfect Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Baxter; Maggie
Synopsis: Baxter shoots the Spirit. Then he and Maggie escape to a South Sea island where they drive each other crazy.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/5/1947 published January 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: remake of 4/13/41 adventure
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Saree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Saree Raymond (introduction); Miss Vitriola; Roger Raymond; Inchly 3rd
Synopsis: Saree is a student at Miss Vitriola's school. Her father announces he's going to marry P'Gell. Then Miss Vitriola dies. But Saree, who is a match for P'Gell in every way, does not want a new mother around, any more than she wanted Miss Vitriola.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/12/1947 published January 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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School for Girls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lady McBeth; Inchly 3rd; Picar
Synopsis: P'Gell asks for the Spirit's help because she thinks some one is trying to murder her husband and frame her, but which one of her past victims is responsible?
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/19/1947 [unnamed variant] published January 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Partner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Joshua Skinch; Joe Daws; Debit P. Quarters
Synopsis: Daws and Skinch are partners. Whichever one bumps the other off first gets to keep the money, unless the accountant bumps them both off first.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/26/1947 published January 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Skinch is arrested for the Spirit's murder, but the judge rules that the Spirit is not officially alive and lets him go.
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The Cosmic Answer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): McDool; Niechevo; Murmansk Manny; Wisky Weezil
Synopsis: Niechevo and Murmansk Manny are on a mission to America with the Cosmic Answer to the atomic bomb. Then Murmansk disappears.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/2/1947 published February 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Murmansk Manny sings "Every Little Bug".
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Mad Moes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The Lizard; Stud Sharpe; Mad Moes (a river); Queeny
Synopsis: The government wants to build a dam, but the Lizard's property isn't on any map, so they can't buy him out, and Stud Sharpe thinks it will be a great place for a gambling den.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/9/1947 published February 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Fat Looie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Pierpont; Fat Looie
Synopsis: Pierpont and Ebony decide they want to become racing touts.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/16/1947 published February 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Heel Scalopini

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Joe Scallopini; Julius Caesar (not that one); Bowie Nyffe
Synopsis: Caesar's supporters will stop at nothing to keep him in office. But the Spirit convinces Caesar to come clean.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/23/1947 published February 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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A Granule of Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dr. Ward Wilmore; August Lateur
Synopsis: Ward Wilmore tries to convince August Lateur that he's from the future. He and Silken Floss want August Lateur's theory of molecular arrangement.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/2/1947 published March 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Silken Floss, M.D.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dr. Quaver; Peter Parlay
Synopsis: Floss tries to trick the Spirit into marrying her, by switching a marriage license for some hospital papers he thought he signed.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/9/1947 [unnamed variant] published March 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Hoagy the Yogi Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Hoagy the Yogi; Lieut. Grey (introduction); Fabulous Frank; Skinny Flint
Synopsis: Ebony runs away because he thinks the Spirit is married and hooks up with a fake fakir called Hoagy the Yogi. The Spirit hooks up with a black police detective to track Ebony down.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/16/1947 published March 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: "Every Lil Bug" sung in the last panel.
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Hoagy the Yogi Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Hogy the Yogi; Sly Snead
Synopsis: Story is told in pantomime. Ebony sends postcards from his trip to India with Hoagy the Yogi. The postcards provide the only captions.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/23/1947 published March 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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April Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sylvie Vault; Byline; ; Roger Deficit; Avery Vault; Digit Talis
Synopsis: Newspaper reporter Byline loves practical jokes, so he plants a false obituary in the paper. And then every word of it comes true.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/30/1947 published March 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Pinhead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pinhead; Sylvie Vault; Digit Tallis
Synopsis: Sylvie Vault was declared innocent of the death of her husband and her lover (last week)but the Spirit figures fate will trip her up sooner or later. Meanwhile, Pinhead is a monster with the soul of a poet.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/6/1947 published April 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Escape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Rabbit O'Hare; Garters; Motors; Loophole; Bullets Rodd; Sonny Boyed; Cracker Barrel; Lifty
Synopsis: Rabbit O'Hare, Sonny Boyed and Cracker Barrel escape from prison only to find old "friends" have been waiting to settle up.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/13/1947 published April 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Be Bop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Teebo (introduction); Tailgate Smear (introduction); Cussed Cal; Sigmund Toskowsky
Synopsis: Ebony wants to get a jazz group onto an international radio broadcast, but their piano man has been "kidnapped". Only problem is Teebo doesn't want to be rescued. He's actually making money at his new gig.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/20/1947 published April 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Every Little Bug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Rosie Lee; Coyle Wylie; Mr. Tinkle; Sam Shamus
Synopsis: The Spirit owes back taxes on his estate, so Ellen decided to open a real detective office for him. And Ebony writes a song for his gal.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/27/1947 published April 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: "Every Little Bug" (complete song with music)
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The Fix

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Thyroid Shale; Shuttle; Flummer; Nokker; Monk; Yappy Poacher; Longchance; Lonny
Synopsis: The Spirit investigates illegal betting on the local minor league nine.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/4/1947 published May 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Fortune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Horace Eden; Miss Eden
Synopsis: Horace is out to kill his cousin for the inheritance, but she's so beside herself with terror, she thinks the Spirit is her cousin and spends seven pages trying to kill the Spirit while he's trying to save her life. Like Dolan says "Somehow it just doesn't make sense."
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/11/1947 published May 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Saree Falls in Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Saree Raymond; Dr. Bigelow; Rattler; Gilhooly
Synopsis: Saree runs away to a life of crime and gets mixed up with the Rattler who the Spirit's trying to catch.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/18/1947 published May 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Il Duce's Locket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bandito; Bigelow; Stiletto
Synopsis: P'Gell apparently has Il Duce's locket, which contains that map to his treasure vault and half of Italy has come to America to get it back.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/25/1947 published May 1947
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Circus of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Teebo; Raul; Peerett; Jake; Mo; Joe and Bo; Moxel the Mighty
Synopsis: Ebony is accused of stealing money from a charity event run by Ellen. Entire story takes place during a circus performance.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/1/1947 published June 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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No Spirit Story Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Junior; Madman Mike
Synopsis: Eisner is abducted by the villain in the Spirit story, so he can't finish it.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/8/1947 published June 1947
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Eisner is captured by one of his own villains. A great commentary on fans, parents and violence.
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Black Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Abu ben Adim; Hanash; Ali
Synopsis: Two brothers fight over their oily inheritance, and for the hand of P'Gell. As usual, both end up dead.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/15/1947 [unnamed variant] published June 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Hangly Hollyer Mansion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Pierpont; Hangly Hollyer; Hubert Hollyer; Sarah
Synopsis: Sarah tells Ebony the story of how she's waited for decades for the Hollyer's to decide which one will marry her. And how she's repeatedly tried to kill Hubert to help Hangly make up his mind.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/22/1947 published June 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Spirit appears in two panels.
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Whiffenpoof!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Robert Merrill; Campus Gootch; Gasher
Synopsis: Ebony talks famous opera singer Robert Merrill into debuting his song, "Every Little Bug". However, Merrill also plans to sing the "Whiffenpoof Song" and the men of Hale will not allow it.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/29/1947 published June 1947
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Robert Merrill sings "Every Little Bug". The Whiffenpoof song is associated with Yale University and is of obscure origins, although the name Whiffenpoof comes from the Broadway show, "Little Nemo".

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